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Rejoicing in the Eucharist: Controversy Becomes Celebration

Posted on June 8, 2023July 26, 2023 by Andrzej Zahorski

The Church’s teaching on Christ’s Real Presence is one of the Catholic faith’s central tenets and defines Catholic identity. It is also one of the most difficult to grasp. Even some of Jesus’ disciples were not initially ready to accept the word...
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Eucharistic Imagination

Posted on May 6, 2023June 24, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/BvHQuxm3vhw In his reflection for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Tony Crescio examines Jesus' teaching in the Bread of Life Discourse in light of the manna provided by God for the People of Israel in the Book of Exodus. T...
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A Higher Level of Existence

Posted on April 30, 2023May 15, 2026 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/nna-mlr1IdA Though perhaps not often thought of in this way, the bodily Ascension of Christ is a central tenet of the Christian Faith professed in the Creed. Moreover, together with the Passion and Resurrection of Christ, C...
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Living the Law of Love

Posted on April 30, 2023May 8, 2026 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/TTZSa0FjvqI In our Gospel for this 6th Sunday of Easter, Jesus says to us, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Such words may sound to postmodern ears as coercive language. However, as Tony Crescio...
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Through Him, With Him, and In Him

Posted on April 21, 2023May 1, 2026 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJFDn2au74 In his reflection for this 5th Sunday of Easter, Tony Crescio reflects on the meaning of Jesus telling us that He is going to prepare the way for us in His Father's House in light of the Cross of ...
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Walking East

Posted on April 15, 2023March 30, 2026 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/dc_Xw8h0Cdc On this 3rd Sunday of Easter, Tony brings the episode of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus into conversation with the episode of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden. As Tony explains, when we ...
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The Wounds of Love

Posted on April 13, 2023March 30, 2026 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/roW6dR-PnuM The Second Sunday of Easter is known as Divine Mercy Sunday. On this Sunday we hear the well-known story of "doubting Thomas." However, in his reflection for this Sunday, Tony suggests that closer attention to t...
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The Annunciation: Paradigm for Christian Life

Posted on March 25, 2023March 25, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76xEBerNpLc In this presentation, Tony discusses how reflection on the Annunciation in light of several other episodes from Mary's life serves as a paradigm for the Christian life, especially when reflected upon ...
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John Paul II: God Has Given You to Me

Posted on October 23, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8MgvWIAuAE We need not observe the world we live in long to arrive at the conclusion that the world we live in is not as it should be from a Christian perspective. As Tony Crescio explains in this FRESHI...
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Augustine: The Psalms as the Dramatic Portrayal of Eucharistic Living

Posted on September 5, 2022March 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/QmnjmESJg0Y Welcome to FRESHImage Presents! For Augustine, the psalms provide Christians with a mirror for our lives in two ways: First, they reflect the drama of the human experience this side of eternity. Second, t...
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