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Eucharist

Faith Must Be Lived

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/KfqkIHgBDns This Sunday, Jesus impresses upon us the importance of living out our faith through the parable of the two sons. As Tony discusses in light of the Gospel and our first reading from the Book of Ezekiel, this mean...
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St. Monica and Spiritual Motherhood

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Among other things, the celebration of the life of St. Monica today represents the fulfilment of a son’s prayer. At the end of Book Nine of his Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo asks his readers to pray for his parents, most especially within ...
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Transfigured on the Mountain

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/TVoXIQyYHvE This Sunday we celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord. As Tony Crescio explains, what we see taking place in the life of Christ on the mountain of the Transfiguration is what God intends for each of us to exp...
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Rejoicing in the Eucharist: Controversy Becomes Celebration

Posted on 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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