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Polycarp: A Patron Saint for Lent

Posted on February 23, 2021February 18, 2023 by Tony Crescio

February 23rd Today the Church commemorates one of the most acclaimed figures of its early life, St. Polycarp, bishop and martyr. The greatness of Polycarp’s reputation is really astounding when one considers how little we know of his life. H...
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Christifying Thanksgiving: The Thanksgiving Table Blessing

Posted on November 25, 2020November 19, 2022 by Tony Crescio

The celebration of Thanksgiving naturally lends itself to being understood by Christians through a Christocentric, or, more to it, Eucharistic lens. The reason for this stems from the straightforward linguistic connection, the English eucharist ...
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FRESH Exemplar: St. Albert the Great

Posted on November 14, 2020October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

November 15 Happy Memorial of St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor. The saint celebrated by the Church today is one of the most impressive figures in human history and thus the nickname, “the great,” is most appropriate. St. Albert of C...
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Travelling by the Light of Virtue

Posted on November 6, 2020October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: November 8, 2020 My Dear Friends in Christ, With the celebration of the Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, we find ourselves just two weeks away from the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord J...
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“Imitate the Earth” – St. Basil the Great on the Principle of Detachment

Posted on October 19, 2020October 31, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

“Imitate the earth... Bear fruit, as she does. She produces her fruits, not that she may enjoy them, but for the service of others”, so St. Basil opens his Homily VI on Luke 12:18 titled, “I Will Tear Down My Barns” on social justice. Basil as t...
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: A Threefold Eucharistic Lesson

Posted on October 17, 2020October 16, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Blessed Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr! Today’s memorial offers us the occasion to reflect upon the radical, totalizing nature of the Christian message. The reason for this being that the exemplar the Church sets up for o...
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St. John Henry Newman: Conscience as the Voice of Love

Posted on October 9, 2020September 30, 2022 by Tony Crescio

We often hear the word "conscience" bandied about in public discourse, but do we really know what the term means? The Church has consistently taught of the inviolability of the conscience. Most recently, echoing the Second Vatican Council, the C...
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One Bread One Body

Posted on May 26, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Solemnity of Corpus Christi: 5-29-16 Peace be with You, Friends, this weekend the Church celebrates Corpus Christi. As we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity last Su...
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