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Eucharistic Life

Living a Eucharistic Life

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Here we share a presentation prepared by Tony for the 2021 Men of Christ Conference held in Beaver Dam, WI. The theme of the conference was "Live Truth-Defend Truth." Tony suggests to us that living the Truth is always the beginning of defending the...
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Polycarp: A Patron Saint for Lent

Posted on 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 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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Travelling by the Light of Virtue

Posted on 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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An Epiphanic Visit: Following the Example of St. Vincent de Paul

Posted on by Vanessa Crescio
At the center of Jesus's teaching in the Gospels stands the greatest commandment, which is twofold: love of God and love of neighbor (Mat 22:34-40). And who is our neighbor that we are called to love? Jesus tells us, “Just as you did it to one o...
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“Imitate the Earth” – St. Basil the Great on the Principle of Detachment

Posted on 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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Co-Responsible for the Mission of the Church

Posted on by Vanessa Crescio
This month, Pope Francis invites us to pray with him that the laity, particularly women, embrace our baptismal responsibility for the mission of the Church. Notice please he does not ask us to “collaborate” with the hierarchy, which is not to di...
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