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Preparing for Encounter

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/Y8lmCZ5OhWo On this Second Sunday of Advent, St. Luke emphasizes the historical reality of the drama of salvation to us, and we meet the forerunner of the Messiah, St. John the Baptist. As Tony explains, in the life of St. ...
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Remembering St. Nicholas

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/g-2xwSqU2RQ What comes to mind when we think of Santa Claus? Probably something along the lines of a jolly figure, somewhat mysterious, who dresses in a vibrant red suit and stocking hat, and who miraculously, in one night,...
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The Imitation Game

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/36h-QSIp6bQ On this 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, St. Paul calls us to be imitators of him as he is an imitator of Christ. As Tony explains, by doing so, Paul is drawing from the ethics of the ancient world, which placed imi...
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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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The Game Plan

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Fourth Sunday of Advent-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, We have come to the final Sunday of Advent, and thus the beginning of the final week of preparation for the coming of the Savior at Christmas. We have entered the drama of these fo...
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A Great Cloud of Witnesses: Why the Saints

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axp-44z9Yc In this episode of FRESHImage Presents, Tony Crescio explores the role the saints play in our daily lives. The saints are a part of the Christian faith often taken for granted by some and...
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The FRESHLife of the Venerable Augustine Tolton-Part I

Posted on by Aidan McDermott
“They must be free” he said pointing to their three little children asleep on the pallet. “They must learn to read and write; they must go to school and to church; they must have freedom, a better life than we have” (Caroline Hemesath, O.S.F., F...
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Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, & Companions

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Blessed Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, & Companions, Martyrs! Today's memorial celebrates some of those who gave their lives for Christ on our continent. In his letters, St. Isaac Jogues demonstrates a fierce and undaun...
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St. Luke the Evangelist: Living as Theophilus

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Blessed Memorial of St. Luke the Evangelist! St. Luke famously dedicated his two part work, Luke and Acts, to a figure named Theophilus: “Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among...
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St. Teresa of Avila: Alone God Suffices

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Happy Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor! Let nothing disturb you, nothing affright you; All things are passing; God never changes; Patient endurance attains all things; Whoever has God lacks nothing. Alone God suf...
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