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The Wounds of Love

Posted on April 13, 2023April 29, 2023 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 the s...
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A Life of Alleluia

Posted on April 7, 2023April 22, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/3VsKpxIigB0 In our time and place the bodily Resurrection in Christ is called into question by many. And even among those who believe that Christ did indeed rise bodily from the dead, most don't seem to think the Resurrection h...
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In Suspense and Incomplete: Having Faith in the Slow Work of God

Posted on September 5, 2022October 7, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

“Give Our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete” (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, “Patient Trust”). “Why is he doing this to me?” I sobbed. “God do...
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The Second Vatican Council: A FRESH Look

Posted on July 20, 2021November 4, 2021 by Aidan McDermott

Standing before you I tremble somewhat with emotion but am humbly resolute in my purpose to proclaim a twofold celebration: a diocesan synod for the city of Rome, and a general Council for the universal Church (Giuseppe Alberigo, A Brief History...
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Only Love Endures

Posted on November 11, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: 11-13-16 Peace be with You, Last weekend we began the first of three weekends that have to do with the “end times.” Therein, we saw that though our lives stand to be perfected at the end of time, we can be...
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A Glimpse of Happiness

Posted on October 28, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10-30-16 Peace be with You, Last weekend, in the Parable of the Pharisees and the Tax Collector, we saw that we can do what it is that God calls us to do, i.e. be forgiving, generous, etc., and still be far...
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Building from the Ground Up

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

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 8-28-16 Peace be with You, Over the last couple of weeks we have been confronted with the reality that the road to discipleship is a difficult one. Two weeks ago, we heard Jesus tell us that to love as He...
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The Portal of Faith

Posted on August 4, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 8-7-16 Peace be with You, This weekend, we continue our crash course in Christian discipleship picking up right where we left off last weekend. Last Sunday, Jesus taught us that we are to value material good...
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FRESH Image: Our Purpose

Posted on July 16, 2016July 16, 2016 by FRESHImage

FRESH Image: Our Purpose In this video, Tony explains the idea behind and the purpose of the FRESH Image ministry; briefly explaining the FRESH Image concepts of imago Dei; Faith; Respect; Endurance; Scheming; and Hope.
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Living a FRESH Life

Posted on June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by FRESHImage

In this talk, Tony explains how living a life based on the FRESH principles of Faith, Respect, Endurance, Scheme and Hope can combat some of the major obstacles to living a full life that we face in today's world (especially those that today's youth ...
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