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The Prodigal in Us All

Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/M9AbqN3rAl8 On this 4th Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday, Jesus tells us the wonderful parable of the Prodigal Son. In this reflection, Tony discusses how this beautiful parable speaks directly to what the Season of Lent is a...
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How Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving set us Ablaze with God’s Love

Posted on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/OM2Wqj2y3lM In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, are all aimed at making us living burning bushes. In other words, human creatures set ablaze with the love and...
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Ablaze but not Consumed

Posted on March 20, 2025March 21, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/MuOVPp0qTCI On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, together with Moses we encounter the extraordinary sight of the burning bush. As Tony explains, the burning bush holds a threefold significance for us, all of which ultimately point t...
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The Temptation of Christ & Authentic Human Living

Posted on March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/LBqK6Gjg7sE In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how Jesus' being led into the desert by the Holy Spirit both emphasizes the reality of the Incarnate and teaches two things central to understanding authentic human living...
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Learning from Ashes

Posted on February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/yb04OQQk6Jw Ash Wednesday is a curious cultural phenomenon. While not a holy day of obligation for Catholics, Ash Wednesday services find church buildings unusually full, and even those who do not make time to attend a litu...
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40 Days in the Desert

Posted on February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/7UP6rG2Npwo As we enter into the Season of Lent, the Church calls us to a participatory imitation of Christ's 40 day experience in the desert. As Tony explains, God desires for these 40 days in the desert to be a period of ...
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Learning Asceticism from the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Posted on March 15, 2021March 11, 2024 by FRESHImage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oksD-v8-JWI Welcome to another installment of FRESHImage Presents! We’re at the midway point of the Lenten Season, and if we’ve really decided to challenge ourselves this Lent to grow in holiness and ...
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Ash Wednesday: The Price of Becoming Combustible

Posted on February 15, 2021February 28, 2025 by FRESHImage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DZnbsT1Ydg In this edition of FRESHImage Presents, Tony reflects on the meaning of the ashes we receive at the beginning of Lent this Ash Wednesday. These ashes have an important message for us as we beg...
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The Hopeful Message of Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 15, 2021March 1, 2022 by Tony Crescio

The Lenten Season begins tomorrow with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. And, while there is, to be sure, a certain solemnness to this celebration, it is worth considering at the outset of this season of repentance, the hopeful message it holds ...
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