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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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An Attentive Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/nCZ7UiDz8u8 In his reflection for this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Tony Crescio discusses the episode of Jesus walking on water to the disciples in the middle of the stormy sea in light of the Prophet Elijah's encounter w...
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Living in the Real World

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/wgnJt2IrrLE In our Gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus calls us to be meek and humble. These are two virtues sorely missing from our society today. And, as Tony Crescio explains, when they are, the result is a narrow imag...
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Sent by Name

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/2PTy8eI2AcY On this Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus calling His twelve disciples. As Tony Crescio explains in his reflection, there is deep significance to the calling of the twelve on both communal and indi...
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The Fire of Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/58MZ1PJmXWk In his reflection for Pentecost Sunday, Tony Crescio reflects on the episode of the descent of the Holy Spirit as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles in light of the Old Testament accounts of creation and the T...
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Living the Law of Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/TTZSa0FjvqI In our Gospel for this Sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus says to us, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Such words may sound to postmodern ears as coercive language. However, as Tony Cresc...
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Through Him, With Him, and In Him

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJFDn2au74 In his reflection for this weekend, Tony Crescio reflects on the meaning of Jesus telling us that He is going to prepare the way for us in His Father's House in light of the Cross of Christ. As Tony e...
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Entering Through the Gate

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/6yBIam-SCtE In the Gospel for this Fourth Sunday of Easter, we hear Our Lord use two images to describe our relationship to Him, a Shepherd and His sheep and a Gate. As Tony Crescio explains, by using these images Jesus is maki...
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A Life of Alleluia

Posted on 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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