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Taking Up the Yoke of Christ

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/r5DlwQrToSE In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the futility of understanding life as a project of self-creation, and then explains how from a Christian perspective, we flourish as human creatures by conforming ourselve...
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Living Out the Lamb’s Response

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/unpkoPLk_rY On this Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, St. John the Baptist points to Jesus as the definitive Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world through His sacrifice. However, as Tony explains, the sacrifice of ...
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Contemplating the Example of St. Joseph

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/6l1oygoxbus In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the example of Christian virtue set for us by St. Joseph. As he explains, he quickly becomes apparent that St. Joseph's life of virtue flows from his faith in God. ...
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The Saints Bring the Beatitudes to Life

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https://youtu.be/73CUH1Ianec In this Commentary Clip, Tony explains how the saints bring the Beatitudes of Matthew 5 to life for us, and how their exemplarity has a threefold function in our own pursuit of the imitation of Christ. Be...
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Striving for Happiness: Solemnity of All Saints

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/RxH8DilUAgE In his reflection for the Solemnity of All Saints, Tony explains how the lives of all the saints point us towards the fulfillment of our deepest desire as human creatures, happiness. Mass Readings: Re...
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The Nature of Christian Virtue

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/EzTgxpT-Bxg In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the nature of Christian virtue. As he explains, from a Christian perspective, virtue is much more than a formation of the soul predisposing us to act in a certain manner. ...
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An Altar of Human Hands

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https://youtu.be/xW2EUs3o7BQ In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses the Jesus' Parable of the Dishonest Steward. As he explains, in this ironic exemplary figure, our Savior is asking us to see someone who can teach us how to care...
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Calculating the Cost of Discipleship

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/xm2zB_YQkYQ In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses the difficult words Jesus speaks to us this weekend concerning the cost of being His disciple. As he explains, by describing the life of Christian discipleship i...
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A New Commandment?

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/OiyqxM8J3_A In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses the new commandment Jesus gives to us in our Gospel Reading for the 5th Sunday of Easter. As Tony explains, what is new about this command isn't so much the comm...
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A Voice Calling Us to Self-Sacrificing Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/plMUkH5ff4U In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses the Gospel Reading for the 4th Sunday of Easter in light of the previous Sunday's Gospel where Jesus had called Peter to follow Him. As Tony explains, Jesus' pre...
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