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Imitation of God

Overcoming Spiritual Blindness

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/SKCORTmiJ7k This Sunday we encounter Bartimaeus, the Son of Timaeus. As Tony explains, by naming this man twice, St. Mark is flagging for us the importance of this episode, and what he flags is the totalizing claim made by ...
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Pursuing the Wisdom of God

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https://youtu.be/wuxx9NFiKXU Friends, on this 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are reminded of the totalizing nature of the Christian Way of Life. As Tony explains, in His exchange with the rich man, Jesus reminds us that living the Christi...
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All In

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/7smiJnPB7N0 On this 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, we arrive at the conclusion of Jesus' Bread of Life Discourse. As Tony explains, the way St. John the Evangelist concludes this episode clearly demonstrates that Jesus is al...
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The Sacrifice of Faith

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/Kdc3OloV4_M As we celebrate the Second Sunday of Lent, we are confronted by what appear to be radically different scenes from Scripture. On the one hand, we witness the terrifying Akedah, and on the other the Transfiguratio...
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Learning to Love Like God

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/ddObgWXTEV8 On this 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus proclaim the greatest commandment, that we are to love God with our whole heart, soul and mind. This is something we hear often, and the fact that we do can te...
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Giving God His Due

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/XVlgWx1YtwQ This weekend, Jesus turns a would-be trap by those who oppose Him into a deep spiritual lesson on the nature of human life. Taking a look at a denarius which bore the image of the Roman Emperor, Jesus says, "rep...
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Divine Tolerance

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/tVvKQQ9IKfw Tolerance is a word we hear regularly thrown about in the public square, and often elevated as a supreme virtue. But we hardly ever hear about what tolerance is, and ironically, the would-be champions of toleran...
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Whisked Along in Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/qmbcYd358Ys Among the spiritual works of mercy is the admonishing of sinners. Though not a work of mercy many of us would choose to carry out, it is precisely the work Jesus calls us to in the Gospel this Sunday. As Tony Cresci...
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The Finest Quality of the Human Family

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/c4LoATGabE4 On this Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us a very difficult spiritual lesson in his rebuke of St. Peter. The only way to grow in holiness is to die to our false selves, the selves that we ha...
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The Annunciation: Paradigm for Christian Life

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76xEBerNpLc In this presentation, Tony discusses how reflection on the Annunciation in light of several other episodes from Mary's life serves as a paradigm for the Christian life, especially when reflected upon ...
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