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December 19: O Root of Jesse

Posted on December 17, 2021December 22, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

O flower of Jesse’s stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples; kings stand silent in your presence; the nations bow down in Worship before you. Come, let nothing keep you from coming to our aid (Christian Prayer, 124). Our third...
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Mary: A Woman of the Word

Posted on October 6, 2021November 7, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Happy Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary! “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5). With this short statement, Mary gives us the Christian program for life, a regiment which she had followed very closely, not only after giving birth to the Son o...
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The Imitation Game

Posted on February 11, 2021November 1, 2021 by Tony Crescio

The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 2-14-21 My Dear Friends in Christ, In this Sunday’s second reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, we find the Apostle admonishing his readers: “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 ...
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When Home Décor becomes Doxology

Posted on January 28, 2021October 31, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

As we welcome you into our humble Catholic home, you will notice in the entryway a modest Hobby Lobby quote block that reads: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). In this our home is far from unique. This line from Jo...
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The Advent Wreath’s Lesson on Virtue

Posted on December 4, 2020November 30, 2021 by Tony Crescio

In each Season of the Church’s liturgical life, she provides us with unique resources that nourish our growth in holiness. Among these resources stored in the vast treasure house of graces of the Church one finds the sacramentals. All too often ...
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Embodying the Kingdom of God

Posted on November 21, 2020November 20, 2021 by Tony Crescio

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe-Cycle A My Dear Friends in Christ, Today is the day toward which the celebrations of the previous weeks have been hastening, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the U...
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Travelling by the Light of Virtue

Posted on November 6, 2020October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: November 8, 2020 My Dear Friends in Christ, With the celebration of the Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, we find ourselves just two weeks away from the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord J...
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Solemnity of All Saints: Striving for Happiness

Posted on October 30, 2020October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Solemnity of All Saints: November 1 My Dear Friends in Christ, Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints. In doing so, the Church, together with Christ, wishes to remind us of the goal toward which we strive as Christians as ...
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Transfigured on the Mountain

Posted on August 4, 2017October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord: 8-6-17 Peace be with You, Today, as we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration, we come to a high point on the Church’s liturgical calendar. This is a celebration which is fixed on the Church calend...
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