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Go & Sin No More

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/zvZYt6fj43w On this 5th Sunday of Lent, we witness the famous scene of the woman caught in adultery. In his reflection, Tony discusses how this scene simultaneously reminds us of the seriousness of our situation, of our nee...
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The Trinitarian Dynamics of the Parable of the Prodigal Son

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/XcyCmldR-H4 In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony explains how we see the work of all Three Divine Persons of the Triune God present in the Parable of the Prodigal Son as well as how we are to enter into their communion a...
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Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving in the Parable of the Prodigal Son

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/EZ8cx1pkcdU In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are exemplified by the Prodigal Son and how his example teaches us that these practices are all meant to lead u...
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The Existential Peripheries at the Heart of the Gospel

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/8JgMZ3P1IFA In this Commentary Clip Exclusive Tony discusses the meaning of the "Lost & Found" parables of Jesus found in chapter 15 of the Gospel of Luke. As Tony explains, in Jesus' "Lost & Found" parables, we are...
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The Prodigal in Us All

Posted on 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 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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The Threefold Significance of the Burning Bush

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/mnboJf2qwJ8 In this Commentary Clip, Tony reflects upon the significance of the burning bush with the help of the writing of St. Gregory of Nyssa. As Tony explains, St. Gregory interprets the burning bush in three ways, Chr...
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How to Encounter God in Daily Life

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/v4of26eSWC4 In this Commentary Clip, Tony explains how the setting of the burning bush scene teaches us that we need not do something extraordinary to encounter God, but we have the opportunity to encounter God in daily lif...
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Ablaze but not Consumed

Posted on 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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Entering into Jesus’ Transfiguring Prayer

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/VkZOsgrUAbo In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how while the Apostles fail to enter into Jesus' transfiguring prayer over the course of His Passion, there are two individuals we can look to and see how life changes rad...
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