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The Triduum: Living a Paschal Life

Posted on March 28, 2022May 30, 2022 by Tony Crescio

This talk was delivered as part of the Lenten Speaker Series at St. Anselm Parish in St. Louis, MO. In it, Tony discusses how the Triduum, the most solemn liturgical celebration in Christianity, is not merely to be experienced, but lived. Th...
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The Invitation to be Co-Creators with God

Posted on February 28, 2022March 30, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

“The Lord God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it” (Genesis 2:15). In our culture, we place a premium on working hard, grinding it out, less rest, and more productivity. The underlying assumpt...
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Entering Deeper into Lent with Just A Little Talk

Posted on February 26, 2022March 14, 2022 by Tony Crescio

We all have something in life we struggle with. Things that we find difficult to deal with, and don’t really know where to begin addressing them. This could be something personal or relational. Maybe it is a vice we just can’t seem to shake off,...
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Learning Asceticism from the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Posted on March 15, 2021October 31, 2021 by FRESHImage

Welcome to another installment of FRESHImage Presents! We’re at the midway point of the Lenten Season, and if we’ve really decided to challenge ourselves this Lent to grow in holiness and virtue, perhaps some of what we’ve decided to “give up” o...
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Perpetua & Felicity: Striving for Eternal Happiness

Posted on March 7, 2021October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

The desire for happiness is a universal human experience. From of old philosophers have constructed their theories of what it means to live a good life based on this self-evident truth and have sought to articulate for the human family the path ...
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We Dare to Say: The Lord’s Prayer as Penitential Practice

Posted on March 3, 2021April 28, 2021 by FRESHImage

Welcome to FRESHImage Presents! Have you ever felt like you were just rattling off the words of the Lord’s Prayer and not really praying them? I know I have! We all have, we all get distracted, it’s so easy to fall into that trap and forget that...
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Polycarp: A Patron Saint for Lent

Posted on February 23, 2021February 16, 2022 by Tony Crescio

February 23rd Today the Church commemorates one of the most acclaimed figures of its early life, St. Polycarp, bishop and martyr. The greatness of Polycarp’s reputation is really astounding when one considers how little we know of his life. H...
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The Stations of the Cross

Posted on February 16, 2021March 29, 2021 by FRESHImage

The Stations of the Cross is a beautiful prayer that properly orients us on our Lenten journey. This prayer, whether in its traditional or scriptural format, draws us into the drama of Christ's Passion so as to contemplate this central event of ...
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Ash Wednesday: The Price of Becoming Combustible

Posted on February 15, 2021March 3, 2021 by FRESHImage

In this edition of FRESHImage Presents, Tony reflects on the meaning of the ashes we receive at the beginning of Lent this Ash Wednesday. These ashes have an important message for us as we begin our Lenten journey toward personal and communal he...
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The Hopeful Message of Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 15, 2021March 1, 2022 by Tony Crescio

The Lenten Season begins tomorrow with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. And, while there is, to be sure, a certain solemnness to this celebration, it is worth considering at the outset of this season of repentance, the hopeful message it holds ...
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