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Temptation in the Desert: A Scriptural Debate

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/Ob83MKzlydw In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how what we witness in the temptation of Christ in the desert by the Devil is really a scriptural debate between the two. Ultimately, Jesus overcomes the threefold temptat...
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Led into the Desert to be Tempted?

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/-Rq6LC84pAM In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the strange line in the Gospel for the 1st Sunday of Lent that the Holy Spirit led Jesus "into the desert to be tempted by the devil." You can check out Tony's full...
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The Temptation of Christ & Authentic Human Living

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/LBqK6Gjg7sE In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how Jesus' being led into the desert by the Holy Spirit both emphasizes the reality of the Incarnate and teaches two things central to understanding authentic human living...
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3 Basic Temptations

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/mUei81GxZOI On this First Sunday of Lent, we witness the threefold temptation of Jesus in the desert by Satan. As Tony explains, through this dramatic episode in His life, Jesus reveals to us three basic temptations experie...
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Learning from Ashes

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/yb04OQQk6Jw Ash Wednesday is a curious cultural phenomenon. While not a holy day of obligation for Catholics, Ash Wednesday services find church buildings unusually full, and even those who do not make time to attend a litu...
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40 Days in the Desert

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/7UP6rG2Npwo As we enter into the Season of Lent, the Church calls us to a participatory imitation of Christ's 40 day experience in the desert. As Tony explains, God desires for these 40 days in the desert to be a period of ...
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The Resolve of Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/zdxQqND1boE In his Gospel reflection for Palm Sunday, Tony focuses on the two figures of Judas and Peter. As Tony explains, these two figures are tragic in their own ways, yet have much to teach us about what we have been c...
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The Weeping Savior

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/SwRwK9tbwbQ In his Gospel reflection for the 5th Week of Lent, Tony Crescio focuses on what the exile experience of the People of Israel has to teach us about life this side of eternity. Just as the People of Israel experie...
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Hearing to See

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/FByDltjXhr4 In this reflection on the 4th Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday, Tony Crescio highlights the central importance of attentive listening in the Christian life. Only when we heed Christ's call to us do we become fully...
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