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Faith is a Matter of Relationship

Posted on November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/Z2zNNTv6m-4 In this Commentary Clip, Tony reflects upon Jesus' warning that Christians will be hated because of His name. As Tony explains, if faith were a matter of simple intellectual assent, this would not be the case. I...
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Imitating the Good Thief

Posted on April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/LVTraGTCGUI In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony focuses on the figure of the Good Thief, known traditionally as St. Dismas. As Tony explains, in this remarkable figure we see the desired effect of the Crucifixion of the...
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Investing Our Talents

Posted on November 16, 2023December 2, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/9yBnRIaFsM0 On this 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us a key spiritual lesson concerning our love for Christ through the parable of the talents. In effect, this parable poses a question to us, have we worked dil...
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St. Monica and Spiritual Motherhood

Posted on August 26, 2023September 9, 2023 by Tony Crescio

Among other things, the celebration of the life of St. Monica today represents the fulfilment of a son’s prayer. At the end of Book Nine of his Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo asks his readers to pray for his parents, most especially within ...
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Praying for God’s Justice

Posted on August 16, 2023August 27, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/PwrmtbkOMB4 In the Gospel for this 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear of Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman, who comes to plead with Jesus on behalf of her daughter who is possessed by a demon. In his reflection, To...
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St. Teresa of Avila: Alone God Suffices

Posted on October 11, 2021October 9, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Happy Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor! Let nothing disturb you, nothing affright you; All things are passing; God never changes; Patient endurance attains all things; Whoever has God lacks nothing. Alone God suf...
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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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Living an Attitude of Gratitude

Posted on October 7, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-eight Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10-9-16 Peace be with You, Last weekend we were treated to the beautifully refreshing, though be it challenging, message that we were created good. This was indicated by the fact that Our Lord told us, tha...
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