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Guarding & Cultivating the Treasure of Sacred Music

Posted on by Andrzej Zahorski
Many people associate music exclusively with entertainment, but its purpose extends far beyond that. As Catholics, we recognize that supporting sacred music, including through the facilitation of concerts, is part of the Church’s apostolic missi...
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The Ars Orandi of Holy Week

Posted on by Andrzej Zahorski
As we rapidly approach Holy Week, we enter the Triduum—the great culmination of Lent, the most sacred time for the faithful and the magnificent summit of the Church’s liturgical life. The principal liturgies of this time are exceptionally rich i...
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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 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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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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The Importance of Remaining Spiritually Awake

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/2UeMsM1WRbo In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the contrast St. Luke draws between the Apostles being awake at the Transfiguration and asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane. As Tony explains, placing these two scenes alon...
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Transfigured in Prayer

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/DKf66LE5uQ4 On this 2nd Sunday of Lent, we witness the Transfiguration of Jesus. As Tony explains, Luke's account of this great episode Jesus' life emphasizes the importance of prayer, and the transformative power it can ha...
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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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