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Polycarp: A Patron Saint for Lent

Posted on February 23, 2021February 18, 2023 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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Ash Wednesday: The Price of Becoming Combustible

Posted on February 15, 2021February 28, 2025 by FRESHImage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DZnbsT1Ydg 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 beg...
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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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Learning to be Alone

Posted on February 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by Aidan McDermott

The truest solitude is not something outside you, not an absence of men or of sound around you; it is an abyss opening up in the center of your own soul. (New Seeds, 80) In Ch. 11 of New Seeds of Contemplation, Thomas Merton offers a ri...
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The Luminous Mysteries

Posted on January 20, 2021October 12, 2021 by FRESHImage

The following are slide shows that contain the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary for your use. They are intended as educational tools as well as prayer aids, and could be used as part of your personal devotion, in a religious education setting, o...
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The Sorrowful Mysteries

Posted on January 20, 2021October 12, 2021 by FRESHImage

The following are slide shows that contain the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary for your use. They are intended as educational tools as well as prayer aids, and could be used as part of your personal devotion, in a religious education setting, ...
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The Joyful Mysteries

Posted on January 20, 2021October 12, 2021 by FRESHImage

The following are slide shows that contain the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary for your use. They are intended as educational tools as well as prayer aids, and could be used as part of your personal devotion, in a religious education setting, or,...
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The Glorious Mysteries

Posted on January 20, 2021October 12, 2021 by FRESHImage

The following are slide slows that contain the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary for your use. They are intended as educational tools as well as prayer aids, and could be used in a variety of ways: as part of your personal devotion, in a religiou...
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The Joy of Prayer

Posted on October 14, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10-16-16 Peace be with You, Last week, we were exhorted to live with an attitude of gratitude, being always thankful for the gift of life that our God bestows upon us (Acts 17:28). We found examples of thi...
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Praying as Jesus Taught Us

Posted on July 24, 2016November 20, 2021 by Tony Crescio

It may not be so surprising to us that when Christians are asked (be it in survey or interview), if there is one area in their life that they struggle with or that they wish they could improve upon, many will respond with answers that relate to ...
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