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The Joy of Repentance

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/usYOxj0kWCo On this Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, the Church summons us to rejoice! However, as Tony explains, this call to rejoice is not unqualified. Instead, we only have reason to rejoice if we have first reco...
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The Delusion of Replacing God: Yuval Harari’s Dystopic Vision

Posted on by Andrzej Zahorski
I have always enjoyed conversations with a young professional I have known for several years. Based on my long-term observations of his life choices, I regard him as an intelligent, sensible, and decent person. Recently, I came across a book on ...
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Overcoming Spiritual Blindness

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/SKCORTmiJ7k This Sunday we encounter Bartimaeus, the Son of Timaeus. As Tony explains, by naming this man twice, St. Mark is flagging for us the importance of this episode, and what he flags is the totalizing claim made by ...
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Called to Mission

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/wVdWsV6CME8 On this 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are taught that being Christian means possessing a missional identity. As Tony explains, the Christian's missional identity is one shared with the Incarnate Son, Jesus Ch...
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A Faith That Heals

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/kU4uJIVgBoo On this 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mark the Evangelist further reveals Jesus' identity through two healing episodes, the healing of Jairus' daughter, and the woman suffering from hemorrhages. As Tony explains...
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The One Whom the Wind and Sea Obey

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/7dxhKqZvu48 This Sunday we are drawn into the midst of a raging storm upon the sea with Jesus and the disciples. As Tony explains, this episode is a central part of Mark's Christological argument, for through it he seeks to...
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Recreated by the Spirit

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/_j_ZG0W15ro As we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, we also celebrate God's ongoing work of salvation in history through the Church, the sacrament of salvation in the world. As Tony explains, apart from the ongoing pres...
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A God Who Is Mercy

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/RHw1Xe9zh28 In its celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church speaks to the world the message that it desperately desires to hear. As Tony explains, despite the apparent self-assuredness and self-sustaining façade the w...
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Only the Beginning

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/jbpQqvP4Uqk On this most solemn night, the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and His triumph over our enemies of sin and death. However, as Tony explains, while the Resurrection of Christ is the apex of th...
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Dare We Say Yes to the Cross of Christ?

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/ZhuZOmcj8Js In this video, Tony asks the question, "dare we say yes to the Cross of Christ?" For Christians, of course, the answer is yes. But Tony challenges us by discussing how those who called for Jesus' death also said...
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