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A Great Cloud of Witnesses: Why the Saints

Posted on by Tony Crescio
In this episode of FRESHImage Presents, Tony Crescio explores the role the saints play in our daily lives. The saints are a part of the Christian faith often taken for granted by some and misunderstood by others. So, what does having an aut...
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St. Anthony of Padua: Finding Human Dignity-Pt. 2

Posted on by Tony Crescio
As we saw at the end of the first part of this reflection, over the course of the first part of his life, Anthony (born Fernando), had gone from being a wealthy and well-known elite to the obscurity of monastic life in the hills of Tuscany. In p...
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St. Anthony of Padua: Finding Human Dignity-Pt. 1

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor, June 13 Tony, Tony, look around, something’s lost and must be found! Growing up in a Catholic home, this was something I heard my mother pray, as we scrambled about the house to track down items we ha...
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The Second Vatican Council: A FRESH Look

Posted on by Aidan McDermott
Standing before you I tremble somewhat with emotion but am humbly resolute in my purpose to proclaim a twofold celebration: a diocesan synod for the city of Rome, and a general Council for the universal Church (Giuseppe Alberigo, A Brief History...
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St. John Henry Newman: Conscience as the Voice of Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
We often hear the word "conscience" bandied about in public discourse, but do we really know what the term means? The Church has consistently taught of the inviolability of the conscience. Most recently, echoing the Second Vatican Council, the C...
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