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Salvation Passes Through the Grave of Jesus Christ

https://youtu.be/VKP0PQhJZPs In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the experience of St. Peter at the empty tomb of Jesus, and how it reveals to us that the journey of Christian Faith must pass through the tomb of Jesus Christ. For, only ...
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Imitating the Good Thief

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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Led into the Desert to be Tempted?

https://youtu.be/-Rq6LC84pAM In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses the strange line in the Gospel for the 1st Sunday of Lent that the Holy Spirit led Jesus "into the desert to be tempted by the devil." You can check out Tony's full...
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Do Whatever He Tells You

https://youtu.be/6oVEXHdEdLA On this Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, we witness the Miracle of the Wedding at Cana. As Tony explains, in this scene God manifests the type of relationship we have been created for with Him, as creatures creat...
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Seeing God Smile

https://youtu.be/V0U9bhc3fWI Christmas Blessings from FRESHImage! Today is the day that the human family had been longing centuries for. For, as Tony discusses, today our hearts are awakened by the Love of God which looks down upon us by lo...
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The Joy of Repentance

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 Lord Our Justice

https://youtu.be/QxIdxBGXXYw On this First Sunday of Advent, we are reminded that a just society requires that the people of that society live in a just relationship with God. However, as Tony explains, this is far easier said that done, as...
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The Delusion of Replacing God: Yuval Harari’s Dystopic Vision

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

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

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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