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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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The Life of the Good Shepherd

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/yZD2Wx1UZto The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday, for regardless of liturgical cycle, our Gospel reveals Jesus as the Good Shepherd. As Tony explains, in our own time and place, the image of the Good...
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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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The Christian Life as Pilgrimage of Deification

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/MB9IEkvfsvE How are we saved? What do we need saving from, exactly? And what, if any, is our role in the process of salvation? In this FRESHImage Presents, Tony takes Fr. Teilhard de Chardin's poem, "Patient Trust," as a po...
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The Smile of God

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/SzdJ_R-pBJQ As we arrive at the midway point in our Lenten journey on this 4th Sunday of Lent, the Church bids us rejoice, laetare! The celebration of joy amid the Lenten discipline may seem odd at first, though, as Tony ex...
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Shining with the Radiance of a King

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GFNfAP8oNQ The celebration of Epiphany is, in many ways, a celebration of the fulfillment of God’s promise to the nation of Israel. “Epiphany” literally means manifestation. In this case, what is referr...
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