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St. Augustine of Hippo

The Capacity for Divine Love

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https://youtu.be/c-rTnxHEBx0 In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses what may seem like words of coercion coming from Jesus, "Whoever loves me will keep my word..." If we heard these words coming from someone else, we would rightl...
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Knowing the Voice of the Good Shepherd

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https://youtu.be/oT7HHp13XdM On today's celebration of the 4th Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, Jesus tells us that He Is the Good Shepherd, and that His sheep hear His voice, know, and follow Him. In his reflection, To...
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St. Thomas the Apostle’s Lesson in Spiritual Physics

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https://youtu.be/5jDs-m6xFEs In this Commentary Clip, contrary to popular opinion, Tony suggests that in desiring to see Christ, to touch Him and place His finger in His wounds, St. Thomas the Apostle provides an important example for us to...
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Running Towards Salvation

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https://youtu.be/mByti4RaAHQ On this glorious Easter Sunday, in response to Mary Magdalene's news that the tomb of Christ is empty, we run alongside Peter to find things just as she said. As Tony explains, if we attend to what we know about...
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Imitating the Good Thief

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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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The Longsuffering of Our Loving God

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/DbHz6xUAqu0 In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses how the words Jesus speaks to the woman caught in adultery reveal God to us as both Mercy and Justice. Be sure to check out Tony's full Gospel Reflection...
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What did Jesus Write in the Sand?

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/8YoSQ_o6E90 In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses a question that has puzzled many for millennia. Namely, what did Jesus write in the sand in the scene of the woman caught in adultery? Tony suggests the answer ...
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The Trinitarian Dynamics of the Parable of the Prodigal Son

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/XcyCmldR-H4 In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony explains how we see the work of all Three Divine Persons of the Triune God present in the Parable of the Prodigal Son as well as how we are to enter into their communion a...
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How Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving set us Ablaze with God’s Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/OM2Wqj2y3lM In this Commentary Clip, Tony discusses how the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, are all aimed at making us living burning bushes. In other words, human creatures set ablaze with the love and...
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The Lord Our Justice

Posted on by Tony Crescio
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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