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St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Monica and Spiritual Motherhood

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Among other things, the celebration of the life of St. Monica today represents the fulfilment of a son’s prayer. At the end of Book Nine of his Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo asks his readers to pray for his parents, most especially within ...
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Praying for God’s Justice

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/PwrmtbkOMB4 In the Gospel for this 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear of Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman, who comes to plead with Jesus on behalf of her daughter who is possessed by a demon. In his reflection, To...
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Rejoicing in the Eucharist: Controversy Becomes Celebration

Posted on by Andrzej Zahorski
The Church’s teaching on Christ’s Real Presence is one of the Catholic faith’s central tenets and defines Catholic identity. It is also one of the most difficult to grasp. Even some of Jesus’ disciples were not initially ready to accept the word...
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A Kingdom of Beauty: Part 2

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/FI8Noe9quxk This Sunday Jesus teaches us about the Kingdom of Heaven through three distinct parables. As Tony Crescio explains, the parables Jesus teaches us about the Kingdom are analogical in nature. This does not mean th...
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Fear of the Lord: The Path to Perfect Love

Posted on by Vanessa Crescio
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear” 1 John 4:18 In the first episode of the Chosen, Jesus finds Mary Magdalene in a dark and filthy bar in the Red Quarter. She demands the bartender serve her a drink, “lots of it”, an...
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The Mystery of Divine Love

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/dUkikDhPehY On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Tony Crescio discusses one of two central doctrines of Christianity, doctrine of the Trinity. As Tony explains, discussion of the Trinity requires that we keep in mind...
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A Life of Alleluia

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/3VsKpxIigB0 In our time and place the bodily Resurrection in Christ is called into question by many. And even among those who believe that Christ did indeed rise bodily from the dead, most don't seem to think the Resurrection h...
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The Fabric of Happiness

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/XQkR4Eh3CvM Friends, on this Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus reveals to us the plan which God has for the human creature. As Tony Crescio explains, Jesus does this by revealing to us more details as to how to live a fully ...
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The School of Happiness

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/ec-KxdlHl5Y Friends, in the Gospel for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus has extreme demands for us, demands so extreme that they call us to perfection and nothing less. As Tony Crescio explains, ultimately, this deman...
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