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December 17: O Wisdom

Posted on December 16, 2021December 20, 2021 by Tony Crescio

O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care. Come and show your people the way to salvation (Christian Prayer, 118). As we reflect on this first of the great “O Antiphons” of Advent, it is worth rest...
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Mary: A Woman of the Word

Posted on October 6, 2021November 7, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Happy Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary! “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5). With this short statement, Mary gives us the Christian program for life, a regiment which she had followed very closely, not only after giving birth to the Son o...
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The Imitation Game

Posted on February 11, 2021November 1, 2021 by Tony Crescio

The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 2-14-21 My Dear Friends in Christ, In this Sunday’s second reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, we find the Apostle admonishing his readers: “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 ...
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The Joy of Advent

Posted on December 9, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Third Sunday of Advent: 12-11-16 Peace be with You, Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent, traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday. “Gaudete” comes from the Latin word “gaudium,” meaning joy, gladness or delight; and so this weekend may p...
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A Life of True Joy

Posted on November 4, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: 11-6-16 Peace be with You, The instruction we have been receiving on how it is that we are to cultivate the goodness of our nature came to a culmination of sorts last weekend in the story of Zacchaeus. Th...
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The Prayer of the Exalted

Posted on October 21, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10-23-16 Peace be with You, Over the course of the last several weeks we have been receiving an education on the complex dynamics that surround our lives. We have been called to imitate the Love which has bro...
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Living an Attitude of Gratitude

Posted on October 7, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-eight Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10-9-16 Peace be with You, Last weekend we were treated to the beautifully refreshing, though be it challenging, message that we were created good. This was indicated by the fact that Our Lord told us, tha...
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Taking Hold of Life

Posted on September 24, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 9-25-16 Peace be with You, Both the gospel message for last weekend and this, present themselves as unique challenges to those of us who live in a land of abundance. For many of us, there is never a questi...
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Finding One Another in Beauty

Posted on September 2, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: 9-4-16 Peace be with You, As we have seen the last several weeks, receiving pedagogical training from Jesus is challenging to say the very least. At one and the same time we hear our Lord warning us of the...
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Staying Focused on the Race at Hand

Posted on August 11, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 8-14-16 Peace be with You, Last Sunday we spoke about how faith can act as a portal that allows us to live the life of eternity beginning here and now. Moreover, we saw that a faith-filled life is not charact...
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