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Restoring Unity

Posted on August 24, 2023September 13, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/3AM6p6r4rcA This Sunday we witness St. Peter's confession of Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the Living God. This famous passage is often at the heart of interdenominational debates surrounding papal primacy. However, as To...
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A Kingdom of Beauty: Part 3

Posted on July 26, 2023August 11, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/QySlwF-tV5o In the Gospel for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaches us once again about the Kingdom of Heaven through parables. As Tony Crescio explains, three parables we hear this Sunday speak to the abso...
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A Kingdom of Beauty: Part 1

Posted on July 12, 2023July 30, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/3xvOfz2UadA On this Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus' parable of the sower and the seeds. As Tony Crescio explains, each of Jesus' parables teaches us something about the nature of the reality in which we li...
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Living in the Real World

Posted on July 6, 2023July 22, 2023 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/wgnJt2IrrLE In our Gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus calls us to be meek and humble. These are two virtues sorely missing from our society today. And, as Tony Crescio explains, when they are, the result is a narrow imag...
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Climbing the Ladder of Beatitude

Posted on January 27, 2023February 10, 2026 by Tony Crescio

https://youtu.be/ZeEwBkuTquU On this 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time we are invited to listen to Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount. As Tony explains, the Beatitudes are not simply nice characteristics to aspire to, but a program for becoming more ...
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December 19: O Root of Jesse

Posted on December 10, 2022December 13, 2024 by Vanessa Crescio

O flower of Jesse’s stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples; kings stand silent in your presence; the nations bow down in Worship before you. Come, let nothing keep you from coming to our aid (Christian Prayer, 124). In this r...
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December 17: O Wisdom

Posted on December 9, 2022December 13, 2024 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). In this reflection Tony Crescio discusses the first of the great "O" Antiphons of ...
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