In this Commentary Clip, Tony compares the response of two of Jesus’ more controversial Apostles, Thomas and Judas, to the Divine Mercy offered to us by the Paschal Mystery of the Incarnate Son of God. As Tony explains, while both of these Apostles suffer from their own shortcomings, their different responses to Divine Mercy lead one to despair, the other to forgiveness and new life.
Be sure to check out Tony’s full Gospel Reflection for Divine Mercy Sunday here.
Endnotes:
John 11:8
John 11:16
Mark 5:28
Matthew 27:3-4a
Matthew 27:4b
Matthew 27:5
St. Faustina Kowalska, Diary, 47-52.
John 2:25
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.