On this 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus invites us to reflect upon the path we are traveling in life. As Tony explains, through the image of the tree and its fruit, Jesus makes clear that there is only one path to full flourishing for the human creature, the one that follows Him.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Sirach 27:4-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58
Gospel: Luke 6:39-45
Works Cited:
Luke 6:36
Luke 6:27-28
Luke 6:37
Genesis 4:1-15
John 1:14
Deuteronomy 30:15-18
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
Luke 6:49-49
John 14:6
Letter of Barnabas, 18-20
See St. Athanasius, Festal Letter, 39.7
Didache, 1.1
Didache, 1.2
Didache, 11.1-2
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.