In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses a question that has puzzled many for millennia. Namely, what did Jesus write in the sand in the scene of the woman caught in adultery? Tony suggests the answer speaks directly to the importance of our Lenten journey.
Be sure to check out Tony’s full reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent, here.
Endnotes:
Genesis 2:7
Genesis 3:19
St. Augustine of Hippo, Sermon 16A.5
Ezekiel 36:25-28
St. Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the Gospel of John, 33.5
Francis Martin and William M. Wright IV, The Gospel of John, 152, In Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.
John 4:13-14
John 7:37-38
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.