In this reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) examines Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman. As Tony explains, in this encounter, Jesus teaches us that it is only by being honest about our sinfulness that we can be healed from it and enter more deeply into relationship with God. When we do, we become, as Jesus told the Samaritan woman, springs of living water, gushing up to eternal life.

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In this reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Lent, Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) explores the call of Abram, contrasting it with the episodes of the Fall and the Tower of Babel. Whereas our first parents and the people of Babel intentionally turned away from God in pride, Abram humbly obeys the call of God. In this Abram sets out on journey wherein he is slowly transformed by growing in relationship with God. We too are called to such a journey, and the end of this journey is glimpsed in the transfiguration of Christ we witness in today's Gospel.

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In this reflection for the 1st Sunday of Lent, Tony Crescio (@anthonycrescio) discusses the temptations of Adam and Eve in the Garden in the revelatory light of Christ's temptation in the desert. As Tony explains, by assuming our human nature, Christ takes up the human story in a corrective mode such that through His life, we are drawn back up into the life of God. In this way, the Incarnate Son repairs the human and divine relationship fractured in the Fall.

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Friends, on this 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus reveals to us the plan which God has for the human creature. As Tony Crescio (@anthonycrescio) explains, Jesus does this by revealing to us more details as to how to live a fully human life, and thereby pursue ultimate happiness. Jesus isn’t merely suggesting an ethical paradigm, as Divine Lawgiver, he is making a statement of reality. And today, Jesus tells us that it is only by living in accordance with this reality that we can lead full and truly happy lives.

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In today's Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Our Lord calls us to be the salt and light of the world. As Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) explains, when we attend to these images carefully, it becomes clear that today Jesus calls us to participate in His work of transforming the world into the Kingdom of God by drawing it closer to the life of God.

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On this Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time we are invited to listen to Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount. As Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) explains, the Beatitudes are not simply nice characteristics to aspire to, but a program for becoming more like Christ.

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On this 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, our readings invite us to explore the identity and mission of the Incarnate Son still further by carefully attending to the call of His first Apostles. As Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) explains, when we do, we find that Jesus intends to draw all to saving communion with God beginning at the existential peripheries with those who have been deemed irrelevant by polite society.

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On this Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, St. John the Baptist points to Jesus as the definitive Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world through His sacrifice. However, as Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) explains, the sacrifice of the Lamb of God saves us not by our passive reception, but rather by our active participatory imitation of His life.

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As we participate in the great celebration of Christmas, Tony Crescio ( ⁨@anthonycrescio⁩ ) reminds us of the importance of understanding the gift God desires to give us in order that we might receive it in its fullness.

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On this Fourth and final Sunday of Advent, Tony Crescio ( ⁨@anthonycrescio⁩ ) highlights the contrast between King Ahaz and St. Joseph. As he explains, the difference in the two is a matter of faith. King Ahaz's lack of faith prevents him from carrying out his role in the drama of salvation, while St. Joseph's authentic faith enables him to play a crucial role in the salvation of the human family.

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