by Greg Beben | Oct 18, 2025 | Meditations
In this week’s Theme, we read, “Jesus calls us to persevere in faith and prayer without losing heart.” The word persevere is key. Taking up our cross and following Jesus is a long and often difficult journey. We face many disappointments, setbacks, and trials. We face...
by Greg Beben | Oct 11, 2025 | Meditations
The first reading and the Gospel both deal with persons afflicted with leprosy who are then miraculously healed. In biblical times leprosy was an incurable illness and mistakenly thought to be highly contagious. In Jewish society, those affected with the disease were...
by Greg Beben | Oct 4, 2025 | Meditations
“Increase our faith.” What could have prompted the Apostles to ask for an increase of faith? Isn’t being with Jesus enough for them? Isn’t it enough to see all his miracles and hear all his marvelous teachings and parables? This Gospel follows the story of the rich...
by Greg Beben | Sep 27, 2025 | Meditations
We begin the 26th Week in Ordinary Time with a specific challenge from our Theme for the Week: “Our action or inaction will determine our eternal destiny.” As baptized disciples, we are called to follow the Way, who is a Person, Jesus the Lord. To follow him is to...
by Greg Beben | Sep 20, 2025 | Meditations
The beautiful opening lines from the Catechism of the Catholic Church give us a summary of the fundamental meaning of human life: “God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life”...
by Greg Beben | Sep 13, 2025 | Meditations
One of the drawings of Fr. Francis Marino, the Founder of the Anawim Community, shows Jesus hanging on the Cross, with Mary and some of the disciples at the foot of the Cross. Around the image is this inscription: We will look upon him whom we have pierced, so that...
