by Greg Beben | Jan 10, 2026 | Meditations
The Baptism of Jesus, testified to in all four Gospels, is an important event signaling the start of his public life. In the account of Matthew, which is our Gospel for today, Jesus goes from Galilee to meet John the Baptist at the Jordan river. It is Jesus’ first...
by Greg Beben | Jan 3, 2026 | Meditations
Today is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, in which we celebrate “the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world” (CCC 528). We celebrate the Child who was born for us on Christmas Day as the fullest possible revelation of...
by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2025 | Meditations
On this first day of the new year, the Church focuses our attention on Mary, the Mother of God. Why is this? As our Sunday meditation told us, the spiritual life is a continual interplay of God’s action and our response. God is always acting to bring us into union...
by Greg Beben | Dec 27, 2025 | Meditations
With today’s Feast in honor of the Holy Family, we continue our celebration of the Octave of Christmas. The whole Octave is meant to be seen as one day, in which we return again and again to stand before the manger, gazing with wonder and joy at the infant Jesus,...
by Greg Beben | Dec 24, 2025 | Meditations
The Christmas mystery is too profound to be limited to a single celebration. The Church dedicates four distinct liturgies to this feast, full of Scriptures for us to ponder. Then she extends the Christmas celebration throughout a joyful Octave. In our prayer, in...
by Greg Beben | Dec 20, 2025 | Meditations
In the final days of Advent, the Scripture readings of the weekday liturgies often overlap with the readings of the Sundays. Today we return to two of the most important Advent passages, the prophecy given to the resistant King Ahaz, and the difficult challenge...
