by Greg Beben | Nov 2, 2024 | Meditations
In today’s Gospel, when the scribe asks, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”, Jesus repeats what Moses taught the Israelites long ago – in the very words we find in today’s first reading: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the...
by Greg Beben | Oct 26, 2024 | Meditations
God reveals himself as a God of unfailing love. We see this in today’s first reading. Even though the people of Israel have been driven into exile in Babylon because of their disobedience, God in his infinite love still reaches out to them. He desires to bring them...
by Greg Beben | Oct 19, 2024 | Meditations
The terms leader or ruler conjure up certain images and definitions in our minds. We often think of leaders as having special privileges. This is what James and John have in mind in today’s Gospel when they approach Jesus and say, “Teacher, we want you to do for us...
by Greg Beben | Oct 12, 2024 | Meditations
The theme of today’s readings is Wisdom. The first reading is from the Old Testament book formerly known as The Wisdom of Solomon, now referred to as the Book of Wisdom. It was written in the century before the birth of Jesus. In today’s passage, the author is...
by Greg Beben | Oct 5, 2024 | Meditations
One of the great sufferings of many people in modern society is loneliness. The first reading today makes it clear that this is not what God intended for us. Immediately after he created the first man and placed him in the garden of Eden, he said, “It is not good for...
by Greg Beben | Sep 28, 2024 | Meditations
In the readings today, we learn two aspects of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Regarding our fellow journeyers, including those whom we consider “outsiders,” our attitude is to be one of openness and welcome. But our attitude toward sin is to be just...
