by Greg Beben | May 8, 2024 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the unique event described in the readings, the day when Jesus “was taken up into Heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God” – the Ascension of the Lord. With his Ascension, the Lord Jesus passes from our sight while remaining always with us...
by Greg Beben | May 4, 2024 | Meditations
The Easter Season has given us several images of God and our relationship with him. On the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Jesus spoke of himself as the Good Shepherd and identified us as the sheep of his flock. Last week he said that he is the Vine and we are the branches....
by Greg Beben | Apr 27, 2024 | Meditations
Today’s readings take us into the heart of the divine union between Jesus and the Father, and between Jesus and those who choose to follow him. Jesus’ powerful words about the vine and branches provide us with an image we can all understand. A branch cut off from its...
by Greg Beben | Apr 20, 2024 | Meditations
On this “Good Shepherd Sunday,” we reflect not only on how Jesus reveals himself as a shepherd but also on how his followers continue his mission of shepherding his flock. We are all sheep because we belong to the Shepherd; we are all shepherds because he shares with...
by Greg Beben | Apr 13, 2024 | Meditations
In this week’s Spiritual Reflection, Pope Francis says, “the Eucharistic Banquet has become the emblematic sign of the Christian community. Eating together the Body of Christ: this is the core of Christian life.” Indeed, in the Eucharist, Jesus is truly and fully...
by Greg Beben | Apr 7, 2024 | Meditations
We have just passed through the richest period of the liturgical year, following Jesus through Holy Week, focusing on his Passion and Death, and then rising with him on the third day and celebrating his Resurrection throughout the Easter Octave and Divine Mercy...
