by Greg Beben | Jun 1, 2024 | Meditations
The readings today cover a span of thousands of years in salvation history. We read in a sense the “bookends” of the story; on one end the Old Covenant of Moses, on the other the New Covenant of Jesus. The Liturgy, recalling the journey between these two landmark...
by Greg Beben | May 25, 2024 | Meditations
The readings on today’s great feast of the Most Holy Trinity hold many treasures for us. We hear Jesus giving us the Great Commission; we recognize the life and mystery of the Trinity expressed in his words; we experience joy in knowing that we are adopted sons and...
by Greg Beben | May 18, 2024 | Meditations
The Easter Season concludes with this glorious Solemnity of Pentecost, sometimes referred to as “the birthday of the Church.” This conclusion, then, does not imply an end but a launch forward, as we are sent out into the world, and into the future, in the power of the...
by Greg Beben | May 11, 2024 | Meditations
“God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.” This intimate communion in love is what Jesus desires for each one of us. For this reason he became incarnate, died, rose, and ascended to the Father, so that we could know this love and live in...
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....
