by Greg Beben | Apr 6, 2024 | Meditations
This Octave Day of Easter is, in the 21st century, also celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday. The readings today show us examples of both acts of mercy and words of mercy. The first reading gives us an inspiring description of the early Church. Those who loved and...
by Greg Beben | Mar 30, 2024 | Meditations
He is Risen! Alleluia! There were soldiers standing guard outside the tomb where Jesus was buried, but there were no eyewitnesses to what happened in the darkness inside. So profound was the mystery of what exactly took place, the Resurrection of the Lord, that no one...
by Greg Beben | Mar 23, 2024 | Meditations
Holy Week, or Passion Week, ushers us into the very pinnacle of our Catholic faith. It gives us a new opportunity to immerse ourselves in the heart of the salvation story, and to encounter the very essence of Jesus and his saving mission. It is an opportunity not to...
by Greg Beben | Mar 16, 2024 | Meditations
When we read Jeremiah’s prophecy, we are astounded that God would promise so much to people who were so undeserving. Generations of the Chosen People had sought God’s favor, and had offered countless sacrifices, but they had also repeatedly disobeyed him. Despite...
by Greg Beben | Mar 9, 2024 | Meditations
God so loved the world… These familiar words from today’s Gospel are actually a radical announcement about God and his relationship with us: He loves us! This is part of the joyful proclamation we ponder on this Fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as Laetare Sunday...
by Greg Beben | Mar 2, 2024 | Meditations
The Ten Commandments have been given a bad reputation in modern society. They are looked down on, as if they were the classic proof of how negative and repressive religion is. Self-confident non-believers ask: Who wants to listen to some ancient myth about a divine...
