by Greg Beben | Jan 20, 2024 | Meditations
Today’s readings set a clear pattern before our hearts: call and response. When God calls, when his word pierces our hearts, the right response is to do immediately what he asks, with humility and courage. We see examples of this kind of response in the people of...
by Greg Beben | Jan 13, 2024 | Meditations
In the Gospel, John the Baptist points out Jesus to two of his disciples. These two decide to follow Jesus – perhaps out of curiosity, or perhaps out of respect and obedience to their mentor, or maybe because something about Jesus himself attracts them. We can ponder...
by Greg Beben | Jan 7, 2024 | Meditations
The readings today give us a renewed appreciation of the Rosary’s first Mystery of Light: the Baptism of the Lord. They draw us into the heart of two servants: Jesus, fully human and fully divine, sent to serve humanity through his life, death and resurrection; and...
by Greg Beben | Jan 6, 2024 | Meditations
St. Matthew’s Gospel introduces two contrasting responses to the birth of the Messiah. On one hand, the Gentile “Magi from the east” seek out “the newborn King of the Jews” in order “to do him homage.” On the other hand, Herod and his court also seek the Messiah, but...
by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2023 | Meditations
The first day of the new calendar year is usually a time when people extend good wishes to each other – “Happy New Year!” – and look forward in hope toward what the New Year will bring. It is also designated as the Church’s World Day of Peace, a day when we exercise...
by Greg Beben | Dec 30, 2023 | Meditations
During this Octave of Christmas, we rejoice and celebrate the arrival of Jesus, the Son of God. He has entered into time, into human history and culture, taking upon himself all that is human, to transform it all and to give it meaning. He has entered into the human...
