by Greg Beben | Feb 13, 2024 | Meditations
Today, as we begin the rich and holy Season of Lent, we submit ourselves to the discipline of Ash Wednesday. For the next Forty Days, we will prepare ourselves to enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery, the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus...
by Greg Beben | Feb 10, 2024 | Meditations
The leper in today’s Gospel recognizes in Jesus the power to make him clean, but he is not demanding, arrogant, or controlling. He approaches the Lord in humility, kneeling down and begging. He surrenders himself, placing himself totally at the disposition of Jesus:...
by Greg Beben | Feb 3, 2024 | Meditations
The reality of human suffering has been a disturbing enigma for people of all cultures and all ages. It is often a mind-boggling and heartbreaking experience to bear suffering, or to see our loved ones burdened with it, especially when we feel that it is undeserved....
by Greg Beben | Jan 27, 2024 | Meditations
In this brief interval of Ordinary Time between the Seasons of Christmas and Lent, the Liturgy has given us an ongoing instruction on listening to the word of God. This theme reappears in today’s readings, where we see that the divine word has the power to free us and...
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...
