by Greg Beben | Jul 1, 2023 | Meditations
“Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” These words of Jesus in today’s Gospel challenge us to question what we are doing with our lives. What are we striving to “lose” and what do we want to “find”? Are we living for ourselves, or for others, or for God?...
by Greg Beben | Jun 24, 2023 | Meditations
Our Lord Jesus has entrusted to us, his Body the Church, several vital tasks. For example, he commanded us to “make disciples of all nations,” to teach, and to baptize (Mt 28:19). In today’s Gospel, he commissions us to be his witnesses, to “acknowledge [him] before...
by Greg Beben | Jun 17, 2023 | Meditations
In the Gospel for today, Jesus says to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” If we pause on this saying and ponder it, we can uncover several layers of meaning in what...
by Greg Beben | Jun 16, 2023 | Meditations
Yesterday we honored the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus with a joyful celebration. Today we celebrate a “companion feast” which is really a continuation of yesterday’s feast. We continue to love, honor, and praise the Heart of Jesus, but we do so with a...
by Greg Beben | Jun 15, 2023 | Meditations
Today, the Church celebrates the beautiful Solemnity in honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The “heart” represents the central reality of a person or the essential core of an idea, as shown by the myriad ways we use the word in our culture: “the heart of the...
by Greg Beben | Jun 10, 2023 | Meditations
On the glorious feast of Corpus Christi, before we turn to the famous teaching of Jesus on the Bread of Life, we read from Moses’ instruction in the Book of Deuteronomy. This is the ancient foundation upon which Jesus will build his extraordinary discourse. Moses...
