by Greg Beben | May 17, 2023 | Meditations
We celebrate today the great Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven. The first reading tells us that, as the Apostles looked on, “he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” Jesus has completed his mission on earth and now he returns to his...
by Greg Beben | May 13, 2023 | Meditations
On this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Liturgy gives us an instruction on love. This is a most fitting topic for this Season, which is drawing near its culmination, for Easter begins with the revelation of the greatest love of all, on display from the Cross and...
by Greg Beben | May 6, 2023 | Meditations
In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, “I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (Jn 10:10). The life he is referring to here is not only biological life, which is subject to decay, but rather an imperishable life, eternal life. “For God so...
by Greg Beben | Apr 29, 2023 | Meditations
The Church dedicates the 4th Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, as a World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The word “vocation” comes from the Latin word vocare which means “to call.” Our God who reveals himself to us also calls us to follow him. He is...
by Greg Beben | Apr 22, 2023 | Meditations
Today’s Gospel brings us back to Easter Day. We follow two disciples who did not remain with the others on Easter but rather left Jerusalem and went to the nearby village of Emmaus. The journey of the two disciples goes from sadness to joy: from loss and profound...
by Greg Beben | Apr 15, 2023 | Meditations
Today’s celebration of the Feast of Divine Mercy takes us right to the heart of the Paschal Mystery. On Good Friday we stood at the foot of the Cross with Jesus as he suffered and died. Last Sunday we came to the empty tomb with Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John, and...
