by Greg Beben | Aug 9, 2025 | Meditations
In 2007, in his encyclical on Christian Hope, Pope Benedict XVI wrote: “According to the Christian faith, ‘redemption’ – salvation – is not simply a given. Redemption is offered to us in the sense that we have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we...
by Greg Beben | Aug 5, 2025 | Meditations
The emphasis and focus of much of modern life is on self. Many people have adopted a victim mentality. Focusing on their own wounds and grieving the injustices they feel they have suffered, or perhaps because they are seeking compensation for all they have endured,...
by Greg Beben | Aug 2, 2025 | Meditations
Qoheleth, the wise man of the Old Testament, sees through the emptiness of a life dedicated to earthly riches. Since the storing up of many possessions does not give lasting happiness, and since whatever we work hard to obtain will eventually go to someone else...
by Greg Beben | Jul 26, 2025 | Meditations
The theme of persistent prayer is central to our liturgical readings for this Sunday. In today’s Gospel, at the request of one of his disciples, Jesus teaches them how to pray. Prayer can be expressed in the forms of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, or petition....
by Greg Beben | Jul 19, 2025 | Meditations
In today’s readings we have several examples of people who serve others. We begin by considering Abraham, sitting at the entrance of his tent. Most likely he is resting after having done various chores throughout the morning. At such a time, after finishing some hard...
by Greg Beben | Jul 12, 2025 | Meditations
The central figure in today’s Gospel is the Good Samaritan, the one who looked with compassion upon a stranger in need and treated him with mercy. Throughout this week we will find that we can gain a deeper insight into the readings if we ponder them in light of the...
