by Greg Beben | Mar 11, 2023 | Meditations
In this Season of Lent, we have gone into the “desert” with Jesus, leaving “Egypt,” which can symbolize our slavery to the ways of the world. Now that we have been journeying for two and a half weeks, we might begin to feel like the Israelites in the first reading....
by Greg Beben | Mar 4, 2023 | Meditations
Pope Francis, in this week’s Spiritual Reflection, tells us that Jesus chose Peter, James, and John “according to his plan of love,” to accompany him up the high mountain. There, above the noise of the villages below, Jesus is transfigured. He appears with Moses and...
by Greg Beben | Feb 25, 2023 | Meditations
On the first Sunday of Lent we turn to the account of Jesus’ temptations in the desert. The first line of the Gospel says, “At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights and afterwards he...
by Greg Beben | Feb 21, 2023 | Meditations
God created us so that we may enjoy his presence for all eternity in Heaven. It is for this reason that Jesus came into this world, so that by the merits of his Passion and Death we may share in the glory of Heaven. And it is for this reason that the Church, through...
by Greg Beben | Feb 18, 2023 | Meditations
“Be holy!” “Be perfect!” These terms are loaded with meaning – holiness, perfection. Today’s readings invite us to reflect on these words. How do we define them? We need to compare our definitions with those of the Lord and Holy Mother Church. More than likely there...
by Greg Beben | Feb 11, 2023 | Meditations
Today’s readings point out to us the way from the root to the fruit. They show us how to grow interiorly so that we may enjoy the fruit of a life of obedient faith. If we want genuine spiritual fruit that surpasses the superficial “holiness” of the scribes and...
