by Greg Beben | Oct 22, 2022 | Meditations
Our readings today highlight two important virtues: humility and poverty. But even if they are important in our spiritual life, they are certainly unpopular in the world. They are an affront to modern culture’s relentless self-promotion and craving for material...
by Greg Beben | Oct 15, 2022 | Meditations
The last line of today’s Gospel is a disturbing question to ponder: “when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Before this line, the Gospel concerns what we want from God. The widow in Jesus’ parable clearly represents all of us, as we bring our...
by Greg Beben | Oct 8, 2022 | Meditations
All of today’s readings call us to a renewal of faith, and to live our faith in a spirit of true thanksgiving. The Gospel tells of Jesus’ healing of ten lepers who cry out to him for mercy. They stand at a distance because that is what the Law requires, but because...
by Greg Beben | Oct 1, 2022 | Meditations
The Apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith. Their request comes immediately after the Lord’s teaching on scandals in the Church and the need to apply the healing balm of fraternal correction and forgiveness (cf. Lk 17:1-4). Perhaps the Apostles are afraid that...
by Greg Beben | Sep 24, 2022 | Meditations
The prophet Amos, whom we read today, strongly challenged the leaders of Israel during his time. He was a mere sheep breeder from Judah, but the Lord sent him to Israel to point out the hypocrisy and the injustice that the rich leaders of Israel were exhibiting. Amos...
by Greg Beben | Sep 17, 2022 | Meditations
“No servant can serve two masters…. You cannot serve both God and mammon.” These words of Jesus contain two fundamental truths on which our lives as disciples are built. One is that we are properly identified as servants; the other is that we can only truly serve one...
