by Greg Beben | Jan 7, 2023 | Meditations
The first reading for today’s Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord gives us these striking lines: “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon...
by Greg Beben | Dec 29, 2022 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. It is fitting to celebrate this feast during the Octave of Christmas, for Jesus was truly born into a human family, founded on the marriage of Mary and Joseph. The Gospel today presents St....
by Greg Beben | Dec 24, 2022 | Meditations
Jesus Christ is born! With the birth of the Savior, God has burst into the darkness of our human condition as a light, to lead all people home to him. He has entered physically, in bodily form, into his creation. God has come as a helpless newborn baby to be seen,...
by Greg Beben | Dec 23, 2022 | Seasonal Introductions
The Christmas Season takes its direction from the splendor of the light of Christ, which breaks into our Advent darkness with the three liturgical celebrations on Christmas Day. We then proceed into the Octave, which contains numerous feasts. There is an intensity of...
by Greg Beben | Jan 1, 2022 | Meditations
On Epiphany Sunday, we reflect on the Light of Christ – the Light who is Christ – which shines on all nations. As we read in Pope Francis’s Spiritual Reflection, Epiphany is “the celebration of the manifestation of Jesus, symbolized by light.” The liturgy explains in...
