by Greg Beben | May 17, 2025 | Meditations
Once, when a scribe asked Jesus, “Which is the greatest commandment in the law?”, the Lord responded by saying, in short, love God above all else and your neighbor as yourself (cf. Mt 22:36-40). In today’s Gospel, he elaborates on the way of love, giving us a new...
by Greg Beben | May 10, 2025 | Meditations
This, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is often referred to as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Today’s brief Gospel passage recounts Jesus saying, “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” Not infrequently we hear ourselves or others say about the Lord, If only...
by Greg Beben | May 3, 2025 | Meditations
In today’s Gospel, Peter has an intensely personal encounter with the Risen Lord. Three times Jesus asks him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Each time the question is asked, Peter must go deeper in his response. His first response might have been little more...
by Greg Beben | Apr 26, 2025 | Meditations
Today we see the fulfillment of what the angel said to St. Joseph about Mary and her Son: “…she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:21). Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary, has saved us from our sins....
by Greg Beben | Apr 19, 2025 | Meditations
Today’s Responsorial Psalm proclaims: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.” We rejoice exceedingly because Christ our Lord, the Paschal Victim, who died for us on the Cross, has risen! Our Easter joy knows no bounds because new life and new...
