by Greg Beben | Jan 10, 2025 | Seasonal Introductions
Beginning today, the day after the Baptism of the Lord, until Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (January 13 – March 4), we enter into the first part of what is called Ordinary Time. In Advent we pondered the dark, chaotic condition of man before the birth of Jesus. During...
by Greg Beben | Nov 23, 2024 | Meditations
Webster’s dictionary defines “king” as “a male monarch of a major territorial unit, especially one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life.” People all over the world today understand this meaning very well, and the people in Jesus’ time understood it in...
by Greg Beben | Nov 16, 2024 | Meditations
As the Liturgical Year draws near its end, with just one week left before the Solemnity of Christ the King, the readings continue to give us a sense of all things coming to completion, culminating in the perfection of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. He will restore all...
by Greg Beben | Nov 9, 2024 | Meditations
As we enter into the final few weeks of the Liturgical Year, the Church teaches us the importance of sacrifice. The central sacrifice in all history is that of Jesus Christ. As today’s reading from Hebrews tells us, “once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages...
by Greg Beben | Nov 2, 2024 | Meditations
In today’s Gospel, when the scribe asks, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”, Jesus repeats what Moses taught the Israelites long ago – in the very words we find in today’s first reading: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the...
