by Greg Beben | May 22, 2026 | Seasonal Introductions
Before we move into a new Season, with its broad thrust through the remaining weeks of the Year, it is good to review the events that have brought us to this point. We recall that the new Liturgical Year began with the First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025. Advent...
by Greg Beben | May 16, 2026 | Meditations
“And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.” These words of Jesus, taken from his prayer to the Father at the Last Supper, bring back to mind the great event we celebrated last Thursday, Jesus’ Ascension to the...
by Greg Beben | May 15, 2026 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. After his Resurrection, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples in a series of appearances. “He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and...
by Greg Beben | May 9, 2026 | Meditations
At the Last Supper, Jesus spoke to his disciples so openly about his imminent sufferings that they were deeply disturbed. Thus one of his concerns on that holy night was to console them and strengthen their faith. As we read last Sunday, he told them, “Do not let your...
by Greg Beben | May 2, 2026 | Meditations
Change is one of the characteristics of living things. If something is alive, every day it experiences visible or invisible changes. This is also true of the Church, which is always growing – not changing into something different but becoming more fully itself. In...
