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...
by Greg Beben | Oct 26, 2024 | Meditations
God reveals himself as a God of unfailing love. We see this in today’s first reading. Even though the people of Israel have been driven into exile in Babylon because of their disobedience, God in his infinite love still reaches out to them. He desires to bring them...
by Greg Beben | Oct 19, 2024 | Meditations
The terms leader or ruler conjure up certain images and definitions in our minds. We often think of leaders as having special privileges. This is what James and John have in mind in today’s Gospel when they approach Jesus and say, “Teacher, we want you to do for us...
by Greg Beben | Oct 12, 2024 | Meditations
The theme of today’s readings is Wisdom. The first reading is from the Old Testament book formerly known as The Wisdom of Solomon, now referred to as the Book of Wisdom. It was written in the century before the birth of Jesus. In today’s passage, the author is...
