by Greg Beben | May 19, 2024 | Seasonal Introductions
Note: The Easter Season concludes with Pentecost Sunday. From the Upper Room, the Church goes forth empowered by the Spirit to proclaim the life she has within her. Now we enter the period of Ordinary Time, which concludes on Saturday following the Solemnity of Christ...
by Greg Beben | May 18, 2024 | Meditations
The Easter Season concludes with this glorious Solemnity of Pentecost, sometimes referred to as “the birthday of the Church.” This conclusion, then, does not imply an end but a launch forward, as we are sent out into the world, and into the future, in the power of the...
by Greg Beben | May 11, 2024 | Meditations
“God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.” This intimate communion in love is what Jesus desires for each one of us. For this reason he became incarnate, died, rose, and ascended to the Father, so that we could know this love and live in...
by Greg Beben | May 8, 2024 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the unique event described in the readings, the day when Jesus “was taken up into Heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God” – the Ascension of the Lord. With his Ascension, the Lord Jesus passes from our sight while remaining always with us...
by Greg Beben | May 4, 2024 | Meditations
The Easter Season has given us several images of God and our relationship with him. On the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Jesus spoke of himself as the Good Shepherd and identified us as the sheep of his flock. Last week he said that he is the Vine and we are the branches....
