by Greg Beben | Jun 12, 2026 | Meditations
The Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary – pure, beautiful, sinless, immaculate – is still a human heart. Thus, Mary did not have a full understanding of how God’s plan was to unfold. In today’s Gospel the Holy Family goes to Jerusalem for the Passover, as they have done...
by Greg Beben | Jun 11, 2026 | Meditations
Today’s feast of the Sacred Heart invites us to reflect more deeply on the mystery of love. In human relationships, love typically grows over time, through a mutual giving and receiving of ourselves. It begins with an encounter; a dialogue develops; we learn about one...
by Greg Beben | Jun 6, 2026 | Meditations
Last Sunday, we celebrated a feast in honor of the greatest mystery of all, the mystery of God himself, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Holy Trinity is a mystery we cannot see and can barely grasp. This Sunday’s feast celebrates the greatest mystery that we can...
by Greg Beben | May 30, 2026 | Meditations
We are celebrating today the Most Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This Solemnity comes after our fifty-day celebration of the glorious Resurrection of God the Son, and right after we welcomed the coming of God the Holy Spirit last...
by Greg Beben | May 24, 2026 | Meditations
We are presented today with two mothers, each of whom stood at the foot of a “tree” and listened to a “word,” which had profound consequences for her children. The first reading takes us back to the story of Adam and Eve’s fall from grace. Eve was standing at the foot...