by Greg Beben | Jan 27, 2024 | Meditations
In this brief interval of Ordinary Time between the Seasons of Christmas and Lent, the Liturgy has given us an ongoing instruction on listening to the word of God. This theme reappears in today’s readings, where we see that the divine word has the power to free us and...
by Greg Beben | Jan 20, 2024 | Meditations
Today’s readings set a clear pattern before our hearts: call and response. When God calls, when his word pierces our hearts, the right response is to do immediately what he asks, with humility and courage. We see examples of this kind of response in the people of...
by Greg Beben | Jan 13, 2024 | Meditations
In the Gospel, John the Baptist points out Jesus to two of his disciples. These two decide to follow Jesus – perhaps out of curiosity, or perhaps out of respect and obedience to their mentor, or maybe because something about Jesus himself attracts them. We can ponder...
by Greg Beben | Jan 9, 2024 | Seasonal Introductions
Beginning today, the day after the Baptism of the Lord, until Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (January 9 – February 13), 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....
by Greg Beben | Jan 7, 2024 | Meditations
The readings today give us a renewed appreciation of the Rosary’s first Mystery of Light: the Baptism of the Lord. They draw us into the heart of two servants: Jesus, fully human and fully divine, sent to serve humanity through his life, death and resurrection; and...
