by Greg Beben | May 28, 2023 | Seasonal Introductions
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 feast of Christ the King....
by Greg Beben | May 27, 2023 | Meditations
On the great Solemnity of Pentecost we celebrate the fulfillment of the promise Jesus made before his departure – that he would send the Holy Spirit (cf. Jn 16:7). The New Testament’s word for the Spirit is Paracletos, the Paraclete, which is translated as Comforter,...
by Greg Beben | May 20, 2023 | Meditations
We may begin our reflection today by focusing on this line from Psalm 27: “One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.” To dwell in the house of the Lord means to be where the Lord is, to live continuously in...
by Greg Beben | May 17, 2023 | Meditations
We celebrate today the great Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven. The first reading tells us that, as the Apostles looked on, “he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” Jesus has completed his mission on earth and now he returns to his...
by Greg Beben | May 13, 2023 | Meditations
On this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Liturgy gives us an instruction on love. This is a most fitting topic for this Season, which is drawing near its culmination, for Easter begins with the revelation of the greatest love of all, on display from the Cross and...
