by Greg Beben | Jan 15, 2022 | Meditations
Last Sunday, we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord, which inaugurated Jesus’ public ministry. Although the Christmas/Epiphany season officially ended with that feast, the Church continues to celebrate the many ways by which Jesus reveals himself in our midst each day....
by Greg Beben | Jan 14, 2022 | Meditations
The Feast of the Santo Niño was established to honor Jesus Christ. The Santo Niño is a sacred image which is connected with the very beginning of Christianity in the Philippines. The small statue now in Cebu, the Santo Niño de Cebu, arrived with Magellan and his crew,...
by Greg Beben | Jan 8, 2022 | Meditations
Our Gospel today, neatly presented in two paragraphs, describes for us two elements, one human and the other divine. The first sentence sets the scene: “The people were filled with expectation….” This brief statement conjures up for us a sense of the excitement that...
by Greg Beben | Jan 1, 2022 | Meditations
On Epiphany Sunday, we reflect on the Light of Christ – the Light who is Christ – which shines on all nations. As we read in Pope Francis’s Spiritual Reflection, Epiphany is “the celebration of the manifestation of Jesus, symbolized by light.” The liturgy explains in...
by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2021 | Meditations
Today is both the beginning of the new calendar year and the final day of the Octave of Christmas – the one continuous Day of Christmas in which we ponder the greatest blessing God could ever give his people, his own Son. On this eighth day, we celebrate the joyful...
