by Greg Beben | Mar 7, 2026 | Meditations
The adult human body is made up of approximately 60% water. Studies show that we can survive for about three weeks without food, but we cannot survive for more than three or four days without water. Water is so important to us that we need to replenish it often. There...
by Greg Beben | Feb 28, 2026 | Meditations
In our Lenten journey, we are traveling towards the glorious celebration of Easter, where we will rejoice in the complete victory of Jesus over sin and death. Our life itself is a journey, and our destination is also a glorious one: perfect fulfillment in union with...
by Greg Beben | Feb 21, 2026 | Meditations
Last Wednesday, we began the Season of Lent with fasting and the imposition of ashes. Today’s Gospel gives us some of the theology behind this Holy Season. “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert”...
by Greg Beben | Feb 18, 2026 | Seasonal Introductions
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, but the First Week of Lent begins with the First Sunday. This leaves the three days between Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday in an unusual liturgical interval; they are part of Lent, but not part of the weeks of Lent. Their official...
by Greg Beben | Feb 17, 2026 | Meditations
On Ash Wednesday the whole Church gathers to begin the journey of Lent. It is striking to see large crowds gathering in churches, in the middle of the week, to be marked with the penitential sign of ashes. What the prophet Joel declares in today’s first reading comes...
