by Greg Beben | Jun 23, 2021 | Meditations
“What will this child be?” Today, six months before the birth of Jesus, we celebrate the birthday of the man who was sent ahead of him to prepare the way, St. John the Baptist. Like every birthday, it is a celebration of the gift of life. As we ponder the birth and...
by Greg Beben | Jun 19, 2021 | Meditations
Our Gospel today is one of three “boat scenes” that can be found in the first half of Mark (cf. 6:45-52 and 8:13-21). The evangelist uses the experience of being in a boat to teach us something about the journey of faith and Christian discipleship. A small boat on a...
by Greg Beben | Jun 12, 2021 | Meditations
In the Garden of Eden, when the snake tempted Eve, he told her that, if she and the man ate the forbidden fruit, they would be “like gods” (Gn 3:5). This must have sounded very desirable to her, because we know that she then did take the fruit and eat it, as did the...
by Greg Beben | Jun 11, 2021 | Meditations
Yesterday we honored the Sacred Heart of Jesus with a joyful celebration. Today we celebrate a “companion feast” – really a continuation of yesterday’s feast. We continue to love, honor, and praise the Heart of Jesus, but we do so with a greater awareness that we are...
by Greg Beben | Jun 9, 2021 | Seasonal Introductions
The Founder of the Anawim Community, Fr. Francis Marino, used to point out that throughout the liturgical year there are a number of “companion feasts” – feasts that are closely associated with each other and that mutually enrich each other. One obvious example of...
