by Greg Beben | Mar 18, 2021 | Meditations
In this week of Laetare Sunday, we have another reason for joy: today the universal Church rejoices as we celebrate the glorious Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast takes on an added significance this year because we are observing a...
by Greg Beben | Mar 17, 2021 | Seasonal Introductions
In the Jewish tradition, the joyful celebration of marriage lasted for one full week. This tradition is reflected in the one-week period which connects the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 19) with the Solemnity of the Annunciation...
by Greg Beben | Mar 13, 2021 | Meditations
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare Sunday, which means “Rejoice Sunday.” The readings given for our meditation tell us why we should rejoice. We rejoice because, as Jesus announces very clearly in today’s Gospel, “God so loved the world that he gave his only...
by Greg Beben | Feb 27, 2021 | Meditations
The course of time keeps speeding by. It seems that Christmas was just a few days ago and now we are already in the second week of Lent. As we know, Lent (Quadragesima) is the forty-day penitential season that culminates in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. In the...
by Greg Beben | Feb 20, 2021 | Meditations
On this first Sunday, the Gospel brings us to the roots of the Lenten journey in the life of Christ – his temptation in the desert. All the synoptic Gospels narrate this episode; after his baptism by John, Christ entered the desert. We will begin our pondering this...
