by Greg Beben | May 31, 2020 | Meditations
We are presented today with two mothers, each of whom stood at the foot of a “tree” and listened to a “word,” which had profound consequences for her children. The first reading takes us back to the story of Adam and Eve’s fall from grace. Eve was standing at the foot...
by Greg Beben | May 30, 2020 | Meditations
If we were asked to say what is our ultimate goal in life, we might answer that it is to get to Heaven. And if we were asked further what Heaven will be like, we might say that we will be with God, enjoying eternal happiness in his presence. In the meantime, as we...
by Greg Beben | May 23, 2020 | Meditations
“And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.” These words of Jesus, taken from his prayer to the Father at the Last Supper, bring back to mind the great event we celebrated last Thursday, Jesus’ Ascension to the...
by Greg Beben | May 16, 2020 | Meditations
At the Last Supper, Jesus spoke to his disciples so openly about his imminent sufferings that they were deeply disturbed. Thus one of his concerns on that holy night was to console them and strengthen their faith. As we read last Sunday, he told them, “Do not let your...
by Greg Beben | May 9, 2020 | Meditations
Change is one of the characteristics of living things. If something is alive, every day it experiences a visible or invisible transformation. This is also true of the Church, which is always growing – not changing into something different but becoming more fully...
