by Greg Beben | Sep 28, 2019 | Meditations
We begin the 26th Week in Ordinary Time with a specific challenge from our Theme for the Week: “Our action or inaction will determine our eternity.” As baptized disciples, we are called to follow the Way, who is a Person, Jesus the Lord. To follow him is to follow his...
by Greg Beben | Sep 21, 2019 | Meditations
The beautiful opening lines from the Catechism of the Catholic Church give us a summary of the fundamental meaning of human life: “God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life”...
by Greg Beben | Sep 14, 2019 | Meditations
Today’s Gospel contains some of the most beautiful and popular stories in the Bible. The parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Lost (“Prodigal”) Son are frequently mentioned, especially when we talk about God’s mercy. Today we have an opportunity to...
by Greg Beben | Sep 7, 2019 | Meditations
Jesus sometimes makes statements which sound harsh to our ears. For example: “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” How can he tell us to hate our...
by Greg Beben | Aug 17, 2019 | Meditations
The Christian life is a joyful and fulfilling journey. However, since we follow on this journey a King who revealed his glory through the suffering and injustice of the Cross, we cannot expect to be free of all sufferings. The Cross of Christ, which will always appear...
