by Greg Beben | Dec 8, 2024 | Meditations
It is most appropriate that we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception during the Season of Advent because the arrival of Mary is a critical step in the historical preparation for the advent – the coming – of the Messiah, the Redeemer of mankind. From the...
by Greg Beben | Dec 7, 2024 | Meditations
Today’s Advent readings are full of hope, with the promise of joyful change and new beginnings. The first reading and the Psalm speak of the Lord restoring Jerusalem, and of the joyful return of the Chosen People, who are called to prepare the land and to put on...
by Greg Beben | Nov 30, 2024 | Meditations
The whole aim of our existence here on earth is union with Jesus Christ who is the very Source of life and who gives us eternal life. Prompted by love, he has taken the initiative to come to us that we may have life and have it to the full (cf. Jn 10:10). Today, we...
by Greg Beben | Nov 23, 2024 | Meditations
Webster’s dictionary defines “king” as “a male monarch of a major territorial unit, especially one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life.” People all over the world today understand this meaning very well, and the people in Jesus’ time understood it in...
by Greg Beben | Nov 16, 2024 | Meditations
As the Liturgical Year draws near its end, with just one week left before the Solemnity of Christ the King, the readings continue to give us a sense of all things coming to completion, culminating in the perfection of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. He will restore all...
by Greg Beben | Nov 9, 2024 | Meditations
As we enter into the final few weeks of the Liturgical Year, the Church teaches us the importance of sacrifice. The central sacrifice in all history is that of Jesus Christ. As today’s reading from Hebrews tells us, “once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages...
