by Greg Beben | Sep 2, 2023 | Meditations
In his rebuke of Peter in today’s Gospel, Jesus points out for us a contrast between two views – that of God and that of human beings. Peter’s reaction to Jesus’ prediction of his Passion is the example of a human point of view. Just before this rebuke, Peter was on...
by Greg Beben | Aug 26, 2023 | Meditations
In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks a question of his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?” As Pope Francis states in the Reflection for this week, each of us must ponder this same question: “Today, we hear Jesus’ question directed to each one of us: ‘And you, who do you...
by Greg Beben | Aug 21, 2023 | Meditations
Yesterday the rich man went away sad because he had many possessions. Why is it difficult for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God? Because if we attach much value to our possessions, then it is difficult to let them go. Along with wealth comes the worry of...
by Greg Beben | Aug 19, 2023 | Meditations
At the dawn of the history of salvation, God called Abraham, our Father in Faith, and told him that all nations on earth would be blessed by him (cf. Gal 3:8). From the offspring of Abraham, God raised up for himself a nation, Israel, from which the Savior of all...
by Greg Beben | Aug 14, 2023 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, an event we ponder frequently as the Fourth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary. On this Solemnity, we encounter a profound mystery that the Church has pondered for centuries. Mary, conceived without...
by Greg Beben | Aug 12, 2023 | Meditations
It happens, sometimes, that people feel hopeless when they are in a serious difficulty and are consequently gripped with fear – and especially when it seems that God is absent. This was the experience of the prophet Elijah when he was running away from the wicked...
