by Greg Beben | Aug 14, 2024 | Meditations
The readings for today’s glorious feast, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, offer us an opportunity to look back into salvation history to an earlier event in Mary’s life, the Visitation, and to the “great sign” in the sky in the Book of Revelation, and to the...
by Greg Beben | Aug 4, 2024 | Seasonal Introductions
For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Christ. We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. 2 Corinthians...
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 4, 2023 | Seasonal Introductions
“For God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Christ. We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from...
by Greg Beben | Aug 14, 2022 | Meditations
Nine days ago, we celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration, which showed us the glory of God shining on the face of Christ and reminded us of our ultimate destiny, which is to share in that same glory (cf. 2 Cor 4:6). Today, the whole Church rejoices and praises...
