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...
by Greg Beben | Aug 14, 2021 | Meditations
In today’s Gospel the Blessed Virgin Mary says: “The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” God has done great things for our Blessed Mother and he is doing great things for us. Today we celebrate a particularly “great thing” that God did for...
by Greg Beben | Aug 14, 2018 | 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, to the “great sign in the sky” in the Book of Revelation, and to the...
