by Greg Beben | Jan 5, 2019 | Meditations
The feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ that we have celebrated stressed the identity of Jesus Christ, true God and true man, Son of God made flesh. Today’s feast, the Epiphany of the Lord, celebrates the manifestation of God in Jesus Christ as the...
by Greg Beben | Dec 24, 2018 | Meditations
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light! (Is 9:1). The long Advent wait is over, and the promised Messiah has come into the world. This feast of Christmas is so important that there are four liturgies to celebrate this day. The Vigil Mass, the Mass...
by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2017 | Meditations
The first day of the new calendar year is usually a time when people extend good wishes to each other – “Happy New Year!” – and look forward in hope toward what the new year will bring. It is also designated as the Church’s World Day of Peace, a day when we exercise...
by Greg Beben | Dec 30, 2017 | Meditations
During this Octave of Christmas, we rejoice and celebrate the arrival of Jesus, the Son of God. He has entered into time, into human history and culture, taking upon himself all that is human, to transform it all and to give it meaning. He has entered into the human...
by Greg Beben | Dec 24, 2017 | Meditations
Glory to God in the highest! Today a Child is born. Although he looks like any one of the countless millions of unnoticed, poor children born into the world, he is no ordinary child! This is God Himself who has come as our Savior! His coming is announced to simple,...
