by Greg Beben | May 2, 2020 | Meditations
A poor defenseless sheep left on its own does not have a chance of survival. Eventually its predators will find it and destroy it. Each one of us is a defenseless sheep when we are apart from God and all he offers us through his Son Jesus Christ. The message that runs...
by Greg Beben | Apr 25, 2020 | Meditations
The Resurrection of Christ is our faith and our hope. If Christ has not been raised, our faith is pointless (cf. 1 Cor 15:17). But Christ is risen; therefore our faith is meaningful, and we are a people of hope. There cannot be anything that gives more meaning and...
by Greg Beben | Apr 18, 2020 | Meditations
A blessed Feast of Divine Mercy to all! When St. John Paul II established for the universal Church the celebration of the 2nd Sunday of Easter as “Divine Mercy Sunday,” he fulfilled the request that Jesus Christ made in his appearances to St. Faustina Kowalska. The...
by Greg Beben | Jun 1, 2019 | Meditations
We are almost at the end of the Easter Season. Next week we will begin the long stretch of Ordinary Time, which will extend from the Feast of Pentecost until Saturday of the 34th Week of the Year. This time between the Ascension and Pentecost gives us an opportunity...
by Greg Beben | May 25, 2019 | Meditations
In the sixth week of Easter, we continue to ponder with hope the promise of sharing life with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our reading from the Book of Revelation takes us to heaven, to the eternal Kingdom where we shall dwell with the Trinity. John speaks of it...