by Greg Beben | May 18, 2019 | Meditations
We recall Jesus’ answer to the scribe who asked, “Which is the greatest commandment in the law?” In short, Jesus said, love God above all else and your neighbor as yourself. In today’s Gospel, he elaborates on the way of love, giving us a new commandment: “Love one...
by Greg Beben | Apr 27, 2019 | Meditations
Today we see the fulfillment of what the angel said to St. Joseph about Mary and her Son: “…she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:21). Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary, has saved us from our sins....
by Greg Beben | Apr 20, 2019 | Meditations
Today’s Responsorial Psalm proclaims: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.” We rejoice exceedingly because Christ our Lord, the Paschal Victim, who died for us on the Cross, has risen! Our Easter joy knows no bounds because new life and new...
by Greg Beben | Apr 7, 2018 | Meditations
This Octave Day of Easter is, in the 21st century, also celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday. The readings today show us examples of both acts of mercy and words of mercy. The first reading gives us an inspiring description of the early Church. Those who loved and...
by Greg Beben | Mar 31, 2018 | Meditations
He is Risen! Alleluia! There were soldiers standing guard outside the tomb where Jesus was buried, but there were no eyewitnesses to what happened in the darkness inside. So profound was the mystery of what exactly took place, the Resurrection of the Lord, that no one...
