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...
by Greg Beben | May 4, 2016 | Meditations
The Solemnity of the Ascension is one of the joyful highpoints of the liturgical year, and especially of the season of Easter. Jesus’ bodily ascension to heaven, his return to the Father, marks the glorious completion of his earthly mission. As he passes from...
by Greg Beben | Mar 26, 2016 | Meditations
Today we run to the tomb of Christ, together with the faithful women. We last saw him when he was buried last Friday afternoon. As soon as the Sabbath rest is over, we rush to the tomb. We want to be with him, to mourn him, to honor his body. We have been to tombs...
