by Greg Beben | Dec 7, 2018 | Meditations
It is most appropriate that we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception during the season of Advent because the arrival of Mary is a critical step in the historical preparation for the “advent,” the coming of the Messiah, the Redeemer of mankind. From the...
by Greg Beben | Dec 7, 2017 | Meditations
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This famous line from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities seems to apply well to the vivid contrast between today’s first reading and the Gospel. The third chapter of Genesis gives us an account of the terrible...
