by Greg Beben | Jun 20, 2026 | Meditations
As our formation as missionary disciples continues in this 12th Week in Ordinary Time, we are confronted with the conflict between faith and fear. Faith is one of the cardinal virtues we received in Baptism. Fear is an inborn protective emotional reaction that arises...
by Greg Beben | Jun 13, 2026 | Meditations
Like the Israelites in the first reading, God has freed us from slavery to sin. He has borne us up on “eagles wings” and brought us to himself. We have been blessed to see, over the past few weeks, how God has done this, as we celebrated God pouring out his Spirit...
by Greg Beben | May 23, 2026 | Meditations
If we were asked to say what is our ultimate goal in life, we might answer that it is to get to Heaven. And if we were asked further what Heaven will be like, we might say that we will be with God, enjoying eternal happiness in his presence. In the meantime, as we...
by Greg Beben | May 16, 2026 | Meditations
“And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.” These words of Jesus, taken from his prayer to the Father at the Last Supper, bring back to mind the great event we celebrated last Thursday, Jesus’ Ascension to the...
by Greg Beben | May 15, 2026 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. After his Resurrection, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples in a series of appearances. “He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and...