by Greg Beben | Aug 23, 2025 | Meditations
Those who travel by commercial airlines these days are aware that, in order to be admitted, one must have photo identification, pass through a body scanner, and not be named on a terrorist watch list. But what are the requirements for admission to the Kingdom of God?...
by Greg Beben | Aug 16, 2025 | Meditations
The Christian life is a joyful and fulfilling journey. However, since we follow on this journey a King who revealed his glory through the suffering and injustice of the Cross, we cannot expect to be free of all suffering. The Cross of Christ, which will always appear...
by Greg Beben | Aug 9, 2025 | Meditations
In 2007, in his encyclical on Christian Hope, Pope Benedict XVI wrote: “According to the Christian faith, ‘redemption’ – salvation – is not simply a given. Redemption is offered to us in the sense that we have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we...
by Greg Beben | Aug 2, 2025 | Meditations
Qoheleth, the wise man of the Old Testament, sees through the emptiness of a life dedicated to earthly riches. Since the storing up of many possessions does not give lasting happiness, and since whatever we work hard to obtain will eventually go to someone else...
by Greg Beben | Jul 26, 2025 | Meditations
The theme of persistent prayer is central to our liturgical readings for this Sunday. In today’s Gospel, at the request of one of his disciples, Jesus teaches them how to pray. Prayer can be expressed in the forms of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, or petition....
