by Greg Beben | Sep 14, 2021 | Meditations
Yesterday, together with the whole Church, we pondered the Cross of Christ from the perspective that only faith can give us. We hailed the Cross as the sign of a glorious victory, something to be treasured, a cause for rejoicing. Without faith, we cannot see suffering...
by Greg Beben | Sep 13, 2021 | Meditations
In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus summed up the way we are to live as his disciples, calling us all to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow in his steps. Because the idea of “taking up our cross” can intimidate us, the Church gives us today’s great feast in order to...
by Greg Beben | Sep 11, 2021 | Meditations
One of the traditional ways of explaining the purpose of our earthly existence is to affirm that God created us to know him, to love him, and to serve him. Today’s Gospel opens with a question about knowing. Jesus asks what people know about him: “Who do people say...
by Greg Beben | Sep 7, 2021 | Meditations
On this joyful feast of Blessed Mary’s birthday, we turn to a profound short passage from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans. In it, Paul assures us that “all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” We see a striking example...
by Greg Beben | Sep 4, 2021 | Meditations
God’s original intention in creating us is that we may live in a communion of love and joy with him and with each other, in this life and for all eternity. In this life of communion, we should be able to hear God who unceasingly communicates his love to us and then,...
