by Greg Beben | Apr 25, 2020 | Meditations
The Resurrection of Christ is our faith and our hope. If Christ has not been raised, our faith is pointless (cf. 1 Cor 15:17). But Christ is risen; therefore our faith is meaningful, and we are a people of hope. There cannot be anything that gives more meaning and...
by Greg Beben | Apr 18, 2020 | Meditations
A blessed Feast of Divine Mercy to all! When St. John Paul II established for the universal Church the celebration of the 2nd Sunday of Easter as “Divine Mercy Sunday,” he fulfilled the request that Jesus Christ made in his appearances to St. Faustina Kowalska. The...
by Greg Beben | Feb 24, 2020 | Seasonal Introductions
The liturgy has brought us through Advent, Christmas, and Ordinary Time before Lent, always guiding us to a fuller life in Christ. As we pondered words of wisdom for the formation of our mind and heart, we were brought to experience the power of the real presence of...
by Greg Beben | Feb 1, 2020 | Meditations
And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek. The Lord Jesus’ first entry into the temple sets the tone for this whole week, which begins with today’s great Feast of the Presentation. All week we will reflect on Jesus who comes as the “light for...
by Greg Beben | Dec 28, 2019 | Meditations
We are still in the Octave of Christmas. The whole Octave is meant to be seen as one day, in which we return again and again to stand before the manger scene, gazing with wonder and joy at the infant Jesus, amazed at the great light which has broken into the darkness...
