by Greg Beben | Sep 12, 2023 | Seasonal Introductions
Fr. Francis Marino, Founder of the Anawim Community, often spoke of how the Liturgy constantly teaches and forms us. This profound process of “liturgical formation” takes place not only through each day’s readings and prayers, but also through the orderly arrangement...
by Greg Beben | Aug 21, 2023 | Meditations
Yesterday the rich man went away sad because he had many possessions. Why is it difficult for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God? Because if we attach much value to our possessions, then it is difficult to let them go. Along with wealth comes the worry of...
by Greg Beben | Aug 14, 2023 | Meditations
Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, an event we ponder frequently as the Fourth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary. On this Solemnity, we encounter a profound mystery that the Church has pondered for centuries. Mary, conceived without...
by Greg Beben | May 30, 2023 | Meditations
On Sunday, we celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. Today we ponder an earlier event in which the Spirit was already active, not in public display overflowing from the Upper Room, but in secret, in the hidden world of the womb. We celebrate...
by Greg Beben | May 29, 2023 | Meditations
It is most fitting that today, Monday after the Solemnity of the Pentecost, we celebrate the new Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. It can rightly be said that Pentecost is the day that the mission of the Church started, the day when the...