by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2023 | Meditations
The first day of the new calendar year is usually a time when people extend good wishes to each other – “Happy New Year!” – and look forward in hope toward what the New Year will bring. It is also designated as the Church’s World Day of Peace, a day when we exercise...
by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2022 | Meditations
We can begin our reflection today by pondering the first lines of the Psalm: “May God bless us in his mercy. May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us.” These words, which were written hundreds of years before Christ’s birth, continue...
by Greg Beben | Dec 31, 2021 | Meditations
Today is both the beginning of the new calendar year and the final day of the Octave of Christmas – the one continuous Day of Christmas in which we ponder the greatest blessing God could ever give his people, his own Son. On this eighth day, we celebrate the joyful...
