by Greg Beben | Aug 10, 2024 | Meditations
The Gospel reading today takes us into the heart of Jesus’ discourse on the Bread of Life. Here the Lord speaks about what we honor as the Source and Summit of our faith: the Holy Eucharist. Unlike every other teacher or prophet who came before or after him, Jesus...
by Greg Beben | Aug 3, 2024 | Meditations
Every time we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” we acknowledge that God is the one who feeds us. Everything we have is a gift from him. Yet we do not always think this way. In times of abundance, we tend to take for granted whatever we have. In times of want,...
by Greg Beben | Jul 27, 2024 | Meditations
“Give it to the people to eat.” This instruction of the Prophet Elisha to his servant in the first reading is clear and simple. But with only twenty barley loaves at hand, the servant objects, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” The Gospel involves a similar...
by Greg Beben | Jul 20, 2024 | Meditations
In the ancient world, leadership was often described using the imagery of shepherds and sheep. This imagery appears throughout the Bible to depict God’s people (the sheep) and their leaders (the shepherds). However, today’s Psalm, the well-known Psalm 23, makes it...
by Greg Beben | Jul 13, 2024 | Meditations
Today’s Gospel gives us a beautiful example of obedience on the part of the Apostles. They had been with Jesus for some time and had sat at the feet of the Master. They had learned from his words and his example how authority can be used for service and how simplicity...
