Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the Gospel account of Jesus' raising Lazarus to life, in the Scrutiny readings this Sunday. Christ grieves with us, then restores life through the light of his Resurrection ...

The story found in Luke 10 of Martha and Mary—where Martha is doing service and Mary is sitting at Jesus’ feet and Martha complains—is a different story by a different gospel author. So many women ...

the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene, his disciple and the first witness to the resurrection; Mary and Martha, the sisters who offered him hospitality in Bethany. Now we are learning more of the ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

Because of this, Christians believe that Jesus came to serve people from all races and backgrounds. After Mary’s visit from the Angel Gabriel she travelled to Bethlehem. Bethlehem was very busy ...