Sunday, July 17, is the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5; Colossians 1:24-28; and Luke 10:38-42. Some people, in reading this Gospel about Martha and ...

This account of a sisterly contretemps between Martha and Mary has been read differently at different times. It has been understood, for instance, as marking the superiority of the contemplative life, ...

All the Sunday Gospel readings this summer are from Luke’s narrative about the journey of Jesus and his disciples up to Jerusalem. As they move from place to place, they rely on the generosity of ...

The Bible does not specify the birth order of siblings Martha, Mary and Lazarus, but I just feel in my bones that Martha was the oldest sister. (It takes one to know one.) Today’s Gospel reading is a ...

A friend of mine recalls that her mother always sat sideways in her chair during meals. Whether the table was surrounded by family members or invited guests, she was poised for action. She’d jump up ...

This Sunday’s Gospel tells us about Jesus and his visit with two very different women. Mary and Martha are sisters, siblings of Lazarus. They lived in Bethany, which we might say today is on the ...

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...