On Mother's Day, it seems fitting to talk about the women who followed Jesus with dedication, service and hospitality, as ...

Good Martha, all bustle and industry, is just setting down a woven basket containing a perfect round loaf of golden bread in front of Jesus. Sitting at Jesus's feet, sister Mary is a picture of ...

Over the centuries, the story of Jesus in the house of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) was often misinterpreted as exalting the life of spiritual contemplation and minimizing a life of action.

The saints we celebrate today had that opportunity. We know that Jesus encounters Mary, Martha and Lazarus on at least three occasions during his ministry. Once when Jesus reminded Martha about ...

Today’s Gospel reading is a well-known lesson in priorities. When Jesus comes to visit their village, sisters Martha and Mary welcome him in opposite ways. Martha, ever dutiful, has taken on the ...

I remember women vocally identifying as either a “Martha” or a “Mary” with the ultimate goal of becoming more like the disciple Mary who sat at Jesus’ feet, while bemoaning our Martha ...

There is biblical precedent for that instinct and posture in the account of Jesus’ visit to the home of two sisters, Mary and Martha. Martha offers immediate hospitality, welcoming Jesus and then ...

In a scene of generous hospitality and intimate fellowship, Jesus, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus have gathered in the afterglow of Lazarus’ return to life (John 12:1-11). Lazarus is reclining at the ...

According to Margaret Atwood, the name comes from a story in the Bible where Jesus visited two sisters named Martha and Mary. Martha busies herself with housework and preparing food for Jesus ...

“In the household of Bethany, the Lord Jesus experienced the family spirit and friendship of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, and for this reason the Gospel of John states that he loved them,” it said.