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 ...

“Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.

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 ...

How often are you gripped by anxiety? How often are you stressed out instead of experiencing contentment that comes from the Lord? You are in good company with a woman in the Bible named Martha. In ...

I used to picture myself as Mary, sitting in my living room and listening to my guest’s heart-aches while Martha mashed potatoes in the kitchen. I always choose Mary’s stillness over Martha’s work, I ...