The first line is one such line: “Now, a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his ...

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 ...

Mary stays home, and Martha, again the more active sister, greets Jesus in town and makes the astonishing statement in John 11:27: "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to ...

In the latest installment of our video series meet Sister Mary Lazarus, a lifelong nun as old as her namesake who runs the convent choir which disco singer Deloris Van Cartier spruces up after her ...

Martha, Mary and Lazarus, the family at Bethany who were close friends of the Lord Jesus. ... it listed July 29 as the feast of St. Martha as well as of her sister Mary and brother Lazarus.

Paul Park's 'Three Marys' Alan Cheuse reviews The Three Marys by Paul Park. The book is an imaginative retelling of material from the Gospels, specifically the stories of Mary, the mother of Jesus ...

The other is Mary of Bethany, sister of Lazarus and Martha. This Mary wins accolades from Jesus for sitting attentively at his feet and listening to him while Martha runs around making sure the ...