Today, holy Monday, we see Jesus in the house of his friends, Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. These three siblings from the town of Bethany on the outskirts of Jerusalem gave a dinner party for Jesus. This is after he made the triumphant entrance into the city which we celebrated yesterday on Palm Sunday. No doubt …
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary and the Makings of a Good Wife
St. Elizabeth of Hungary was a strong, generous, and virtuous young woman. In reading about her life, she comes across as someone who certainly would make good wife material. It’s so appropriate that the first reading chosen for her feast day is taken from Sirach 26, in which the quality of a good wife is …