Jesus’ Extraordinary Treatment of Women
Barbara Leonhard, OSF
May 9, 2020
Jesus refuses to see women as inferior or unclean, and even makes them his disciples and reveals himself to them. His is a new model of how to treat women.
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Jesus and Slavery
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 23, 2018
I have been a Catholic from birth but often have questions about some of the issues we are facing today, such as the evils associated with slavery. The Romans had slaves, but is there any evidence that Jesus condemned that ...
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Jesus, the Prophet
Father Roger Karban
July 24, 2018
If we look at Jesus as human, as his earliest disciples did, it may change the way we follow his teachings.
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Lessons from Jesus’ Agony in the Garden
Martin Pable, OFM Cap
February 24, 2018
Like us, Jesus could be besieged by his emotions. But his example shows us that God is there to comfort and support us.
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The Seven Sorrows of Mary
Jeanette Martino Land
August 24, 2017
We can turn to Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, for consolation in our suffering.
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Martha and Mary: Jesus Loves Them Both
Colleen C. Mitchell
July 26, 2017
Because I am a lot like Martha, I’ve always balked at the interpretations of this story that make it seem as if there is something intrinsically flawed in Martha’s nature.
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