Spirituality of the
Readings
John
Foley,
SJ
Welcoming God
In truth, Martha’s trouble was not that she was scrambling about, but that as she did so, she forgot about Jesus. She was busy constructing a meal, not making him welcome.
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| In
Exile
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Working Too Hard
With virtually every other addiction, we are eventually sent off to a clinic, but if we are addicted to our work, we are generally admired for our disease and praised for our selflessness...
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| Glancing Thoughts Eleonore Stump
Love, Justice and Housework
Jesus is supposed to be the greatest upholder of justice. Fairness to women should be part of his concern, too, shouldn’t it? Where is the fairness to Martha in Jesus’ being an enabler of Mary’s failure to help in the kitchen?
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The Perspective
of
Justice
Gerald
Darring
A Different Way
How much women have suffered over the centuries because of the perception of
their proper role! How much they have filled up in their own flesh “what is
lacking in the sufferings of Christ!”
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Discussion Questions
Anne
Osdieck
Martha
or Mary?
Does knowing Christianity as a religion change your attitude toward suffering for others with Christ? What might your attitude be (concerning suffering with him for others) if you know Christ as a real person?
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