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In Exile
Ron Rolheiser
Tensions Within Spirituality
Martha engaged herself in the necessary task of serving
others while Mary simply sat at Jesus’ feet, doing
nothing, but loving a lot. Jesus commends Mary, saying she has
chosen the better part. Christian spirituality forever after
has had to struggle with those words.
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Glancing Thoughts
Eleonore Stump
The Desires of the Heart
[Mary's] beloved brother was dead, and her beloved Jesus
seemed to have disregarded her entirely in her time of need.
She must have felt sure that she had lost the desires of her
heart and lost them irretrievably.
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The Perspective of Justice
Gerald Darring
Victory Over Death
Today’s Gospel recounts one of the most dramatic stories from
the life of Jesus: the raising of Lazarus from the dead. John
goes to great lengths to make clear that Lazarus had been dead
for some time, and he shows Jesus’ power to conquer death.
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