Category: Lazarus

Lazarus, the Rich Man, and the Sin of Pride

by bcadmin | Sep 24, 2022 | Catechism of the Catholic Church, God the Father, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, News, parables, Pharisees, prophet amos, Sermon on the Mount, st jerome, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dispatch | 0 |

Readings: • Am 6:1a, 4-7 • Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 • 1 Tm 6:11-16 • Lk 16:19-31 As we hear the various parables from the Gospel of Luke, it is good to keep two things […]

Jesus weeps

by bcadmin | Aug 8, 2022 | infidelity, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, News, St. John Henry Newman, The Dispatch, weeps | 0 |

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (EF), August 7, 2022, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Only twice in the entire New Testament do […]

Mary, Martha, and “the better part”

by bcadmin | Jul 16, 2022 | Bethany, Jesus Christ, Josef Pieper, Lazarus, Mary and Martha, News, St. Ambrose, St. Gregory the Great, The Dispatch | 0 |

Readings: • Gen 18:1-10a • Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 • Col 1:24-28 • Lk 10:38-42 Americans are, generally speaking, a pragmatic and practical people. We know how to get things done, how to organize, how […]

Death Does Not Have The Final Word

by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Gospel, Into the Deep, Lazarus, News, Resurrection, Scripture | 0 |

The Final Journey to Jerusalem Begins The account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead by Jesus is the sixth of the seven signs in St. John’s Gospel that announce the fulfillment of the Old Covenant in the New Covenant and the passing awa…

The real character of Saint Martha of Bethany

by bcadmin | Jul 29, 2021 | Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, martha, Mary, News, The Dispatch | 0 |

Have you ever had the unpleasant experience of listening to an acquaintance unjustifiably criticize someone you consider a friend? It’s shocking when we realize how human beings can completely misunderstand one another. This happens not […]

Death is Not the Final Answer

by bcadmin | Mar 21, 2021 | death, Featured, Gospel, grace, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, life, News, Redemption, Resurrection, resurrection of the body, Sacred Scripture, Salvation, Sanctifying Grace, Scripture, Scrutinies, sin, Sunday Scripture Reflections | 0 |

The Final Journey to Jerusalem Begins The account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead by Jesus is the seventh of the seven signs in St. John’s Gospel that announce the fulfillment of the Old Covenant in the New Covenant and the passing away o…

Pope adds Martha, Mary and Lazarus, Church doctors to universal calendar

by bcadmin | Feb 2, 2021 | Cardinal Robert Sarah, Congregation for Divine Worship, Featured, From the Pope, Gregory of Narek, Hildegard of Bingen, John of Avila, Lazarus, Mary, News, Pope adds Martha, Universal calendar of feast days | 0 |

Recognizing their welcome of and witness to Christ, Pope Francis has approved changing the liturgical feast of St. Martha to include her sister and brother, Mary and Lazarus, on the church’s universal calendar of feast days.

The Resurrection and the Life

by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2020 | death, Featured, Gospel, grace, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, life, News, Redemption, Resurrection, resurrection of the body, Sacred Scripture, Salvation, Sanctifying Grace, Scripture, Scrutinies, sin, Sunday Scripture Reflections | 0 |

At Lazarus’ Tomb

by bcadmin | Mar 28, 2020 | Ezekiel, Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, News, Raising of Lazarus, Scott Hahn, Scripture, Sunday Scripture Reflections | 0 |

Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A).. Readings:Ezekiel 37:12–14Psalm 130:1–8Romans 8:8–11John 11:1–45 As we draw near to the end of Lent, today’s Gospel clearly has Jesus’ passion and death in view. That’s…

Sunday Gospel reflections: ‘Lazarus laughed’

by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Jesus, Lazarus, Lent, Living with Christ, News, Pat Livingston, Sunday Gospel Reflections, The Raising of Lazarus | 0 |

He cried out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, ‘Untie him and let him go.’ (John 11:43-44) My spirits s…

The Suffering in Bethany

by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Bethany, Between the Sundays, Featured, Lazarus, Living the Faith, martha, News, Raising of Lazarus, Resurrection, suffering, surrender | 0 |

“Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something to spare this suffering?” The Sunday Gospels in Lent for Year A are particularly poignant and reflective, drawing us into the Lenten mysteries. We can see how the Church values…