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Martha, Mary, and Benedict invite you to rethink the meaning of hospitality

Scripture tells us to have no anxiety? But how? Learn how St. Benedict’s Rule teaches a stress-free approach to hospitality.

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BY JEAN P. KELLY

“Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.”

The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

“POOR MARTHA, Martha,” I always think when hearing the Luke 10: 38-42. “I’ve been there, sister.”

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