Author Archives: Mary Healy

About Mary Healy

Mary Healy teaches Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.
April 22, 2011

A Scriptural Rosary for Good Friday

The rosary is, as Pope John Paul II said, a way of contemplating the mysteries in the life of Christ in “the school of Mary”—the one who knows him best. Accompanied by her, we can be present in the events … Continue reading →

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April 12, 2011

“When you have lifted up the Son of Man…”

“When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he.” (John 8:28) Just as in the Synoptic Gospels, so in the Gospel of John Jesus three times solemnly prophesies his passion (John 3:14; … Continue reading →

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March 23, 2011

Quenching the Thirst of God

Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4, one of the longest dialogues in all Scripture, is full of Johannine symbolism and hidden layers of meaning. The setting, Jacob’s well, provides an initial clue to the meaning of the … Continue reading →

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March 9, 2011

Jesus of Nazareth Part II

The fact that Benedict XVI has spent what little time he can squeeze out of his papal schedule continuing work on his three-volume Jesus of Nazareth indicates the tremendous importance he attributes to the renewal of theology, and in particular, biblical … Continue reading →

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