“This poor widow put in more than all the others” (Mark 12:44). Women had no legal status or identity apart from family in Jesus’ time. If a woman lost her husband and had no son, she would be reduced ...

Find today’s readings here. “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered ...

THERE is not a widower in the whole Bible. At least he did not remain one long enough to appear in the Concordance. But with widows the Scriptures are heavy laden. The solicitude of the Hebrew writers ...