Maria Wolf

María Wolf fue escritora de la American Bible Society y tiene más de 20 años de experiencia como periodista. Ella es soprano de formación clásica que usa su don de música para ministrar a las congregaciones de Santa Gertrudis en West Conshohocken, Pa., y Madre de la Divina Providencia en King of Prussia, Pa.

Maria Wolf is a writer at American Bible Society and has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist. She is a classically trained soprano who uses her gift of music to minister to the congregations of St. Gertrude in West Conshohocken, Pa., and Mother of Divine Providence in King of Prussia, Pa.

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May 27th, 2014

Who Is the Real Mary Magdalene?

Maria Wolf

Painters depict Mary Magdalene asprostitute-turned-penitent. The Gnostic Gospel of Philip showcases her as theone Jesus loved more than all the other disciples. The Da Vinci Code fantasizes her as Jesus’ wife and mother of hischildren. Biblical scholar Philip H. Towner, PhD, says there’s a sharpdivide between ...

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May 20th, 2014

Children of Deported Parents Remain Vulnerable and Unprotected

Maria Wolf

Reverend Salguero has a heart for kids, especially those whoare orphaned by immigration laws. At least 5, 100 children of undocumented parents arecurrently in foster care because their mothers and fathers are either detainedin detention centers or deported, according to the Applied Research Center. Ifnothing changes, 15, 000 ...

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May 12th, 2014

How to Raise Kids in a Culture of Overindulgence

Maria Wolf

It’s every parent’s dream to raise children who are kind andloving to others. But the American culture of overindulgence can derail thatdream, says Dr. Margi McCombs, afamily and child educator for more than 30 years. The media continually besieges parents with messages aboutbuying things that will ...

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May 1st, 2014

Mariano Rivera Shares His Love of the Bible

Maria Wolf

It’s no coincidence that Mariano Rivera was fishing with hiscousin when the two talked about the Bible. On the water in a boat, Rivera waslearning about a God who deeply loved and cared for him. It was clear the Lord was fishing for Rivera. The would-be baseball ...

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April 24th, 2014

Pope Francis Distributes Free Bibles at the Vatican

Maria Wolf

To encouragepeople to read the Bible, Pope Francis distributed pocket-sized copies of theGospels to the tens of thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square in earlyApril. “I want to offer to you who are here in the piazza—but as asign for all—a pocket-sized Gospel. They will be distributed ...

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April 18th, 2014

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

Maria Wolf

Editors Note: The Spiritual Exercisesdeveloped by Ignatius of Loyola were written to challenge you and me toexperience the Bible in a new way. As you contemplate a passage, use yourimagination to enter the scene as an active participant—as one of thecharacters in the story you are reading. The ...

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April 17th, 2014

What Jesus Ate at the Last Supper

Maria Wolf

During these holy days, we focus our thoughts on Jesus’suffering, death and resurrection. As we walk these days with him, we mightwonder about his earthly life. What was he thinking? Feeling? Seeing? Eating? This last question intrigued us, so we contacted a biblicalscholar and asked him what Jesus ...

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April 15th, 2014

Where is God when my marriage ends?

Maria Wolf

“With all your heart, you must trust the Lord and not your own judgment. Always let him lead you, andhe will clear the road for you to follow.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Hannah* was living the American dream. She met a man at her church, married ...

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