The Village Voice, September 27th, 2006
Sisters
By Declan Hassett
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The Parent Trap
A tale of two siblings, rivalry still intact
Martha, as all but the most rigid biblical scholar can attest, gets the fuzzy end of the lollipop. In the Gospel of Luke, while her sister fawns at Christ's feet, Martha must perform all the household chores. When she dares to complain, Christ scolds her, saying, "Martha, Martha ... Mary has chosen the better portion, which will not be taken away from her. " Mary must have given quite the foot rub.
Declan Hassett, an Irish journalist and playwright, tak...
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