Catholic moms familiar with the Proverbs 31 wife, who we hear about this Sunday, might sympathize with Daria Sockey. As April and I promised in our Guide to Sunday, here is Daria’s Faith & Family ...

Proverbs 31:4-7 (RSV): [4] It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink; [5] lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and pervert the ...

Rachel Held Evans grew up in Dayton, Tenn., the heart of the Bible Belt and site in 1925 of the Scopes Trial, the famous prosecution of John Scopes for teaching evolution in a public school. William ...

"The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him" (Proverbs 31-1). Did you read that right? "An "inspired utterance" from Mom? Yes, King Lemuel recanted Mom's list of boxes she ...

The ‘wife of noble character’ is rarely applied to whom it was meant to describe. In recent years, many faithful Christian women have internalized the words of Proverbs 31, but I can’t help wondering ...

What is a modern day "virtuous" woman? Proverbs 31 is the last chapter in the book of wisdom. When it comes to being last, it proves a good woman is worth waiting for. It describes the type of woman ...

From Proverbs 31, I want to share three things mothers are or mothers do in order to honor them this Mother’s Day. Proverbs 31 says, “She works with eager hands” (vs. 13). In this proverb, we see ...

The Proverbs 31 Woman. Since time immemorial, pastors and theologians have weighed in on the valiant woman of Proverbs 31, finding in the acrostic Hebrew poem a recipe for a perfect wife. New England ...

Enough water has passed under the bridge to allow us to take a second look at the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31.