Seeking Truth Catholic Bible Study

Sharon Doran explores Mark 14:1-31, tracing three "Mark sandwiches": the widow's offering paired with the anointing at Bethany around the plot to kill Jesus; Judas's betrayal surrounding the anointing; and the Last Supper framed by betrayal and Peter's denial. The episode focuses on the unknown woman who anoints Jesus with expensive spikenard, her prophetic act foreshadowing his burial and highlighting Jesus as priest, king, and sacrificial lamb.

In Part 2 of the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 14, Sharon Doran explores the possibility that the unnamed woman who anoints Jesus is the Virgin Mary. Drawing on Scripture, Church tradition, and imagery from the Song of Songs and Psalms, she reflects on Mary as priest, prophet, and queen mother who anoints Christ for burial and reveals the spiritual marriage between Mother and Son.

The episode weaves together the Last Supper, Judas's betrayal, the Eucharist, and Marian titles—inviting listeners to ponder Mary’s unique role in the passion narrative and how her example is remembered wherever the Gospel is proclaimed.

Sharon Doran studies Mark chapter 13 (the Olivet Discourse), tracing Jesus’ final teachings from the triumphal entry through Bethany and Bethphage, the raising of Lazarus, the cursed fig tree, and the corruption of the temple leadership.

She explains how these events lead into Jesus’ prophecy of the temple’s destruction and the signs of suffering — false messiahs, wars, earthquakes, and famines — calling listeners to watchfulness and faith.

Sharon Doran explores Mark 13, explaining why Bethphage and the Sanhedrin mattered, the meaning behind the cursed fig tree and temple cleansing, and how Jesus’ Olivet discourse foretells persecution, false messiahs, and the destruction of the temple.

The episode connects Jesus’ warnings to historical fulfillments and practical application: stay vigilant against deception, rely on the Spirit in suffering, and endure in faith.

Sharon Doran explores Mark 13, showing how Jesus' warnings about the desolating sacrilege were fulfilled in history — from Antiochus IV and Caligula to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD — and what it means for Christians to watch, endure, and rely on the Holy Spirit.