{"id":138902,"date":"2017-01-25T20:45:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T01:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-one-thing-needed-a-retreat-guide-on-martha-and-mary\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:47:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:47:03","slug":"the-one-thing-needed-a-retreat-guide-on-martha-and-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-one-thing-needed-a-retreat-guide-on-martha-and-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Thing Needed: A Retreat Guide on Martha and Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138902\" class=\"elementor elementor-138902\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627a7456 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"627a7456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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