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On St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day, we read from the Song of Songs at Mass: “I will rise and will go about the city; in the streets and the broad ways I will seek Him Whom my soul loves.” And ...
In St. John’s telling of the Easter story (John chapter 20), Mary Magdalene shows up first. She’s there to care for the corpse of her beloved Rabbi and Lord, but all she finds is an empty tomb.
One can imagine Mary Magdalene recalling Jesus’ words, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (Jn. 8:12).
It was during Easter of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic lockdown, that I realized that Mary Magdalene had headed out to the tomb on that first Easter expecting only sorrow and sadness, still ...
Maybe Mary Magdalene felt at least a little bit similarly. When you have a transformative moment with God, when you feel that you and God have gotten to know each other personally, your life is ...
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese tells the tale of St. Mary Magdalene, ... PART 2 OF ‘MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS: THE SAINTS’ RETURNS ON FOX NATION FOR EASTER SEASON.
They were presented as Easter gifts to the rest of the royal household. 4. Mary Magdalene and the Red Egg. In several legends, Mary Magdalene is a key player in the creation of the egg-dying ...
Then one Sunday this past Easter season I casually said to her, “You are our Mary Magdalene.” I received a blank stare. Later I realized she was thinking of the misconception that has endured ...
She’s one of the most recognized figures in the Bible—and perhaps the most misunderstood. That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene.
Mary Magdalene. Released: 2018 Rating: R Mary Magdalene is an Easter movie on Netflix that offers a new perspective on the woman of the same name. Rooney Mara stars in this historical drama as ...
But in Luke 10, Mary and Martha don’t have a brother. Martha and Mary in Luke could be a different family than Lazarus and Mary in John’s Gospel, but when you add Martha to the story in John, it ...