The Chosen’s Elizabeth Tabish opens up about why she thinks audiences are drawn to her character, Mary Magdalene. Find out what she said here.

Why St. Mary Magdalene Gets a Bad Rap. How the popular picture of Mary Magdalene as a penitent with a notoriously wanton sexual past developed — and what’s wrong with it ...

“Mary Magdalene was a full apostle of Jesus, one of great brilliance, she walked the talk, which is why he loved her particularly and (why) they were so close. I mean, she really got it.

So who is Mary Magdalene, and what do we know about her? 1. She may have come from a wealthy family. Mary Magdalene got her last name from the town of Magdala, which was near the Sea of Galilee.

Mary Magdalene has been "interpreted and misinterpreted, just as Jesus has been interpreted and misinterpreted," according to Michael Haag, historian and author of The Quest for Mary Magdalene.

St. Mary Magdalene is the patron saint of penitent sinners and contemplative life; she can be found on the July 22 page of the Roman Martyrology. A Novena of Days with St. Mary Magdalene.

Pencil Preaching for Monday, July 22, 2019. “Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord” (John 20:18).

The Good Shepherd carried me gently back to the fold in my 40s, and forgave me everything. I love Mary Magdalene because she met the Good Shepherd face-to-face and had a total change of heart.

It is Mary Magdalene who says those words to disciples in the biblical book of John, chapter 20, verse 18, after Jesus has been crucified and buried and disappeared from his tomb.