Mary of Magdala was liberated from seven demons by Jesus, remained faithfully by him, witnessed his crucifixion, watched his burial, attended his grave, was the first witness to his resurrection, and ...
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Presenter: Barbara Reid, O.P. This celebration of the feast day of St. Mary of Magdala begins with Mass, followed by lunch and a lecture. In her lecture, Sr. Reid offers an exploration of Luke's ...
My name is Mark Goodacre, and I am a professor of New Testament and Christian origins in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. I was series adviser and one of many on-camera experts ...
July 22 is the Feast of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles. Devotion to Mary of Magdala has grown steady in recent years. From the Pray Tell Blog, we learn that "the early centuries remembered ...
Forget The DaVinci Code — by now the uproar over the book and movie is old news. Mary Magdalene, who is at the heart of the story, is not. The mystique of the biblical character continues — in ...
Many people, when asked to conjure up an image of Mary of Magdala, will say that she was a prostitute; a sinner who repented. However, in truth, Mary was an important faith leader, a key figure in our ...
To say I was thrilled when the Vatican upgraded the celebration of St. Mary of Magdala to a feast on par with those of the other apostles doesn't nearly begin to cover it. On June 10 Archbishop Arthur ...
Mary of Magdala was liberated from seven demons by Jesus, remained faithfully by him, witnessed his crucifixion, watched his burial, attended his grave, was the first witness to his resurrection, and ...