Mary Magdalene Archives

From Grave to Garden

by Joannie Watson | Jul 22, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Praying | 0 |

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Several years ago, Pope Francis elevated...

New Life in Christ

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 4, 2021 | Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“The Resurrection of Christ” (detail) by Bloch “For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God, I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now...

Why I’m proud to be a woman of the Church

by Joannie Watson | Jan 29, 2016 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

As a woman who is active in the Church on both the local and national level, I’ve had plenty of...

Practical Lessons from Death’s Defeat

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 5, 2015 | Put Out Into the Deep, Sundays | 0 |

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! What more fitting conclusion to a week of drama wrought by sin could there be than the triumph of Life over death! There is so much about Easter to help us live our lives in our day. Surely...

The Danger of Martha’s Vindication

by Dan Burke | Jul 25, 2014 | Navigating the Interior Life, Regular Feature | 0 |

I have noticed a troubling trend in past years when the Gospel reading about Mary and Martha’s encounter with Christ surfaces. Of course we all know the passage: “Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village,...