We recently celebrated the feast day of St. Mary of Magdala, a woman who is responsible for the founding of the Christian tradition and a model of what it means to live up to the role and expectation of being… Read More ›
Mary Magdalene
Kassiani’s Song: Woman at the Center of the Easter Drama by Carol P. Christ
Today I am reposting the song and story of Kassiani, the Byzantine composer, poet, and hymnographer, who is not well-known to western feminists or in western history in general. In Christian Orthodox tradition, Kassiani’s most famous song will be sung… Read More ›
Unexpected Divine Encounters by Katey Zeh
As I finalize my manuscript for Women Rise Up, to be published with the FAR press in early 2019, I want to share this excerpt from my chapter on Mary Magdalene. The Spirit of God moves at unexpected times and places…. Read More ›
Honoring St. Mary of Magdala by Gina Messina
While I am joining the conversation a bit late, I find it necessary to comment on the significance of the “upgrading” of the celebration of St. Mary of Magdala to a feast – on par with the male apostles. While… Read More ›
An Indecent Reading of Mary Magdalene by Cynthia Garrity-Bond
Recently I took one of those on-line quizzes that show up on Facebook. Based on my response to particular questions, it promised to tell me what my Biblical name would be. To my joy I received Mary Magdalene. To my… Read More ›
Mary Magdalene – A Woman of Power and Vision by Judith Shaw
Who was Mary Magdalene? The first thought of many today is that Mary Magdalene was a repentant prostitute. But was she? Until the third century, Mary was considered an “apostle.” Mary as an apostle posed a threat to the early… Read More ›
The Case for a Woman Pope: Mary Magdalene by Frank Shapiro
There’s a lot of hullabaloo these days about belief in God, atheism, separation of religion and state. However, like it or not, Western civilization is a Christian one. Ever since the Roman Empire officially became Christian in the 4th century… Read More ›
