Early manuscripts of the Gospel of John reveal strange changes involving Mary Magdalene. Some scholars argue that scribes altered the text to reduce her prominence. Names were changed, roles ...

In this edifying chronicle, Almond (The Antichrist), a professor emeritus of the history of religious thought at the University of Queensland, Australia, studies Mary Magdalene’s historical iterations ...

Farrah Glisson faithfully attends our Sunday evening Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken and for years has handed out the church bulletin as people depart. I call her “our communicator.” Then ...

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CHESTER — It’s not a stretch to say that the idea for Mark St. Germain’s newest play, “Magdalene,” has been simmering in the playwright’s mind since the days of his education in Catholic schools. From ...

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 then: “I ...

If you have ever lost someone important to you, you likely know the particular sting that comes from wanting to go to the very person you’re grieving for comfort—and realizing they aren’t there, at ...

She is one of the most significant women in the Bible. But what did Mary Magdalene really look like? In Western art and film – such as the 2018 film 'Mary Magdalene', starring Rooney Mara – she is ...