Magdala Crossroads | Magdala’s People

Magdala’s People By Fr. Eamon Kelly, LC In January, our Newsletter started a new series, Crossroads. At Magdala, Crossroads is not a happenstance nice-sounding slogan but a gift we cherish and a lifestyle we cultivate. Many people who visit or work relish this experience. We intend to process this reality in our Newsletter, throughout this…

Letter from Fr. John (LXVIII)

Dear Magdala family, friends, and benefactors, We have already embarked on this new spiritual adventure, Lent. Forty days that recall the Exodus of the People of Israel from slavery to freedom, from oppression to the Promised Land, from not being the People of God to being the Chosen People. Lent has traditionally been a period…

Holy Land | Prayer that does not Cease

Prayer that does not Cease By Lucero Ross On 15 January, Pope Francis met with the members of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, the Faculty of Biblical Sciences and Archaeology of the Pontifical University “Antonianum” in Rome, who celebrated their formation’ centenary. In Pope Francis’s exhortation to the Franciscan brothers during the audience, he said, “The…

Letter from Fr. John (LXVII)

Dear Magdala Family,     On behalf of myself and the Magdala team, we wish you a happy New Year!   As the year begins and coincides with the “January Slope”– that challenging start to the new year and the unique challenges we take on – it seems essential to once again take up the motto…