Letter from Fr. Juan VI

Six inches under. That was the distance between where we had been walking and where we found the 2,200 year old bronze shovel under our feet in February. It is also the figurative distance that marks the beginning of the “Magdala experience” and where the Holy Spirit touches the hearts of the thousands of pilgrims…

Spring Flowers

Yellow. Blue. White. Pink. Lavender. Red.  I wasn’t just naming colors – but rather, marveling at the variety of small spring flowers that decorated both sides along the path I was walking this past Sunday.  It’s true what they say – that for a short time Israel is as green as Ireland!  The desert is…