Magdala´s vision is to become a premier catalyst for renewal and reconciliation worldwide. As Magdala´s team continues to pray on the process of developing our site we have studied and begun to identify the requirements and set in place programming needed to achieve our vision. One of the most important components of this process was…
Our Story with Magdala On my first trip to Israel in 2016, my husband Jim and I hired a private guide to introduce us to the Holy Land. David was secular Jew, who immigrated to his beloved homeland from Australia. He was a ton of fun, but as we journeyed through the usual sites, we…
Magdala´s Visitor Center In the initial plans for the Magdala Center project prior to the discovery of any archeology a multimedia-oriented visitor center had been included in the project. The purpose of this would be to help visitors and pilgrims to the Holy Land better understand the geography, history and relevance of the sites which…
My name is Adam Pangan, and I am 23 years old. I’m from Virginia, and I went to school at Virginia Tech. It was during my time in college that I agreed to give a full year volunteering. Long story short, God guided me to Israel, and the month of my graduation, He highlighted the…
The daily 5-minute drive to Magdala from the apartment where our community lives in northern Tiberias follows a road that skirts the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. My eyes never tire of looking out over the waters. The glowing rosy surface reflecting the pre-dawn sky becomes a smooth slate blue, streaked by fire…
By Fr. Cristobal Vilaroig On March 15 of the year 44 B.C. Julius Caesar died at the hands of Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Brutus. Cicero himself applauded the feat: by cutting short the dictator’s career, they saved the Roman Republic. Yet, not all shared the euphoria of the conspirators: in the eyes of the…
Dear Magdala Family, In the midst of the pandemic and a thousand vicissitudes, we come to “our” month, the month in which Mary Magdalene’s feast day is celebrated around the world. For this reason, you will see our Facebook (Magdala and Magdala Español) and YouTube (Experience Magdala) transmissions packed with references to ‘our’ patron Mary…
