Before the beginning of the virtual pilgrimage of healing, Father Juan, Mary Claire, Rocío (Magdala volunteers) and I hiked up mount Arbel. When we arrived at the height of the mountain, we were overwhelmed by the remarkable beauty of God’s creation. The sun had just risen leaving a blanket of pink and blue in the…
My first December in the Holy Land, I was returning from Nazareth to Magdala with a carload of decorations to prepare the newly inaugurated Guest House for Christmas. Slowly driving along the curvy and empty two-lane highway at night, I navigated the hills and turns of the unlit road through the obscure Galilean countryside. Fear…
In the early 4th century Christianity ceased to be an illicit religion, and a river of people began to flow into the Holy Land. These early pilgrims were eager to find and venerate the places related to the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ. Even the mother of Emperor Constantine, Saint Helena, commanded to build…
Dear Magdala Family, I wish to send you an affectionate greeting and our best wishes for a Blessed Christmas. I ask that Jesus Christ, Our Lord, be born again in our hearts and fills them with his peace and love. I also want to explain the reason for my silence in the past few weeks.…
