Fair As the Moon

Fair As the Moon By Kathleen Nichols One early November evening at Magdala, the calm waters over the Sea of Galilee seduced me to venture out over them with my paddle board. The soft glowing twilight made visibility easy, though I knew darkness would quickly paint the waterscape dark grey. The nearly full moon rising…

Magdala Through History | The Magdalene’s Castle

The Magdalene’s Castle By Fr. Cristobal Vilaroig When the Mamluk ruled over Palestine, several travelers wrote down their testimonies about Magdala. We have talked about Burchard of Mount Sion, and Ricoldus de Monte Crucis, the last ones to talk about the church at Magdala. A few years later, Blessed Odoric of Pordenone (1300) and Nicholas…