Magdala Through History | A Shelter for Adventurers

A Shelter for Adventurers By Fr. Cristobal Vilaroig In 1807 the German explorer Ulrich Jasper Seetzen arrived on the Gennesaret plain. He was accompanied only by a guide named Hussein, and they entered the plain of Gennesaret from the north. Next to the abandoned caravanserai of Beit-Zeide (today Horvat Minnim), the guide told Seetzen that…

Letter from Fr. John (XLXIX)

My Dear Magdala Family, Time goes by so fast. During these weeks, we have received many pilgrims in the Holy Land, some of them encouraged by our virtual pilgrimages: Welcome to the Holy Land! It is beautiful to meet the faces behind the ‘likes’ we got on our social networks during the pandemic. In May,…

Footsteps

Footsteps By Kathleen Nichols On an early April morning, I quietly slid one of the paddleboards at Magdala onto the glassy surface of the Sea of Galilee for a sunrise prayer over the water. After the sun rose into white heat above the Golan Heights, I turned back toward the Magdala shoreline, using Mt. Arbel…

Letter from Fr. John (XLXVIII)

My Dear Magdala Family,   After our arduous journey of Exodus, we finally come to Easter, or, as the catechism used to say, ‘Pascua Florida’ (Feast of the Flowers). Happy Easter to every one of you and your family and friends! Circumstances and time tend to surprise us. Sometimes when we think that more intense periods…