Dear Friends of Magdala, I hope that you had some time these past few months to recharge with family and friends and are now ready for the opportunities that await. As the summer draws to a close, I want to use this opportunity to share some thoughts and updates with you. All of us at…
My passion for archeology began when I was eight years of age, I was very young to know for sure at that moment that this was going to be my vocation for something that seemed so far away. A major role was played by my mom. She shared her love of reading with me, and…
Dear Friends of Magdala, Magdala is growing day by day becoming one big great family. As we are preparing ourselves for the opening of the guesthouse, I wanted to share with you our latest news from July. I hope these bring a smile to your face! From the 13 – 21 of July we hosted…
Dear Friends of Magdala, I am currently in Mexico completing a course on Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. It is an amazing experience which I´ve been fortunate to share with other priests that have a lot of experience in preaching. I want to share this with you as I was recently reflecting on the theme “Jesus preaching…
So much has happened since the last blog … Following Easter, I felt extremely joyful because our Lord was risen! What made this time even more special was a week off that some of us (my fellow volunteers and I) were given in order to compensate for two intense weeks of volunteering. It was at…
“What a blessing for you to be in Holy Land during Lent!” Many people told me after I gave them a tour. I only nodded as I didn’t know what to reply. I didn’t feel it was Lent and I didn’t manage to give up anything for the Lord as I would normally have done…
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises…
Dear friends of Magdala This 11th of May we recall a very special anniversary for Magdala that took place 10 years ago! The blessing by Pope Benedict XVI of the cornerstone of Magdala during his visit to the Holy Land in 2009. Ever since the project began I had always dreamed that the Pope would…
International Women’s Day 2019 established its theme: “Balance for Better” as an effort towards gender balance worldwide and challenged us: “How will you help make a difference?” Magdalena Institute responded by offering the 5th Annual Women’s Encounter, an inspiring weekend, “Women in Dialogue”, March 8 to 10, 2019 which was attended by some 50 women…
