If you have ever lost someone important to you, you likely know the particular sting that comes from wanting to go to the very person you’re grieving for comfort—and realizing they aren’t there, at ...

Bucking conventional wisdom, a controversial text has surfaced suggesting that Jesus Christ may have wed Mary Magdalene, a woman historically cast as a prostitute, and fathered two children with her.

At the iconic Basilica of Mary Magdalene in France, I delve into one of history’s most compelling mysteries: Could Mary ...

I don’t know about you, but when someone starts reading a Pauline epistle at Mass, I find it hard not to be lulled into a state of half-consciousness by his repetitions, like in today’s first reading: ...

This is British artist Harold Copping’s depiction of the grieving Mary Magdalene as she is about to meet the risen Jesus Christ in his tomb. Copping lived from 1863-1932. (Courtesy Photo) One of the ...

There is a serious controversy over the identity of St. Mary Magdalene that has continued since the early Church. The Gospels present three particular “characters” who are involved in this problem. St ...

Whether you believe she was a penitent prostitute, the wife of Jesus or the apostle’s apostle, Mary Magdalene and her story have intrigued the nation since Dan Brown published “The Da Vinci Code” in ...