Mary Magdalene


On July 22 the Church celebrates the memorial of Mary Magdalene.

This is a woman who is so misunderstood and maligned.

I always like Mary and I love the gospel for her feast:

On the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
"They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we don't know where they put him."

Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping.
And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb

and saw two angels in white sitting there,
one at the head and one at the feet
where the Body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?"
She said to them, "They have taken my Lord,
and I don't know where they laid him."
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there,
but did not know it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?
Whom are you looking for?"
She thought it was the gardener and said to him,
"Sir, if you carried him away,
tell me where you laid him,
and I will take him."
Jesus said to her, "Mary!"
She turned and said to him in Hebrew,
"Rabbouni," which means Teacher.
Jesus said to her,
"Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and tell them,
'I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.'"
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,
"I have seen the Lord,"
and then reported what he told her.

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Haiti After Six Months

The Jesuit Refugee Service reports that six months after the earthquake the situation is worrying.

HAITI: LITTLE PROGRESS AFTER SIX MONTHS
Six months after the earthquake devastated Haiti on January 12, the situation in the country remains worrying. Despite the preparative and preventive efforts of UN agencies, international organisations, the Haitian authorities and other local actors to cope with the humanitarian crisis and other natural disasters, the hurricane season now represents a significant danger to vulnerable populations, the 1.7 million displaced and other homeless persons.
Consider making a donation to the Jesuit Refugee Service, Catholic Relief Services, or another group assisting those in Haiti.
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Will Work for Free


There's an interesting article in America about people working in faith-based volunteer programs. Read the article here. Have you ever thought about volunteering with a faith-based group? Feel free to comment. And read more about some of these groups and what they do:

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Death


This quote was used last night at Bob Carman's Vigil service. I thought it was beautiful:

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come -- Rabindranath Tagore.
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