An Interview with Bishop Schori
posted February 14th, 2007 at 4:46 pm by Betty
The Author
Betty Conrad Adam, an Episcopal priest, is resident Canon Theologian at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, and spiritual director of the Magdalene Community. She holds a PhD in philosphy from Rice University and was a recipient of a Merrill Fellowship at the Harvard Divinity School.
The Book
The Magdalene Mystique retells the story of Mary Magdalene for our time. As the consummate “other” who is mislabelled and demonized, the Magdalene becomes an ancestor who can help us bridge our cultural and religious divisions. Her lost Gospel tells us how a more deeply connected consciousness can happen to all of us and how we can be lead into a “shared peace.”
The CD
The Magdalene Mystique: Songs From Within by Anita Kruse is a companion to the book, The Magdalene Mystique. The music that accompanies our services can be found on this CD along with voices from other religious traditions. You will find this music helpful for private devotion or for use in your community.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
posted February 14th, 2007 at 11:54 am by Betty
Mary Magdalene was follower and companion of Jesus during his ministry. After the death of Jesus, she was recipient of a visionary experience in which she was called to preach and teach. The content of her commission has been lost but the Gospel of Mary, written early second century contains a trace of that commission.
What is the sacred message to us from Mary Magdalene?
In the Gospel of Mary, Jesus teaches the following spiritual principle about unity and health and wholeness:
“Be in harmony…If you are out of balance, take inspiration from manifestations of your true nature.”
The principle is undergirded by a theology of grace that the Peace manifested by Jesus may arise and be fulfilled within us. If we search for this Peace, we will find it.
I like to refer to this newly discovered fragment as a Gospel of Peace. In the early days it may have been understood as the Gospel of the Human One. For these early Christians, the possiblity of becoming “truly human” had been opened up by Jesus. The message is that all of us may become truly human by “putting on” the Human One in our daily lives and in ritual practices. The Human One is a unifying mystical grace bringing us into greater at-onement, within ourselves and with all others. If we look within, we will recognize our shared divine humanity.
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