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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.

Rothko Chapel: A Love Song

posted June 20th, 2007 at 1:50 pm by Betty

I hope you will enjoy a new song by David Dondero about the Rothko Chapel in Houston. The Rothko Chapel is the interfaith space where the Magdalene Community in Houston meets. As you enter the chapel space, you intuitively move into the silence and stillness and darkness shrouded by the deep purple hues of the abstact paintings that cover the wall. You instinctively pause and remain for a while in the stillness, as you either stand or sit. And somehow, wonders of wonders, in the pause and the stillness, you begin to see the light - the insight - the Light.

Listen to the music from David Dondero’s newest album Simple Love and consider your heart: among the lyrics we find “your heart is like the Rothko Chapel, cold dark void yet simple and intriguing, somewhat comforting, gets me believing almost anything.”
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4902884.html

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