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A Very Special Gathering will be on
April 27, 2025,
2 p.m.
Link for Gathering:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85783671216?
pwd=a4sLblAbMEDkP4Q6WVvgfbGohqiz0X.1
Guest: Rev. Paula Mekdeci
Gospel of the Beloved Companion
with
Jehanne de Quillan, translator/author of
The Gospel of the Beloved Companion
On hearing some unknown music, I felt a bolt of recognition. I found myself suddenly back in the flames to which so many women have been consigned who dared to speak and act from women's wisdom. I knew this act of terror, intentional torture meant to silence and traumatize women healers so horrifically that none would dare remember their healing craft. [...]
What makes Mary Magdalene so unusual is not that she lost a beloved teacher and friend to a cruel, unfair, and seemingly capricious death. What makes her unusual is that she was able to stay present for the suffering. She didn't turn and walk away, she kept vigil until her teacher's last breath until Jesus' body was taken down from the cross. What makes her someone to emulate is that she also kept her heart open, She was able to see new life and also welcome joy when it was least expected, and to proclaim it with courage and conviction. We so desperately need role models for that capacity right now.
Kayleen Asbo
DG
Sainte Baume, France
MM