My brother and I were shopping with my father at some department store. We were gleefully hiding in the center of those round clothing racks. We had planned to jump-scare our father whenever he came by. Unfortunately for us, he didn’t seem to be in the same section. After waiting for what felt like an eternity, we decided to modify our prank. We quietly snuck back out of the clothing rack and began to search the store for him.
My sugar mama paid for my ticket to the Broom of Doom tour. Godspeed!
This was an enlightening read. It's sad that, by all apoearances, the association of Mary Magdalene as sex worker may have arisen solely because she was a woman. I've read some things indicating the true meaning of this was an allusion to sacred sexual practices in a Gnostic context, but even if well-intended, that interpretation itself comes loaded with assumptions about womanhood that still amount to gender-based sexualization (not to mention the way it still somewhat preserves patriarchal attitudes about sex itself, as if sex needs to be "redeemed" from its carnal aspects).
I didn't think about the problems inherent in such ideas until reading your post.
Have you read Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson? She’s a feminist theologian who posits that the exclusion of Mary Magdalene’s gospel and her true role with Jesus was done purposefully in order to limit the role of women in the church.
My sugar mama paid for my ticket to the Broom of Doom tour. Godspeed!
This was an enlightening read. It's sad that, by all apoearances, the association of Mary Magdalene as sex worker may have arisen solely because she was a woman. I've read some things indicating the true meaning of this was an allusion to sacred sexual practices in a Gnostic context, but even if well-intended, that interpretation itself comes loaded with assumptions about womanhood that still amount to gender-based sexualization (not to mention the way it still somewhat preserves patriarchal attitudes about sex itself, as if sex needs to be "redeemed" from its carnal aspects).
I didn't think about the problems inherent in such ideas until reading your post.
Appreciate the honoring of the feminine. I feel that Magdalene and Rodney Dangerfield suffered similar discredits ... “they don’t get no respect.”
Then, there was this one time at band camp ... (*insert Blues Brothers meme “we’re putting the band back together. We’re on a mission from God”*) 😎✌🏼🎶
Appreciate your teachings Father Nathan. Thanks for keeping it real, timely, and educational.
I continue to love every single JCS reference 🥰🥰🥰
Have you read Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson? She’s a feminist theologian who posits that the exclusion of Mary Magdalene’s gospel and her true role with Jesus was done purposefully in order to limit the role of women in the church.