Comments on: A maudlin history http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world The Holy Grail in history and in modern culture Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: The Grail Code» Blog Archive » Mary Magdalene again http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-22737 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:55:32 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-22737 [...] So if Mary Magdalene escaped from sin to become a saint, that was no slander: it was the highest possible praise one Christian could give another. As for the supposed attempt of the Church to suppress the memory of Mary Magdalene, a brief survey of the enormous number of medieval churches dedicated to her quickly pops that balloon. After Mary the Mother of Jesus, it would be hard to find a more popular saint, or one whose cult was more enthusiastically encouraged by that nasty old patriarchal establishment. (We talked a little about that more than a year ago.) So happy Mary Magdalene day, everyone, and don’t be afraid to celebrate it in a perfectly orthodox way. How should we celebrate? Oh, I know: we could imitate her example and bring the good news of Christ’s resurrection to tired old Christians who are sinking into despair! Or we could have cookies. [...] […] So if Mary Magdalene escaped from sin to become a saint, that was no slander: it was the highest possible praise one Christian could give another. As for the supposed attempt of the Church to suppress the memory of Mary Magdalene, a brief survey of the enormous number of medieval churches dedicated to her quickly pops that balloon. After Mary the Mother of Jesus, it would be hard to find a more popular saint, or one whose cult was more enthusiastically encouraged by that nasty old patriarchal establishment. (We talked a little about that more than a year ago.) So happy Mary Magdalene day, everyone, and don’t be afraid to celebrate it in a perfectly orthodox way. How should we celebrate? Oh, I know: we could imitate her example and bring the good news of Christ’s resurrection to tired old Christians who are sinking into despair! Or we could have cookies. […]

]]> by: Fruma Klass http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-25 Wed, 03 May 2006 23:23:10 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-25 Do you suppose Proust's madeleines were actually named for MM? If so, wouldn't that give an extra fillip to his memories? Do you suppose Proust’s madeleines were actually named for MM? If so, wouldn’t that give an extra fillip to his memories?

]]> by: Sue Sims http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-20 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:09:53 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-20 Sorry to pick nits, but it's only 'Magdalene' in the Other Place*; in Oxford, we have a 'Magdalen' College. *Everyone who's worth knowing realises that's it's C------e which is the Other Place, founded as it was by men who'd been kicked out the original university. Though one has to admit that C.S.Lewis, who was a fellow of first the Oxford and then the Cambridge college, used to call Magdalen the 'impenitent' and Magdalene the 'penitent'. Sorry to pick nits, but it’s only ‘Magdalene’ in the Other Place*; in Oxford, we have a ‘Magdalen’ College.

*Everyone who’s worth knowing realises that’s it’s C——e which is the Other Place, founded as it was by men who’d been kicked out the original university. Though one has to admit that C.S.Lewis, who was a fellow of first the Oxford and then the Cambridge college, used to call Magdalen the ‘impenitent’ and Magdalene the ‘penitent’.

]]> by: Aumgn http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-14 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:46:42 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-14 Just a little factoid: while those in the other place do pronounce Magdalene as 'Maudlin', in Cambridge we always used 'Mag-da-lene' of the college which goes by that name. Just a little factoid: while those in the other place do pronounce Magdalene as ‘Maudlin’, in Cambridge we always used ‘Mag-da-lene’ of the college which goes by that name.

]]> by: xavier http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-11 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:48:52 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-11 Pauli: In many European languages Magda is also a short nickname for Magdalena. Ain't etyomology fun? :D xavier Pauli:
In many European languages Magda is also a short nickname for Magdalena.
Ain’t etyomology fun? :D

xavier

]]> by: Pauli http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-8 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:24:21 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-8 Remember <i>Madge</i> - that lady from the Palmolive commercials - is her name derived from Mary Magdalene? Remember Madge - that lady from the Palmolive commercials - is her name derived from Mary Magdalene?

]]> by: xavier http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-5 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:05:52 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-5 Christopher &#38; Mike: Catalan has a few expressions derived from Miram Magadelena. One is plorar com una magdalena Which is to cry like a Magdalena. semblar una Maria Magdalena which is used to describe who have very long hair. I'm not sure if the sweet bun that's super popular in Spain (called a magdalena) that you dip in milk and eat with chocolates is in her honour. Christopher & Mike:
Catalan has a few expressions derived from Miram Magadelena.
One is plorar com una magdalena Which is to cry like a Magdalena.
semblar una Maria Magdalena which is used to describe who have very long hair.

I’m not sure if the sweet bun that’s super popular in Spain (called a magdalena) that you dip in milk and eat with chocolates is in her honour.

]]> by: Pauli http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-4 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:09:18 +0000 http://www.grailcode.com/archives/hello-world#comment-4 Thanks for adding to my ever-increasing knowledge of the language! As an American I hope to someday be able to actually speak English. Thanks for adding to my ever-increasing knowledge of the language! As an American I hope to someday be able to actually speak English.

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