--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Empty Tomb description: Empty Tomb | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-empty-tomb-gynt.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/07/22/magdalene-and-the-problem-of-hope) ## [Magdalene and the Problem of Hope](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/07/22/magdalene-and-the-problem-of-hope) Published by [Anthony J. Oleck](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/anthony-j-oleck) Last month, Pope Francis announced that the liturgical celebration of St. Mary Magdalene would be raised from Memorial to Feast, an attempt to honor the “Apostle to the Apostles” and the first witness of the Resurrection, as well as to emphasize the importance of this woman in the life of the Church. But who is Mary Magdalene, and why is this minor liturgical adjustment important? Some people asso... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [July 22, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/07/22/magdalene-and-the-problem-of-hope) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [Empty Tomb](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/empty-tomb) / [Hope](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/hope) / [Mary Magdalene](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mary-magdalene) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fempty-tomb%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fempty-tomb%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fempty-tomb%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fempty-tomb%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20Posts%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Empty%20Tomb) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fempty-tomb%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fempty-tomb%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Blog Posts (113)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) - [Easter (24)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/easter) - [Mass for Millennials (21)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mass-for-millennials) - [mystagogy (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mystagogy) - [timothypomalley (13)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/timothypomalley) - [Notre Dame (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life