FEMINISM & RELIGION—Child of the Earth
Check out my latest for Feminism and Religion. “I have a vivid childhood memory of being sick with the stomach flu and standing in the doorway of my parents’ bedroom […]
Maeve (aka Mary Magdalen) on the Papyrus Scrap
Maeve has been impatiently waiting for interview requests from The New York Times and other major media since The Times published that article about of a scrap of papyrus. You […]
Fact, Fiction & Truth: the perils and joys of writing religious fiction
“You cannot make God a fairytale!” declared the woman in the second row, her face blotchy with outrage. “The Blessed Mother and Mary Magdalen are holy people. They would never […]
Pilgrimage To Magdalen Country
In March, 2004 I made a pilgrimage to Magdalen country in the South of France as part of my research for The Way of the Dove, volume 3. The stories […]
In Search of Real Gardens: A Novelist’s Onsite Research
“A fairytale is an imaginary garden with real toads in it.” I don’t know the source of this quotation, but I take it as my starting point for this account, […]
Why a Celtic Mary Magdalen?
I am not Irish. That is why I am writing this essay: to explain how someone who is not Irish can be captivated by the Irish spirit. Of course, it […]
Jezebel and Me–and You: A post by Maeve
The infamous Jezebel, a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel, lived more than 800 years before my time, so we never got a chance to hang out. If […]
Red-Robed Priestess: Virtual Book Tour
We kicked off Elizabeth and Maeve’s Virtual Book Tour yesterday with an interview on Creatix Media (Click here to listen if you missed it: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/creatrix-media-live/2011/11/13/maeve-chronicles-series-with-elizabeth-cunningham There are alot more interviews […]
Feast of Mary Magdalen/Maeve Friday, July 22nd 7:30
Dea volente I will be livestreaming a performance featuring selections for all four of The Maeve Chronicles on Friday, July 22nd at 7:30. http://www.ustream.tv/user/ElizNMaeve For me this is a celebration of […]
The Feast of Mary Magdalen: Celebrating Incarnation
On July 22nd, the height of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, fruits and vegetables ripening, sun baking or steaming, cool waters beckoning, warm nights full of stars and fireflies, when […]