St. Mary Magdalene: The First Evangelist and Our Call to Personal Communication

Feast Day: July 22

Today the Church honors St. Mary Magdalene, the Apostle to the Apostles—the first to proclaim the Resurrection. 

Mary Magdalene, a woman who was changed by following the Lord and stood at the foot of the Cross. 

Convicted and, I imagine–perplexed–she went to the tomb while it was still dark. And it was there, in her weeping, that she became the first witness to the Risen Christ. “Go to my brothers and tell them…” Jesus commissions her with a message that changes history. She runs to share the news— the good news that in our sorrow and pain, Jesus communicates himself. He shows up. 

In that moment, she becomes the first evangelist of the Resurrection. The truth that there is more to life as we see it on earth.

At KPC, we recognize that she is a great role model and a powerful communicator.

She didn’t wait until she had a platform.

She didn’t craft a perfect message.

She didn’t worry whether anyone would believe her.

She shared what she had seen. She told the truth with urgency and love.

And because of her, the Good News began to spread. Hope spread. The risen life lived.

In an age that is often weary, distracted, or skeptical, the Church’s message still needs her voice and witness—and ours.

We are called to communicate not only what we believe but how it changed us and why it matters.

To speak not from fear or formula, but from conviction, clarity, and personal encounter.

The same Spirit that sent Mary Magdalene running from the tomb still sends us—pastors, lay leaders, teachers, communicators, and creatives—into the world to proclaim Christ with boldness and joy.

Today, we honor her not just as a saint, but as a mentor:

A woman who was faithful, focused, and unafraid to speak truth to a world that desperately needed it.

May we, like her, be apostles of the Resurrection.

May our lives and our work—whether through bulletins or branding, strategy or storytelling—always be rooted in the one message that changes everything:

“I have seen the Lord.” (John 20:18)