Ordination by Cardinal Tagle of Father John Siyumbu from Kenya marks a new era as Maryknoll welcomes seminarians from mission countries.
Cardinal Tagle Ordains Newest Maryknoll Priest
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Maryknoll Magazine Summer 2022
Our Summer 2022 issue includes stories of people helping refugees, highlighting how the Gospel calls us to recognize the needs of refugees from all countries. We also share articles on the ministries of Maryknoll missioners around the world, as well as the winners of our Maryknoll Student Essay Contest.
FEATURED STORIES
Focused on Maryknoll missioners around the world working in solidarity among the poor and marginalized. Articles include issues of importance to people the missioners serve and to the Catholic Church.
Young Adult Faith Leads to Action
The Maryknoll Society’s Young Adult Empowerment (YAE) Communities accompany and empower young adults in their 20s and 30s.
Extending a Hand of Hospitality to Afghan Refugees
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Merwyn De Mello draws upon his experience living in Afghanistan to help resettle Afghan refugees.
A Family Builds a Home Together
Maryknoll Father Romane St. Vil serves as spiritual leader for Creole-speaking Haitian communities in diaspora in the U.S.
Teaching Young Hearts to Sing
Maryknoll Sister Miriam Francis Perlewitz has served for seven decades as teacher and mentor in Bangladesh and other mission sites.
2021 Student Essay Winners
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest winners for 2021 share “good news” stories from their lives that reflects the Good News message of Jesus.
Walking Together
Young leader in Los Angeles strives to help others feel welcome in the Church. “We need to create relationships, meet those at the margins, and build communities of inclusion,” she says.
Young Adult Empowerment Communities: Members’ Perspectives
Young leaders from Maryknoll’s first Young Adult Empowerment (YAE) cohort, share their thoughts about the two-year accompaniment program.
Finding God in Mission
Kenyan seminarian reflects on his vocation journey and commitment to mission.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Freedom to Follow: A Maryknoll Reflection
A returned Maryknoll lay missioner recalls her ministry in Kenya as she reflects on the Mass readings for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the freedom needed to follow Christ.
Two Jesuits Murdered in Mexican Parish
Two Jesuit priests were murdered in the Mexican state of Chihuahua while protecting a man being chased by gunmen.
Dreams Are Stalled on DACA’s 10th Anniversary
Advocates are frustrated that DACA is on hold while progress toward legislation allowing dreamers to remain in the U.S. has stagnated.
Corpus Christi: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns staff member recalls Mass for migrants at the Houston Catholic Worker as she reflects on Sunday’s readings.
What Lesson Can We Learn from Another Shooting?
A religious brother visits Uvalde, Texas, and reflects on the pain of yet another community suffering in the wake of a mass shooting.
Superpowers at War Add to World’s Poor, Pope Says
"Great poverty" is produced by wars that strike the defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis say...
Pope Postpones July Trip to Africa
Health issues prevent Pope Francis from visiting Congo and South Sudan this summer, postponing...
Holy Trinity Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Teresa Dagdag, who serves in the Philippines, reflects on the Trinity as a model of relationships and interconnectedness.
Bishops Advance Sainthood Cause of Korea Martyrs
Maryknoll’s Bishop Patrick James Byrne is among 81 Servants of God whose canonization is being advanced by South Korea’s bishops.
In Syria, People Are Lucky to Eat Once a Day
Religious sister says poverty is so extreme that the vast majority of the population suffers hunger and food insecurity.
Nigeria Bishops Denounce Deadly Church Attack
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops lament the attack on a church during Pentecost Sunday Mass that left at least 50 people dead and scores of others injured.
Pentecost Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll priest who serves in Latin America reflects on the readings for Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit leads us to embrace dialogue and renewal in the Church.
Pope Appeals for End of Grain Blockade
Concerned about Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain, Pope Francis says, “Please do not use food as a weapon of war” at his weekly general audience.
Peruvian Indigenous Bury Remains from 1985 Massacre
Hundreds of people gathered in the Andean village of Accomarca to bury the remains of 50 victims of a massacre by Peruvian soldiers in 1985.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: A Saint for Synodality
Father Joe Veneroso proposes as patron of synodality Mary Magdalene, discredited for 2 millennia and restored by Pope Francis as “Apostle to the Apostles.”
Partners in Mission
Volunteer Helps Resettle Afghan Refugees
Sally Peake, a physical therapist who works at Maryknoll, also volunteers in the local community helping to resettle Afghan refugees.
MISSIONER TALES
Vignettes from the lands of mission, told by Maryknoll missioners and volunteers. These popular little stories are sometimes funny, often moving and generally inspiring encounters with people on the margins.
Missioner Tales Summer 2022
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in South Sudan and Cambodia and at the U.S./Mexico border, as well as a mission moment in New York.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
Community
World Watch
Ukrainians Are Latest Wave of Refugees
In the first month alone, the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove an estimated 10 million people from their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses: Summer 2022
For years I have been reading the beautiful poetry and prayers of Father Joseph Veneroso. I look forward to reading them in the Maryknoll magazine and online …
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