As a chaplain, Maryknoll Sister Julia Shideler provides spiritual care to prisoners and patients in Chicago, Illinois.
Departments
A Shared ‘Yes’ to Mission by New Lay Missioners
Eight missioners are commissioned by Maryknoll Lay Missioners to serve in Bolivia, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania and at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Learning the Right Tone for Mission
Seminarians gain mission experience in Taiwan through Maryknoll’s Overseas Training Program as part of their vocational discernment.
Light That Shines Before Others
With a new mural, a Japanese American community in Los Angeles honors its history of faith, in which Maryknoll played an important role.
A Return to the Heart
Young Adult Maryknoll Ambassadors and Catholic Climate Covenant young adults go on pilgrimage for the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’.
Spirit of Mission: All Things New
Maryknoll Father Joseph Veneroso reflects on the spirituality of the Biblical term metanoia”” and our Lenten journey of faith.
Prayer for Vocations, Spring 2026
Maryknoll Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick offers a heartfelt prayer asking God to make us generous stewards of grace and hospitality.
Orbis Books: Words of Life
Publisher Robert Ellsberg offers a preview of Orbis Books’ recent selection of the homilies of St. Óscar Romero.
World Watch: Guardians of Creation
Religious, civil and nongovernmental leaders from around the world gathered in Brazil for COP30, the U.N. conference on climate change.
Readers’ Responses, Spring 2026
Readers respond via email, letter or message to our stories published online, circulated in print and shared weekly by ezine.
Lending a Friendly Hand: Legal Promoters in Guatemala
A Maryknoll sister in Guatemala and her team train women in poor communities to become advocates known as community legal promoters.
The Church Raises Its Voice on Immigration
The Catholic Church, from the U.S. to the Vatican, is united in condemning the mistreatment and mass deportation of immigrants.
Orbis Books: Thomas Berry: A Book of Hours
Sister Kathleen Deignan, CND presents a prayerful collection of Passionist Father Thomas Berry’s writing organized as a Liturgy of the Hours.
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