March April 2020

From the editor: Mission in Chicago

From the editor: Mission in Chicago

Maryknoll magazine editors report on the many faces of mission in ChicagoRecently Associate Editor Maria-Pia Negro Chin and I visited Chicago to report on how Christians there are living out their baptismal call to mission. We were overwhelmed by the depth and breadth of the mission projects we witnessed and the commitment to serve others at home and abroad by the faith-filled Chicagoans we met. We faced one dilemma when we returned: how to present in the limited space of this magazine the many faces of mission we encountered in Chicago. Rosette Mamboleo, the young woman who graces our cover, is an example. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and raised in South Africa,...