A Maryknoll seminarian, Deacon Charles Ogony, offers a heartfelt prayer for all expressions of vocation in service to God’s People.
Prayer for Vocations: Spring 2024
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Maryknoll Magazine Fall 2026
Welcome to the Fall magazine — our vocations issue. Father Victor Mutobera, Maryknoll’s newest priest, graces our cover. In an interview, ordaining prelate Bishop Joseph Perry reflects that mission is intrinsic to the priesthood. Maryknoll Father Lo Xuan Dam, serving in Japan, is an example.
Readers will also find in this issue stories about other Maryknoll vocations: a brother at the Society Center, a sister who served in East Timor, a family in Tanzania and an affiliate in Guatemala. As Maryknoll Father Joseph Healey writes, “Let us celebrate mission.”
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.
Dream On: Lay Missioners Sent to Serve
Three new lay missioners and one returning lay missioner are sent to serve in El Salvador, Kenya and Cambodia.
Sheep Find Their Pastor
A Maryknoll priest helps blind people in Lima, Peru, become independent through training in massage therapy.
Building a Future of Hope in Cambodia
Maryknoll sisters turn over educational programs to local leadership after three decades of service in Phnom Penh and outlying Beoung Tum Pun.
Healing through Faith and Culture
Juanatano Cano, originally of Guatemala, shares his remarkable life and faith journey becoming a leader for Catholic Maya in the United States.
Pursuing Peace and Justice in the Holy Land
Maryknoll Office for Global concerns Director Susan Gunn outlines Maryknoll’s 25 years of partnership with an organization called Churches for Middle East Peace.
Catholic Leaders Outraged at Attempt to Close Migrant Shelter
The Texas attorney general has accused El Paso’s Annunciation House of unlawful activities in giving shelter and succor to migrants.
A Rich Poverty in Bangladesh
Maryknoll Father Robert McCahill lives a humble life in Bangladesh, where he has served for 47 years helping disabled children receive care.
Borders of Hope
Maryknoll Lay Missioners at the U.S./Mexico Border assist asylum-seeking migrants escaping violence and persecution.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
US Cardinals Call for ‘Genuinely Moral Foreign Policy for Our Nation’
Three U.S. cardinals warn that polarization, partisanship and narrow national interests threaten global peace and human dignity.
My Beloved Venezuela: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Leo Shea reflects on Jesus as the Lamb of God and the suffering of the people in Venezuela, where he served in mission.
International Court: Myanmar Military Targeted Rohingya in Hate Campaigns
The International Court of Justice examines the State of Myanmar for alleged genocide against the Rohingya fueled by social media offensives.
ICE Deported Minnesota Church Employee, Surveilled Parish During Mass
Pastor says ICE monitoring of a Catholic church during Mass is intimidating parishioners and “feels like we’re in a war zone.”
Machado Asks Pope to Help Free Political Prisoners in Venezuela
María Corina Machado petitions Pope Leo to intercede and to support a democratic transition after Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
After ICE Shooting, Minneapolis Archbishop Pleads for Prayers, Calm
Following the ICE shooting of Renee Good, Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda calls to ‘lower the temperature’ of divisive rhetoric.
In Jesus’ Footsteps: A Maryknoll Reflection
As we enter Ordinary Time, Maryknoll Father Lo Xuan Dam reflects on the start of Jesus’ mission in the world and the call for us to follow.
Cambodia To Move Millions of Women Into the Formal Economy
Cambodia seeks to move more women to the formal economy and expand their access to social protections, health insurance and pensions.
Closing Holy Doors, Pope Continues To Call for Peace, Service, Mercy
As the Jubilee Year ends with the Feast of the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV rejects forms of dehumanization across the globe.
US Intervention in Venezuela Draws Mixed Reactions, Raises Concerns
Pope Leo, a Notre Dame professor and others question the use of unilateral military action to seize the country’s national resources.
Epiphanies in Bethlehem and El Paso: A Maryknoll Reflection
Returned Lay Missioner Debbie Northern reflects on the Magi’s discovery of Jesus as God incarnate and how we seek this same mystery today.
Catholic Search Party Finds Migrant Remains in Desert
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Heidi Cerneka, an immigration lawyer at the border, joined Jesuits and other volunteers on a sobering mission.
Vatican Agency Says 17 Churchworkers Murdered in 2025
Fides reports the killing of priests, religious sisters and lay workers worldwide amid violence and religious persecution.
Ukrainian Bishop Issues Open Letter to the American People
In response to Russian attacks and as Trump-Zelenskyy peace talks unfold, a Church leader urges Americans to uphold truth and justice.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: Mistletoe at the Manger?
Maryknoll Father Joseph Veneroso discusses the varied expressions of Christmas across different times and cultures.
Prayer for Vocations
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, Fall 2023
Missioners share snippets of mission life in South Sudan, El Salvador, Hong Kong and Brazil.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: What’s Next for Asylum?
This issue’s World Watch column by the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns discusses changes to protocols for asylum seekers and proposed legislation.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Fall 2023
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts.
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