Maryknoll Sister Janet Miller, who has spent a lifetime making deserts bloom, puts Laudato Si’ into practice at the U.S./Mexico border.
A Lifetime of Learning New Landscapes
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Maryknoll Magazine Fall 2025
This issue of Maryknoll magazine, Heralds of Hope, presents our two recently ordained priests. They are signs of hope for the Church, for Maryknoll as a mission society and for the people they will serve abroad.
So, too, is our new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. The first pope from the United States, he brings personal mission experience and “a deep commitment to dialogue, peace and global solidarity” to the Church and the world.
Hope is infectious and abounds in the stories of Maryknoll missioners.
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.
Toward an Integral Human Ecology
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers have committed to integrating the care of creation “in all that we are and all that we do.”
Pioneers in Ecology and Care of Creation
Maryknoll Sisters set an example of caring for our common home as pioneers in ecology and care of creation.
Teaching Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Bolivia
A Maryknoll priest in Bolivia helps people lead happier lives by learning to reconcile with one another
Hope Shines Through in South Sudan
Maryknoll Father Michael Bassano serves displaced people at a United Nations’ camp in war-torn South Sudan.
Maryknoll Lay Missioners: ‘Here I Am, Send Me’
Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ newest class is commissioned and sent to Tanzania, El Salvador, Brazil, Bolivia, Kenya and the U.S./Mexico border.
One Step Further in Missionary Discipleship
Deacon who serves immigrants in a New York parish widens his vision by visiting U.S./Mexico border with Maryknoll.
Silent Solidarity in Chile
During his nearly 50 years living among the poor in Chile, Maryknoll Brother John Nitsch discovered that they are the most generous in helping others in need.
Setting Japanese American Captives Free
Eighty years ago, when an executive order imprisoned Japanese Americans, Maryknoll missioners became their tireless advocates.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
The First Commandment: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Michael Walsh reflects on Jesus’ response to the question of which is the first of all the commandments in Sunday’s Gospel.
Mass Deportation Plan Raises Concerns over Potential Impact on US Personal Freedoms, Rights
The threat of mass deportation raises a host of legal issues —and moral questions under Catholic Church teachings on welcoming the stranger.
At Synod’s Close, Pope Calls for a ‘Missionary Church’
During the Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis concluded the Synod with a warning to the Church to not to become “sedentary.”
Standing Still: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Antoinette Gutzler reflects on the Sunday Mass readings in the context of mission and “standing still” in order to discern God’s will.
Only Love Will Save Us, Pope Says in New Encyclical
Centered on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Dilexit Nos — releaed today — is Pope Francis’ fourth encyclical.
Gustavo Gutierrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies at 96
Father Gutiérrez, who faced criticism under previous papacies, was thanked by Pope Francis for his theological contributions.
Pope Francis To Release Encyclical on the Sacred Heart
Pope Francis announces his fourth encyclical, ‘Dilexit Nos,’ a teaching on the Sacred Heart of Jesus for a world that has ‘lost its heart.’
Indigenous Priest Killed in Mexico’s Chiapas State
Father Marcelo Pérez of the Diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, was murdered as he left church after saying Sunday Mass.
World Mission Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father James Kroeger recounts a mission experience in the Philippines in the context of World Mission Sunday.
Papal Envoy Visits Russia to Discuss Ukraine
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna travels to Russia in efforts to restore peace and recover more than 19,000 deported Ukrainian children.
Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Receive Nobel Peace Prize
Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, says the choice of Nihon Hidankyo for a Nobel award serves as a reminder of the perils of nuclear war.
Mission Is Common Goal of Synod and Ecumenism, Pope Says
On the anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s opening, Pope Francis pauses the Synod of Bishops to pray for ecumenism with leaders of other faiths.
Florida Archbishop Deplores Massacre in Haiti
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, who serves the largest expatriate Haitian community in the United States, says Haiti has yet to ‘touch bottom.’
The Eye of a Needle: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Joseph Fedora, who serves in Peru, reflects on Jesus’ invitation to the rich young man — and the eye of a needle — in this Sunday’s Gospel.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: Whose Church Is It?
Father Joe Veneroso reminds us, it’s Christ’s Church! Overcoming despair, people like Saint Francis and Dorothy Day build the Reign of God.
Partners in Mission
Missioner to Missioner
Maryknoll Father Alfonso Kim tells the tender story of his “Japanese mother,” Yamao-san, who lived a life of quiet service to missioners.
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, Spring 2022
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in Kenya and El Salvador and at the U.S./Mexico border.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: ‘A Different Kind of Economy’
Pope Francis’ Economy of Francesco invites young economists and entrepreneurs from around the world to envision a new global economy.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Spring 2022
FAITHFUL SERVANTI noted in your Fall issue that Father Edward Hayes died during this year. I was in the sabbatical program at the North American College in Rome with Father Ed in the early months of...
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