In this issue of Maryknoll, we examine how cuts to U.S. foreign aid have impacted a major AIDS relief program launched decades ago in Kenya by Maryknoll missioners, while in another article, we visit an AIDS hospice started by Maryknoll sisters that provides care and shelter to patients in Guatemala.
We continue our coverage of immigration with a look at the Church’s clear opposition to mass deportation and the mistreatment of migrants. We meet the latest group of Maryknoll lay missioners, accompany young adults on a pilgrimage to Rome, and share other mission stories from around the world.
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.
|| By Michael (Max) Etter Michael (Max) Etter, a native of St. Rose, Ill., who attends Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., wrote the following reflection after spending 10 days last summer in El Salvador with Friends Across Borders, a mission immersion experience sponsored by the Maryknoll Lay...
|| By Rick Dixon, MKLM A California native describes a typical day in his life as a missioner in El Salvador As the sun rises here in El Salvador, where I am serving as a Maryknoll lay missioner, I’m already late. It’s six o’clock; I’m supposed to be up at 5:30. Too much fried yucca last night and...
|| By Chad Ribordy Former lay missioner reverses mission by sending volunteers to Kansas City Two vans pulled into a low-income neighborhood in Kansas City, Mo., filled with volunteers about to engage in a weeklong service trip. The neighborhood’s residents were used to seeing volunteers arrive on...
|| Story and photos by Sean Sprague Maryknoll Sister nurtures seedlings of hope in Cambodia Tears run down Los Mari's cheeks, but not because she is poor, homeless and HIV-positive. These are bittersweet tears in gratitude for the gift that has come her way through Maryknoll Sister Leonor Montiel...
|| By Thomas Dunleavy, M.M. After three decades, a Maryknoll priest reunites with friends he had served as refugees. It had been 30 years since I had seen most of the 400 people gathered for a special reunion in Montreal, Canada, last June. I had served them when they were refugees struggling for...
|| By David R. Aquije; photos by Sean Sprague Cambodia then and now as seen by a Maryknoll missioner and his driver Siphal Op knows the work of the Maryknoll missioners very well. He has been the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers’ driver in Cambodia for 25 years. These days he frequently chauffeurs...
|| By John Sivalon, M.M. A Maryknoll priest encourages us to follow the Vatican II directive to read ‘the signs of the times’ When I asked 30 freshman students at the Roman Catholic university where I teach what they thought of Vatican II, all of them looked back at me with blank, questioning...
Maryknoll Sisters commit to preserving their congregation’s property, protecting woods and wetlands in a conservation easement agreement.
Maryknoll Sisters in northern Philippines draw on science and faith to educate people to the wonders of creation.
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
As she reflects on the Mass readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, a Maryknoll sister recalls serving at the U.S./Mexico border.
Receiving a delegation of Buddhist monks from Cambodia, Pope Francis said that interreligious dialogue can promote care of creation.
Biden’s plan to address the surge of asylum-seekers “doesn’t address the problem of people coming by boats,” Miami’s archbishop says.
A priest’s death and the wounding of another is the latest attack in Nigeria's predominantly...
Veronica Schweyen, M.M. Sunday, January 15, 2023Is 49:3, 5-6 | 1 Cor 1:1-3 | Jn 1:29-34This...
Pope Francis begins a new series of catechesis in his weekly audiences focused on evangelization and apostolic zeal.
The death toll in violent protests in Peru and a harsh government crackdown climbs to more than 40 people since early December.
President Biden meets on the border with Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration.
A Maryknoll lay missioner in El Paso, Texas, reflects on the readings for the Feast of the Epiphany, the what it means on the southern border.
An estimated 50,000 people fill St. Peter’s Square for former pope, Benedict XVI, who retired in 2013 and had requested his funeral be simple.
Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate the funeral for his predecessor, retired Pope Benedict, on Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square.
Exiled Auxiliary Bishop of Managua Silvio José Baéz calls for solidarity as a wave of Catholic priests are arrested by the Ortega Administration.
A Maryknoll sister who served in the Philippines for 55 years reflects on the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and the World Day of Peace.
Cardinal Rosa Chavez describes the “red martyrdom” assassination of St. Romero and the campaign against the future saint.
|| By Kathy McNeely The third in our series of spirituality columns for 2014 reflecting on events...
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, March & April 2016 A homily I heard recently reminded me of my ministry with women prisoners in São Paulo, Brazil. The priest shared some wisdom his mother taught him as a young boy. “The grace of God is like rain. We all have a bucket and rain...
|| By Kevin Foy Kevin Foy, associate director of mission education and promotion in the western U.S. region, based in Seattle, Wash., introduces a special Partner in Mission from Washington State....
