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Maryknoll Magazine Spring 2025
In our Spring 2025 issue, we visit the jungles of Guatemala, where Maryknoll priests have built a dozen chapels, and Hong Kong, where a school founded by the Maryknoll Sisters celebrates its centenary. Of note, too, in this issue is our tribute to the late Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, an Orbis Books author who is considered the father of liberation theology.
This Lenten season, join us in prayer with Maryknoll missioners who live and work in a spirit of hope.
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.
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.
They Call Her ‘Foreign Grandmother’
Maryknoll Sister Hyunjung Kim is considered family among the people from the remote villages of East Timor that she serves.
In Step with a Higher Power in Kenya
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Megan Hamilton helps people in Kenya stay sober through weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Tiny Houses Make Huge Impact
In Ontario, Canada, a parish and volunteers find creative ways to provide a dignified life to those experiencing homelessness and hunger.
Rising Up at World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal
Father Ulloa-Chavarry accompanied more than 100 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as chaplain during World Youth Day 2023.
World Youth Day 2023: Voices of Pilgrims
Maryknoll accompanied young Catholics from the United States during the World Youth Day 2023 gathering in Lisbon, Portugal.
Finding the Christ Child in the Lowly and Vulnerable
Father Daniel Kim, who serves in Hong Kong, reflects on Christmas and gives witness to the Spirit and power of presence to those who suffer.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
To See as God Sees: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Arlene Trant reflects on her ministry with deaf and disabled people in Macau in the context of the Sunday Mass readings.
Cuba to Release 553 Prisoners for Jubilee
The Cuban government pledges to release 553 prisoners in honor of the 2025 Jubilee Year declared by Pope Francis.
Kidnapped Nigerian Religious Sisters Are Released
The two Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mother of Christ of Onitsha were held by captors for almost a week, their congregation says.
Caritas: People of Gaza Dying ‘A Slow Death’
With Gaza’s last hospital in ruins, the population is “running out of time,” says the head of Caritas Jerusalem.
Biden Awards Presidential Medal to Pope Francis
The White House announced that Pope Francis was granted the United States’ highest honor “with distinction,” awarded by President Biden.
The Baptism of the Lord: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Frank Breen, who served in Kenya, reflects on global poverty and the Mass readings for the Baptism of the Lord.
Pope Condemns Economy that ‘Does Not Respect Life,’ Exploits Children
Society must not lose sight of its duty to protect children exploited by the “scourge of child labor,” Pope Francis says.
Migrants in U.S. Programs Are Vulnerable to Mass Deportation Push
Migrants who have registered with DHS to become recipients of programs such as TPS or DACA could be at greater risk of deportation.
Expect the Unexpected: An Epiphany Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll Lay Missioner reflects about the story of three Magi and the gifts that we bring to unexpected situations.
Vatican Says 13 Missionaries Were Killed in 2024
Thirteen Catholic “missionaries” were killed in 2024, including eight priests and five laymen, with the largest number slain in Africa.
Jesuits Join in ‘Heartbreaking’ Search for Migrants’ Remains in Arizona Desert
About a dozen Jesuits on a search and rescue mission in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert before Christmas find remains of missing migrants.
Feast of the Holy Family: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll Sister reflects on the Holy Family as a model of good familial relationships between parents and their children.
African Bishops Cry Out for their People
The year 2024 was deadly for Africa’s Christian populations, with hundreds of thousands of people persecuted or killed for their faith.
For Catholics in Nicaragua, 2024 Has Been ‘Tragic on Every Level’
In 2024 Nicaragua’s Ortega regime continues persecuting Catholic leaders and censoring expressions of Christian faith.
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.
Partners in Mission
Partners in Mission: Christian Charity in Action in Taiwan
Charles Niece has served for four years as a Maryknoll volunteer in Taiwan helping migrant workers of Father Joyalito Tajonera ministry.
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, Winter 2024
Missioners share endearing snippets of their mission work with the communities of Brazil, Guatemala, South Sudan and Bolivia.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Climate Action: Loss and Damage
Thomas Gould writes on how Climate change can be costly and often leaves damage affecting those who contribute the least to causing it.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Winter 2024
Maryknoll readers and supporters from around the country write letters about articles we published in our Maryknoll magazine.
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