Author: Lynn F. Monahan

Reading the winning essays in this year’s Maryknoll Student Essay Contest fills me with optimism. Students were asked to write on Pope Francis’ call “to take a clear stand for creative and active nonviolence.” Emma Lavallee, who...

A few years ago, I started hearing the term “media convergence.” The idea is that in the digital Internet age with its plethora of social media platforms, attempting to communicate in only one form of media—such as a magazine—is...

Since the start of his papacy, Pope Francis has spoken passionately on behalf of “migrants, displaced people, refugees and victims of human trafficking.” In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Jan. 14,...

A good photo captures the universality of a situation that goes way beyond its particular subject. For me, that’s the case with the image of the little girl on our cover this issue. Before reading further, please take a look at...