Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || PRAYER FOR PRIESTS Today I read a beautiful article in Maryknoll magazine (March/April 2018 issue) honoring Harry Florentine. No one can fill his shoes exactly, but his mission is very near to my own heart. I do something similar for several...
Peter and Paul let discipleship outshine differences for the good of the Church || What do we do when disagreements and factions threaten to tear our faith communities apart? Certainly opposition and even persecution from the outside seem less threatening or detrimental to our Church than internal divisions....
A Tanzanian woman partners with Maryknoll missioners to build a parish team in Mabatini in Mwanza || Natalia Joseph Kadio says, “Being a partner in mission on a winning team has transformed my life.” The 56-year-old Tanzanian woman is referring to her longtime collaboration with Maryknollers in the Archdiocese...
Orbis Book Spotlight || The Way of Kindness is the second in a series of writings on virtues that enrich and transform us. The first was The Way of Gratitude. To come in spring 2019 is The Way of Forgiveness. Our bet is that gratitude, kindness and forgiveness are virtues you value most. The idea […]
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || LOVING MEMORIES I always look forward to receiving Maryknoll magazine and the January/February issue was no exception. The featured stories, highlights from the various departments and outstanding photography make me anxious to read from cover...
In the shadow of the cross || During my novitiate year in Hingham, Mass., a mother from the neighborhood asked a favor of us seminarians: could we take turns helping take care of her wheelchair-bound, 23-year-old son, David, who suffered from muscular dystrophy? Our duties would be to take him out of bed every...
Remembering Maryknoll supporter of 50-plus years || Soon after I was ordained a Maryknoll priest in 1998, I received a letter of congratulations with photos from my ordination ceremony. Thereafter, I began receiving greeting cards for my birthday, anniversary of ordination, Christmas and Easter each...
Orbis Book Spotlight || The latest volume in the Orbis Modern Spiritual Masters Series focuses on the work of Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest, founder of the Center for Contemplation and Action in New Mexico, a prolific author and speaker, and certainly one of the most popular spiritual writers in the world...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || YOUTH CONNECTION Thank you for the inspiring article “Mission in the City: Native American Youth Explore Change and Leadership in Chicago” in the September/October issue. We have supported Maryknoll, the St. Labre Indian Catholic School...
The Conversion of Paul || On January 25 the Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches celebrate the conversion of St. Paul, arguably the most important event in the development of Christianity after the death and resurrection of Jesus and descent of the Holy Spirit. Paul expanded the identity and mission...
