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...
Chicago mission director raises Catholic awareness of global mission calling || “How many people here are missionaries?” When Megan Mio asked that question at a recent gathering of parish ministers in the Archdiocese of Chicago, only a few people raised their hands. “Let me put it another way,”...
Orbis Book Spotlight || Among the 36 official “Doctors of the Church” are four women—all named in the past 50 years, though the earliest of them lived nearly 1,000 years ago. In this new Orbis book, theologian Mary T. Malone explores the stories of these visionaries and captures their message for the contemporary...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || DEEPLY MOVED The September/October 2017 issue is a real winner. The photo meditation by Father Veneroso is so beautiful, as is anything he writes. I enjoyed his experience with angels as a 6-year-old in “A rumor of angels.” I was also deeply...
Misconceptions about the Immaculate Conception || One of the more recent, sublime and, paradoxically, misunderstood doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church is that of the Immaculate Conception. Officially proclaimed as dogma in 1854 by Pope Pius IX, the belief is as old as the Gospels themselves. Before...
A group of lay people with “HIV-positive hearts” walk with Peruvians living with HIV. || Gently touching Luis on the cheek, Yolanda Yactayo asks the middle-aged Peruvian man suffering from AIDS and diabetes if there’s anything he needs. “I could use a few diapers,” he says, not fazed...
Collection from Pope Francis || The theme of mercy has been a signature of the pontificate of Pope Francis. As he has noted, “One cannot understand a true Christian who is not merciful, just as one cannot comprehend God without His mercy. . . . It is the fundamental feature of the face of Christ.”...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || NOT SO FEEL GOOD I am writing to second a reader’s letter in your July/August issue of Maryknoll that practically all your articles are the feel good kind that never address the corruption and oppression in the third world. For example, you have...
N.Y. man transitions from military life to mission life || My six years as an infantry paratrooper in the U.S. Army took me many places and stretched me in ways I could not have predicted. My most trying times were my combat deployments to Iraq (2007) and Afghanistan (2009–2010). As a member of a reconnaissance...
Maryknoll brother candidate learns what it means to serve as Jesus did while being a brother to all || As a Maryknoll brother candidate, I have been overseas in mission in Bolivia for the past two years. Bolivia, the poorest country in Latin America, has a rich culture and the people are welcoming and kind....
