|| Pentecost, arguably the most significant event in the Christian calendar, seems, paradoxically, almost overlooked. No cards. No trees. No colored eggs. But it overflows with more gifts than Christmas and burns with divine fire rather than electric lights! After Jesus’ death on the cross,...
The spiritual practice of growing older || What’s beautiful about Vesper Time is that it doesn’t give spiritual exercises for the journey of aging; it shows how aging itself is a spiritual exercise. Vesper Time opens our eyes to the experience of growing older “in wisdom and in grace” (Luke 2:52)....
Program director for a grassroots movement brings together youth of different faiths to work to end division || Hannah Hochkeppel leaned forward in her chair as three children—Christian, Jewish and Muslim—took the microphone to pray at their friend’s Bat Mitzvah. They began, “May we see the day when...
COMMON MISSIONS I am writing to thank you for Maryknoll magazine, which comes to me regularly. The November/December issue especially touched me. Although I am not Catholic, my own experiences as a Mennonite missionary make me realize how much we have in common with each other. My husband and I met both...
A Maryknoll priest learns about playing a mission song || When people help me find God in my life and when I help people find God in theirs, that’s mission for me. As a Maryknoll priest, I’ve had the privilege to do that among young people here in Asia. I must say, inheriting the artistic […]
Dust to Dust || When it comes to Ash Wednesday, I am definitely “old school.” I have nothing against telling people—or hearing—“Repent and believe the Good News!” but this admonition lacks the sobering, gut-wrenching: “Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” We are, every...
Unpublished letters and other writings. || This March marks the 37th anniversary of the death of Oscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador who was murdered by a paramilitary death squad while saying Mass. He was the first bishop killed at the altar since Thomas Becket in the 12th century. But unlike...
Little Sister of St. Francis becomes a mother to street boys in Kenya and a Maryknoll partner in mission || Sister Catherine Wanza Mui, a Little Sister of St. Francis, says she always loved serving those most in need in her native Kenya. After professing her first vows in 1994, she worked at a home […]
|| QUALITY OF MERCY Thanks for sharing Brother Beeching’s touching story about one of his students, Malai, in his article, “We are never among strangers” (in the November/December 2016 issue). The compassion and wisdom provided by the Buddhist nun was remarkable and indelible.It’s unfortunate...
Maryknoll seminarian reflects on his overseas training experiences and mission || Mission is different for every person. That’s what I am learning working in the Mabatini parish in Mwanza, Tanzania, during my overseas training program this year. The parish is run by two Maryknoll priests and a Maryknoll...
