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....
A Rumor of Angels || One of my early childhood memories is waking up at night and looking from my bed into our kitchen. There I clearly saw golden beings of light, wearing translucent robes and helmets. Their faces were stern but kind. They filled the room and stretched from floor to ceiling. They did […]
Maryknoll’s administrative assistant in Buffalo furthers the Reign of God || Faithful service and commitment to mission are the two phrases that best describe Kathleen Gilbert’s relationship with Maryknoll. She has been using her clerical expertise and commitment to the Church to advance Maryknoll’s...
Readings for a Joyful Life || “Gratitude is not only the posture of praise,” writes Sister Joan Chittister in Orbis Books’ new anthology The Way of Gratitude: Readings for a Joyful Life. “It is also the basic element of real belief in God.” This startling insight is one of many to be found...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || ANIMAL TREATMENT I admire how Brother J. Francis Dolphin has used skills and attractions since childhood to bring joy to the sick and to lead English as a second language classes. His love of the circus is clear. For an article in justice-oriented...
