Maryknoll Father Romane St. Vil serves as spiritual leader for Creole-speaking Haitian communities in diaspora in the U.S.
A Family Builds a Home Together
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Maryknoll Magazine Winter 2025
In this Winter issue, Maryknoll missioners reflect Pope Francis’ call to Christians to “abound in hope” by caring for people with HIV/AIDS in Kenya; visiting young prison inmates in El Salvador; and welcoming migrants, exiles and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Bolivia and Zimbabwe, Maryknoll projects bring together young people and elders in examples of what the Holy Father calls a “covenant between generations.” As we begin the Jubilee Year, read about how Maryknoll priests, sisters, brothers and lay people serve as Pilgrims of Hope across the world.
FEATURED STORIES
Focused on Maryknoll missioners around the world working in solidarity among the poor and marginalized. Articles include issues of importance to people the missioners serve and to the Catholic Church.
Teaching Young Hearts to Sing
Maryknoll Sister Miriam Francis Perlewitz has served for seven decades as teacher and mentor in Bangladesh and other mission sites.
2021 Student Essay Winners
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest winners for 2021 share “good news” stories from their lives that reflects the Good News message of Jesus.
Walking Together
Young leader in Los Angeles strives to help others feel welcome in the Church. “We need to create relationships, meet those at the margins, and build communities of inclusion,” she says.
Young Adult Empowerment Communities: Members’ Perspectives
Young leaders from Maryknoll’s first Young Adult Empowerment (YAE) cohort, share their thoughts about the two-year accompaniment program.
Finding God in Mission
Kenyan seminarian reflects on his vocation journey and commitment to mission.
A Lifetime of Learning New Landscapes
Maryknoll Sister Janet Miller, who has spent a lifetime making deserts bloom, puts Laudato Si’ into practice at the U.S./Mexico border.
Toward an Integral Human Ecology
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers have committed to integrating the care of creation “in all that we are and all that we do.”
Pioneers in Ecology and Care of Creation
Maryknoll Sisters set an example of caring for our common home as pioneers in ecology and care of creation.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
New Florida Farmworker Law Called ‘Inhumane’
The legislation, signed in a closed door session, overturns local "living wage" provisions and...
Guatemalan General Faces Charges for Role in Genocide
Retired General Manuel Benedicto Lucas García is on trial for his part in the massacre of...
The Good Shepherd: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on Jesus the Good Shepherd in the context of her work with children and families in Panama and Peru.
Bishop Seitz: Migrants Can Help Build US Future
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, addresses the challenges at the border and the changing realities of the United States.
Sisters Help Transform Lives of the Disabled in Nepal
A project for disabled children and youth founded in Nepal by Maryknoll Father Adam Gudalefsky is run by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Pope Pleads for Military Restraint in the Middle East
Avoid a “spiral of violence” in the Middle East, urged Pope Francis after Iran’s launch of drones and missiles against Israel.
Pope: Take Evil Seriously, Pray for Peace
During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis offered a teaching on fortitude and resisting...
Faith-Based Organizations at the UN Promote Women Leaders
At a panel sponsored last month by Caritas Internationalis and the Permanent Observer of the Holy...
Mexico’s Cartels Are Entering Politics, Church Warns
As elections approach, drug cartels are targetting and killing political candidates; 29 people...
Rwanda Commemorates 1994 Genocide
The bishops of Rwanda expressed their closeness to genocide survivors as the country marks the...
Advocates in El Paso March for Migrants’ Dignity
"Be Not Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity” expressed support for Annunciation House and...
Pope Says on Easter: ‘Roll Away’ Stone of War
Pope Francis asks Christ to "roll away" the stone of war in Ukraine, the Holy Land and all the...
Breakfast on Easter Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the Easter Sunday readings and recounts how Maryknoll sisters seek the Risen Christ as they pursue justice.
Pope Sends Good Friday Message to El Salvador
Pope Francis sends a message to El Salvador for Good Friday, urging Salvadorans — and all...
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: A Saint for Synodality
Father Joe Veneroso proposes as patron of synodality Mary Magdalene, discredited for 2 millennia and restored by Pope Francis as “Apostle to the Apostles.”
Partners in Mission
Volunteer Helps Resettle Afghan Refugees
Sally Peake, a physical therapist who works at Maryknoll, also volunteers in the local community helping to resettle Afghan refugees.
MISSIONER TALES
Vignettes from the lands of mission, told by Maryknoll missioners and volunteers. These popular little stories are sometimes funny, often moving and generally inspiring encounters with people on the margins.
Missioner Tales Summer 2022
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in South Sudan and Cambodia and at the U.S./Mexico border, as well as a mission moment in New York.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Ukrainians Are Latest Wave of Refugees
In the first month alone, the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove an estimated 10 million people from their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Summer 2022
For years I have been reading the beautiful poetry and prayers of Father Joseph Veneroso. I look forward to reading them in the Maryknoll magazine and online …
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