A lay missioner’s legal advocacy—with the prayers and support of many—changes Elizabeth’s life forever.
Beating the Odds with an Immigration Case
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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.
Two Days/One Suitcase for Japanese-Americans
At 87 years old, Helen Hannan Parra is on a mission: to tell everyone she can about the unjust imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Helen Remembers and a Book Is Born
In a new book, Two Days and One Suitcase, Helen Hannan Parra, now in her 80s, shares her childhood memories of life in a Japanese-American internment camp.
Reflecting on a Tragic Salvadoran Anniversary
A former Maryknoll priest associate recalls the night they killed the Jesuits. William Schmidt, a former Maryknoll priest associate, served as a pastor in the Zacamil neighborhood of San Salvador, El Salvador, at the height of the country’s civil war. He recalls those harrowing days when many of...
‘Go Digital or Die’
A Maryknoll priest helps Small Christian Communities in Kenya get online during pandemic crisis. When the Kenyan government ordered the country into lockdown to curtail the spread of the coronavirus earlier this year, Maryknoll Father Joseph Healey remembered a quote from the movie The Sound of...
Honoring George Floyd on 38th & Chicago
On the site of the killing of African-American George Floyd, a white, suburban Minneapolis man vows to combat racism. Late in April 1992, as I made my way home after dark in a West Philadelphia neighborhood, I was set upon by a small group of youths carrying bats and boards. Hours earlier,...
A Heart for Mission
Priest from Malone, N.Y., lives out his call to missionas a Maryknoll priest associate in Bolivia.When Ronald Albarez began his internship in psychology last year, he dealt with cases of domestic violence, sexual abuse and suicide attempts. Feeling discouraged about how much violence and cruelty...
A Voice for Nuclear Victims
Maryknoll sister advocates for victims of Japan’s triple disaster caused by an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear accident. After Japan lifted its state of emergency, due to the coronavirus, on May 31, Maryknoll Sister Kathleen Reiley expressed relief that COVID-19 was settling down in the...
At God’s Service
A Maryknoll brother teaches that love and dignity come from God.During his years of teaching English in northern China, Maryknoll Brother Joseph Bruener has found a unique way to share God’s love with his university students. He gives them a class exercise to write an affirmation about each of...
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
First Day of Advent
For the first day of Advent, Maryknoll Father Alejandro Marina reflects on the causes for migration in the past and in the present.
Women Encourage Interreligious Dialogue in Violence-torn Nigeria
The Nigeria Women of Faith Peacebuilding Network carries out interreligious dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
Texas Immigration Bill Will Likely Face Legal Challenge
A controversial bill to make border crossing illegal on a state level is opposed by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops.
A Synodal Church Inclusive of People with Disabilities
Catholic parishes in the U.S. bring awareness to the inclusion of people with disabilities but recognize there is still room for improvement.
Pope: Media Must Promote Human Dignity
On Nov. 23, Pope Francis urged members of the media to exercise their profession responsibly and courageously, saying they must be ‘like David against Goliath.’
For Those Who Are ‘the Least’: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll priest reflects on the acts of compassion for those considered “the least” in this week’s Scripture reflection.
Javier Milei Wins Presidential Elections in Argentina
Javier Milei, the controversial economist who called Pope Francis a “filthy leftist,” has been elected president of Argentina.
As Floods Hit East Africa, Catholics Hope for COP28 Results
Climate change causes flooding in East Africa, where Catholics and Church leaders look to the upcoming COP28 meetings for concrete solutions.
‘Poverty is a Scandal,’ Pope Says on World Day of the Poor
Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of the Poor 2023 urges Christians to practice charity.
Our Common Home: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner discusses the Sunday readings and care of our common home in light of her work for sustainability with a poor farming community in El Salvador.
Bishops’ Committee Urges Protections for Migrant Children
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, issues a letter urging protections for unaccompanied minors and other migrant children.
Nuclear Gravity Bomb Concerns Catholic Leaders
A proposed update to the nuclear gravity bomb alarms Catholic Church leaders and peace advocates, who decry nuclear bombs as morally indefensible.
Remembering Bishop Paride Taban of Torit, South Sudan
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Susan Nagele remembers Bishop Paride Taban of Torit, South Sudan, as a wise and compassionate Church leader with a vision for peace in a war-torn country.
Wise or Foolish? A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids in the context of her life in mission.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: Christ, the fullness of time
The miracle of Christmas is God didn’t just take on our human nature but transformed our chronological time into God’s fullness of time.
Partners in Mission
Diosita Grows up with Maryknoll
If what you learn as a child shapes your maturity, the Balio family from Pantukan, Philippines, is one of the wisest families.
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, Winter 2021
I first met Jose when he participated in my first Theater of the Oppressed group in a parish on the periphery of João Pessoa, Brazil, where I serve as a Maryknoll lay missioner. Jose (not his real name) was probably 20 years old and very active in the parish. He had...
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Vatican COVID-19 Commission Examines Pastoral and Social Challenges of Pandemic
Pope Francis asks Vatican COVID-19 Commission to focus on four social issue areas: security, economics, ecology and health.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses Winter 2021
Our readers comment on past articles appearing in Maryknoll magazine under the heading of Readers’ Responses Winter 2021.
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