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.
|| By Rick Dixon, MKLM A California native describes a typical day in his life as a missioner in El Salvador As the sun rises here in El Salvador, where I am serving as a Maryknoll lay missioner, I’m already late. It’s six o’clock; I’m supposed to be up at 5:30. Too much fried yucca last night and...
|| By Chad Ribordy Former lay missioner reverses mission by sending volunteers to Kansas City Two vans pulled into a low-income neighborhood in Kansas City, Mo., filled with volunteers about to engage in a weeklong service trip. The neighborhood’s residents were used to seeing volunteers arrive on...
|| Story and photos by Sean Sprague Maryknoll Sister nurtures seedlings of hope in Cambodia Tears run down Los Mari's cheeks, but not because she is poor, homeless and HIV-positive. These are bittersweet tears in gratitude for the gift that has come her way through Maryknoll Sister Leonor Montiel...
|| By Thomas Dunleavy, M.M. After three decades, a Maryknoll priest reunites with friends he had served as refugees. It had been 30 years since I had seen most of the 400 people gathered for a special reunion in Montreal, Canada, last June. I had served them when they were refugees struggling for...
|| By David R. Aquije; photos by Sean Sprague Cambodia then and now as seen by a Maryknoll missioner and his driver Siphal Op knows the work of the Maryknoll missioners very well. He has been the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers’ driver in Cambodia for 25 years. These days he frequently chauffeurs...
|| By John Sivalon, M.M. A Maryknoll priest encourages us to follow the Vatican II directive to read ‘the signs of the times’ When I asked 30 freshman students at the Roman Catholic university where I teach what they thought of Vatican II, all of them looked back at me with blank, questioning...
Maryknoll Sisters commit to preserving their congregation’s property, protecting woods and wetlands in a conservation easement agreement.
Maryknoll Sisters in northern Philippines draw on science and faith to educate people to the wonders of creation.
What is a Maryknoll Brother? Ask those who live the vocation. Brother John Blazo will tell you, “It’s being a bridge between ordained and lay ministry.” Brother Thomas Hickey says, “It’s a lifestyle, not a title.” Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick gives the official definition: “one called to serve his brothers and sisters through community, prayer and hospitality.” No matter their wording, all agree Brothers strive to follow Jesus, who lived as a brother to all.
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Responding to calls from Indigenous leaders, the Vatican repudiates concepts in papal bulls from the Conquest that led to the “Doctrine of Discovery.”
This reflection for Palm Sunday comes from the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Lenten Reflection Guide 2023: Inspired by Laudato Si’
The imprisoned Nicaraguan prelate, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, is allowed a meal with his siblings and then interviewed in a staged TV broadcast.
Jesus’ compassion is revealed in the Mass readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent and emphasized in the Lenten Reflection Guide by Maryknoll’s Office for Global Concerns.
Protests by mostly rural, indigenous Peruvians reflect frustration with urban governing politicians, says Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan who has worked for over 50 years in Peru’s Altiplano.
Gabriel Cobb, a triathlete and devout Catholic who has Down syndrome, tells U.N. advocates, ‘I have no limitations!’
Pope Francis thanked organizations that run humanitarian corridors offering safe, legal passage to migrants and refugees in Europe.
In a Lenten reflection, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns looks at sharing God’s light in the world.
Brazilian church groups propose ways to meet children’s needs in response to increasing hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
The 10 years of Pope Francis’ papacy are marked by his care for poor people — and efforts to put them at the center of the Church.
The Church is for everyone, Pope Francis insists during interviews focused on the 10th anniversary of his papacy.
As the 10-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy approaches, Catholics recognize that he brought a new style of leadership to Rome.
In the 2023 Lenten Reflection Guide: Inspired by Laudato Si’, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns reflects on water in Sunday’s Mass readings.
Experts evaluate Pope Francis’ positive impact on Indigenous-Catholic relations as the 10-year anniversary of his papacy approaches.
|| By James H. Kroeger, M.M. The second in our series of spirituality columns for 2014 reflecting...
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 January & February 2016. Early Monday mornings in the village where I live in Bangladesh, I meet Mamoon, who collaborates with me in my work of helping sick and disabled children. Getting together at the Taj Restaurant for hot bread and lentils is...
In recent years, an energetic movement has emerged in the United States to protest the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport an estimated daily 800,000 barrels of tar oil...
