Maryknoll Lay Missioners
is a Catholic mission-sending community
committed to nonviolence through
prevention, intervention, reconciliation,
and restoration of all creation.
We are long-term missioners and missioner families
in nine African, Asian, and American countries.
Striving to create an inclusive and anti-racist world,
we live with those most excluded in society
to transform unjust structures together.
We welcome and work with people of all faiths.
United in Mission
Maryknoll Lay Missioner, Ana Morales, details the realities of living in mission and serving the TIPNIS communities of Bolivia.
A Reflection on Migration
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Gabe Hurrish has spent more than 33 years serving in 12 countries across...
Soul House: Maryknoll Lay Missioners Presents 2026 Bishop McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award to Steve and Laura Brown of Charlottesville, Virginia
Returned Maryknoll lay missioners Steve and Laura Brown founded the Casa Alma Catholic Worker community after returning from mission in Chile. Their commitment to the unhoused, mission and justice is now being honored with the 2026 Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award.
A life in mission is rewarding, but can be difficult.
In this video, Maryknoll Lay Missioner, Juan Gomez, details the joys he experiences in mission serving others, while balancing his life at home in Cochabamba, Bolivia with two children and a wife.
Watch Juan’s story and see how mission is balanced between family, life, and serving others.
