by Louise Locke | Dec 1, 2025
In the Cochabamba suburb of Tiquipaya, a new program is offering families a path out of poverty, instability, and domestic violence. Led by Maryknoll lay missioner Louise Locke and a local psychologist, the center has already shown remarkable impact: children gaining confidence and skills, parents strengthening relationships, and one family in particular breaking a long-entrenched cycle of violence. With a growing waiting list, the program now hopes to expand so more families can find safety, support, and a dignified future.
by Louise Locke | Mar 3, 2025
When missioner Louise Locke joined Maryknoll Lay Missioners, she was certain that her vocation was to accompany the elderly through aging and death. But God had other plans. A chance encounter with a woman dedicated to uplifting vulnerable mothers and children challenged her assumptions. And then came Jenifer—a 5-year-old whose unconditional love completely disarmed her.
by Louise Locke | Nov 19, 2024
Vastly more important than “results” is the inherent sacredness of the present moment with the frail, abandoned, and traumatized people God has brought into the life of missioner Louise Locke through her ministries in Bolivia.
by Louise Locke | Jun 21, 2024
The act of service and care for another can help even those with the hardest hearts break down their walls of self-protection.
by Louise Locke | Feb 29, 2024
Louise Locke reflects on the hard lives of older women in Cochabamba
by Louise Locke | Dec 13, 2023
Louise Locke recounts a ‘Christmas miracle’ and an acute water shortage.
by Louise Locke | May 9, 2023
Despite the hardships she sees all around her, Louise Locke find reasons for hope in the inspiring people she accompanies.
by Louise Locke | Dec 13, 2022
Armando’s tragically short life taught Louise Locke about the nature of joy.
by Louise Locke | Jun 9, 2022
The most important thing in accompanying elders is to acknowledge them with love, respect them and listen intently to what they have to say.
by Louise Locke | Feb 17, 2022
Louise Locke joins a street ministry in Cochabamba and reflects on vulnerability as the ‘birthplace of love.’
