Our commitment to anti-racism and the ‘Beloved Community’
A Maryknoll Lay Missioners statement
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Anti-racism action steps and resources
From Maryknoll Lay Missioners' Anti-Racism Task Force
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Life and death in COVID-19 Tanzania
On the surface, life in Tanzania looks normal, but coronavirus cases are multiplying.
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Choosing fertile ground for hope
Peg Vámosy reflects on how this pandemic offers us the opportunity for a fresh start on healing our broken relationship with all God's creation.
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Paulo, presente: Gratitude to an essential worker
Joanne Blaney shares the story of a member of her base community.
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Salim’s family and the struggle for survival
For poor but resilient families in Mombasa, Kenya, finding enough food to make it through the pandemic presents an enormous challenge.
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Following Jesus means being ‘all in’
Father Bill Vos reflects on 'laying down one's life' for others in global mission
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What does a meal mean to you?
Running a food ministry during the COVID-19 lockdown gave Juan Gomez a new perspective on a plate of food.
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A listener and a healer
On any given Saturday, Agustín is on the soccer field or on his patio, sharing with and mentoring the community's kids.
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An outpouring of solidarity in doubly harsh times
Communities in El Salvador are rallying to respond to COVID-19 and Tropical Storm Amanda
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Advocating for refugees in East Africa
At Jesuit Refugee Service in Nairobi, Dee Dungy speaks up for Sudanese, Somali and Ugandan refugees
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‘Great joy and relief’ at Supreme Court upholding DACA
Maryknoll urges continuing work toward permanent solution for 'Dreamers'
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A Father’s Day reflection
What God the Father can teach us about the vocation of fatherhood
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Learning from the masters of resilience
How does the human spirit remain hopeful when suffering seems to have no end?
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Our commitment to anti-racism and the ‘Beloved Community’
A Maryknoll Lay Missioners statement
read more
Anti-racism action steps and resources
From Maryknoll Lay Missioners' Anti-Racism Task Force
read more
Life and death in COVID-19 Tanzania
On the surface, life in Tanzania looks normal, but coronavirus cases are multiplying.
read more
Choosing fertile ground for hope
Peg Vámosy reflects on how this pandemic offers us the opportunity for a fresh start on healing our broken relationship with all God's creation.
read more
Paulo, presente: Gratitude to an essential worker
Joanne Blaney shares the story of a member of her base community.
read more
Salim’s family and the struggle for survival
For poor but resilient families in Mombasa, Kenya, finding enough food to make it through the pandemic presents an enormous challenge.
read more
Following Jesus means being ‘all in’
Father Bill Vos reflects on 'laying down one's life' for others in global mission
read more
What does a meal mean to you?
Running a food ministry during the COVID-19 lockdown gave Juan Gomez a new perspective on a plate of food.
read more
A listener and a healer
On any given Saturday, Agustín is on the soccer field or on his patio, sharing with and mentoring the community's kids.
read more
An outpouring of solidarity in doubly harsh times
Communities in El Salvador are rallying to respond to COVID-19 and Tropical Storm Amanda
read more
Advocating for refugees in East Africa
At Jesuit Refugee Service in Nairobi, Dee Dungy speaks up for Sudanese, Somali and Ugandan refugees
read more
‘Great joy and relief’ at Supreme Court upholding DACA
Maryknoll urges continuing work toward permanent solution for 'Dreamers'
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A Father’s Day reflection
What God the Father can teach us about the vocation of fatherhood
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Learning from the masters of resilience
How does the human spirit remain hopeful when suffering seems to have no end?
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Home of Hope welcomes the ‘least of these’
Missionaries of Charity home in rural Cambodia responds to new challenges during COVID-19.
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A call for anti-racist transformation
Official statement by Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners
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What Ederson de Jesus taught me
A young Brazilian man's life and death are a window into Brazil's inequality and systemic racism.
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Turning walls into bridges
Today’s Maryknoll presence at the U.S.-Mexico border continues the legacy of hope built by a previous team that worked there from 1995 until 2009.
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Missioner doctors in rural Tanzania
A video featuring physicians Anne Berry and George Stablein talking about their experiences as Maryknoll lay missioners in Tanzania
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U.S. border closure is ‘inhumane, immoral, illegal and ineffective’
Heidi Cerneka on the May 12 decision by the U.S. government to close the door on asylum seekers indefinitely.
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We’ve no salt left
A poem for George Floyd, for Ahmaud Arbery and for all — by a fed-up millennial
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Making do during unpredictable times
While teaching during the COVID-19 crisis, returned missioner Steve Pohl applies what he learned in Bolivia from wrestling with shortages, grief, sudden changes, and the need to improvise.
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Celebrating an unusual Ramadan
‘Breaking the fast’ and ‘feeding the hungry’ take on new meaning during COVID-19
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Danos Hoy Nuestro Pan de Cada Día
A medida que la cuarentena de Bolivia afecta más a las personas sin hogar, Juan Gómez y Cortney Freshwater están proporcionando comidas diarias.
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Online classes and food emergencies in São Paulo
Margarita Duran continues to teach immigrant children and encounters food insecurity in one of the main epicenters of the pandemic.
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HOPE Project helps families with emergency food
In Mombasa, Kenya, the pandemic is putting many additional pressures on families surviving day by day.
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Hope is abundant
Steve Veryser reflects on his discernment into mission and how God 'caught' him.
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‘Meet a Missioner Monday’ weekly interviews
Karen Bortvedt Estrada interviews lay missioners every Monday at 11 am EDT.
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Feeding the family
Vocational school in Mombasa rallies to support its students and families during the COVID-19 crisis
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‘Everything is connected’
A reflection for Laudato Si' Week (May 16-24, 2020) from El Salvador
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Missioners together
COVID-19 is separating people from their families—an occupational hazard familiar to all missioners
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‘Being a missioner in a time of pandemic’
Recording of the April 29, 2020 live panel presentation with three Maryknoll lay missioners
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Give us this day our daily bread
As Bolivia's quarantine hits those who are homeless the hardest, Juan Gomez and Cortney Freshwater are providing daily meals.
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How East African nations are grappling with COVID-19
An analysis by Susan Nagele for the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
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This Mother’s Day, ‘do not let your hearts be troubled’
Tawny Thanh reflects on the readings for this Fifth Sunday of Easter, Mother's Day
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Combating gender-based violence in Tanzania
Video interview with Liz Mach on protecting girls from female genital mutilation, child marriage and other forms of gender-based violence
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Celebrating the Day of the Cross in El Salvador
Do it right, or the devil will come and dance in your home!
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Waiting out COVID-19 restrictions in South Sudan’s Peace Village
Stranded in a remote area of South Sudan, Gabe Hurrish encounters the Toposa people.
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Protecting Tanzanian girls from abuse
Liz Mach helps Tanzanian diocese fight female genital mutilation, child marriage and other gender-based violence.
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Missioners make many masks
Lay missioners in the Tanzania region have been helping prepare for COVID-19 through several initiatives that sew protective face masks.
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Heidi Cerneka rings alarm about detained migrants’ COVID-19 risk
Two of her clients released from ICE custody after lawsuit
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Lessons from the good Toposa shepherds
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Susan Nagele preaches on the Good Shepherd.
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Detained migrants at great risk of COVID-19
Immigration attorney Heidi Cerneka urges release of nonviolent detained migrants
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Finding God’s presence in the simple moments
Board member Anita Klueg offers a video meditation for these COVID-19 times
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Quarantine quandaries
Rick Dixon worries about civil rights during El Salvador's state of emergency and reflects on the unsatiated eucharistic hunger in his parish.
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A letter from João Pessoa, Brazil
Missioner family adjusts to sheltering-in-place by moving ministries online
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‘Were not our hearts burning within us?’
Becca Muder reflects on the 'Road to Emmaus' story
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‘COVID-2050’: A threat to take seriously
An Earth Day 2020 reflection: What if we took environmental destruction as seriously as COVID-19?
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What’s the next right step?
A report on the 'Discerning Through Service' retreat at the U.S.-Mexico border
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Spring 2020 issue of Voices of Compassion
Cover story features lay missioners combating climate change
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