Back in Musoma, with renewed hope
Kevin and Marilyn’s December 2020 newsletter
Hope comes first at Uzima Centre
Joanne Miya finds hope alive among the clients of Uzima Centre.
20 years in mission
My journey from Nairobi to western Kenya to Cambodia
Reflection on thankfulness
I am profoundly grateful for all those within my community that God has brought forth to challenge and transform me.
Welding education and hope for a better future
Overcoming many obstacles, Jackson is building a better future through education and vocational training.
‘When are the gringos coming?’
Actively hoping for a better world
Father and son
Mike Garr shares how he became more than a teacher.
Notes for Thanksgiving
Acknowledging Native American history and spirituality this Thanksgiving
Strong together, united with love
Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme’s year-end video project lifts community’s spirit
Catholic News Service story features Melissa Altman
CNS highlights Maryknoll lay missioner’s work in El Salvador and the legacy of the four martyred U.S. church women
‘Like mother, like daughter’
The injustices we saw up close in Brazil have shaped our family’s resolve to commit our lives to changing unjust structures.
Lay missioners’ reflections on racism
Members of Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ anti-racism task force reflect on racism
A virtual Advent celebration of hope
Maryknoll Lay Missioners invites you to a joyful anticipation of ‘light in the darkness’
What being an election judge taught me
Working for five long days at the polls has restored my hope for our ability to come together as a nation.
Back in Musoma, with renewed hope
Kevin and Marilyn’s December 2020 newsletter
Hope comes first at Uzima Centre
Joanne Miya finds hope alive among the clients of Uzima Centre.
20 years in mission
My journey from Nairobi to western Kenya to Cambodia
Reflection on thankfulness
I am profoundly grateful for all those within my community that God has brought forth to challenge and transform me.
Welding education and hope for a better future
Overcoming many obstacles, Jackson is building a better future through education and vocational training.
‘When are the gringos coming?’
Actively hoping for a better world
Father and son
Mike Garr shares how he became more than a teacher.
Notes for Thanksgiving
Acknowledging Native American history and spirituality this Thanksgiving
Strong together, united with love
Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme’s year-end video project lifts community’s spirit
Catholic News Service story features Melissa Altman
CNS highlights Maryknoll lay missioner’s work in El Salvador and the legacy of the four martyred U.S. church women
‘Like mother, like daughter’
The injustices we saw up close in Brazil have shaped our family’s resolve to commit our lives to changing unjust structures.
Lay missioners’ reflections on racism
Members of Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ anti-racism task force reflect on racism
A virtual Advent celebration of hope
Maryknoll Lay Missioners invites you to a joyful anticipation of ‘light in the darkness’
What being an election judge taught me
Working for five long days at the polls has restored my hope for our ability to come together as a nation.
Missioners in El Salvador reflect on martyred church women
40 years after the brutal murder of four U.S. church women, Maryknoll lay missioners reflect on their legacy.
Gratitude arises from (and inspires) gladness and generosity
May this unusual Thanksgiving take us to the ones who most need us (November 2020 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
We urgently need your help!
The pandemic has presented us with unprecedented challenges
Jean Donovan, lay missioner martyred in 1980
40 years after her martyrdom, Jean Donovan’s example continues to inspire.
Planning for a just, equitable vaccine distribution
World leaders, including Pope Francis, are calling for just and equitable distribution of any future COVID-19 vaccine.
Joe and Linda Michon to receive 2020 Bishop McCarthy Award
Returned missioners help migrants and promote fair trade and many other social justice efforts
‘Why Not Be Friends?’
Maria Montello publishes second children’s book
An American in Kuron Peace Village
Gabe Hurrish begins his new ministry in a model village in a remote part of South Sudan
‘Back where we are supposed to be now’
Missioners are happily returning to their ministries in Musoma, Tanzania
Virtual Global Prayer Service on World Mission Sunday
Recording of Oct. 18, 2020 prayer service
Empowering deaf people in Cambodia
Outreach by the Deaf Development Programme into rural villages changes the lives of many
‘Giving birth to a new world’
Pope Francis calls us to recognize that all of us are brothers and sisters, and to live accordingly (October 2020 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
One Mombasa family’s struggle through the pandemic
HOPE Project’s emergency assistance helps this resilient family to survive
Salvadoran youth face educational challenges during pandemic
Community library program becomes lifeline for students struggling with disruption of their education
Feeding malnourished children in Kenya
St. Patrick’s Dispensary in Mombasa offers crucial nutrition assistance for children living in poverty
Young Cambodians with disabilities receive personal care during pandemic
Grooming time for Home of Hope residents in Chom Chao, Cambodia
50 ways to survive in South Sudan
Spare a prayer for Juba’s street vendors, who work hard for meager pay.
A life in mission
Chuck Lathrop, a co-director of Maryknoll Lay Missioners in the 1970s, reflects on those early days and his continuing commitment to mission
Let us work to be united in heart
On this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in the midst of unprecedented upheaval, scripture calls us to compassion.
Brazilian TV features Kathy Bond’s online workshop
Lay missioner’s teaching of shantala baby massage is highlighted by Com Você program.
From Peace Corps to ‘Catholic Peace Corps’
Seven Maryknoll lay missioners who got their start in the Peace Corps compare notes about their experiences in both.
Theater that changes lives
Flávio José Rocha uses Theater of the Oppressed to work for change in Brazil.
What’s fair?
Flávio José Rocha reflects on the parable of the landowner and laborers in light of his mission work.
An Uzima Centre success story
Samwel Chacha — from orphan to frontline COVID nurse and medical student
How we buried Mercedes
A Salvadoran funeral during COVID-19
COVID-19 is causing setbacks for other global health efforts
The coronavirus pandemic is hampering global public health efforts to treat and control the spread of malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis in Africa.
Moments of hope in COVID-era Bolivia
It is the simple moments of shared connection that give hope during these times of darkness and uncertainty
Aiding asylum seekers in the midst of a pandemic
Carol Honerkamp Zuccarino has been volunteering at El Paso’s Annunciation House for more than six months.
Haitian reforestation project promotes sustainability
‘Project Lorax’ will provide sustainable development and a livelihood for 100 families, while planting 40,000 new trees.
The good news of polio eradication in Africa
Lay missioner reflects on her part in the decades-long public health campaign to “Kick Polio Out of Africa”
Denial, struggle and hope during Haiti’s pandemic
Despite uncertainty, fear and a sense of powerlessness, hope continues to anchor lay missioners in Haiti.
In El Salvador, COVID-19 self-isolation is countercultural
Latin Americans value close family ties and togetherness, which make self-quarantining particularly difficult.
We must take up our crosses — with love
Rich Tarro reflects on joy and grace in the midst of suffering.
New 3-minute Maryknoll Lay Missioners video
Video about Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ inspiring, multifaceted work in Africa, Asia and the Americas
Why serve in South Sudan?
30 months into his service in South Sudan — and 30 years after first traveling to the country — Gabe Hurrish reflects on why he is there.
Beating the odds with an immigration case
How Elizabeth’s life changed forever, thanks to a lay missioner’s legal advocacy — and the prayers and support of many
