The Woznicas have been leaders in organizing assistance for migrants in their hometown of Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. Their ministry has served some 15,000 migrants in the last three years.
A project of National Catholic Reporter that covers the the mission and ministry of Catholic women religious around the world reported on the newly formed Maryknoll Monarch Initiative, based in El Paso, Texas, an education and training program with a focus on Care for the Earth, Human Migration, and Nonviolence among other priorities.
Marj Humphrey’s return to mission to East Africa earlier this year was covered in the Spring 2025 issue of Gonzaga Magazine, the publication of her alma mater.
The Global Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago hosts a monthly program on the spirit of mission around the globe. Host Megan Mio sat down with returned Maryknoll lay missioners Celine and Don Woznica, as well as Jennifer Tomshack, communications manager, and Daniel Lizárraga, mission services manager, at Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
Podcast host Sr. Brenda Eagan, IBVM engages in conversation with Heidi Cerneka about faith, justice, and the courage it takes to act on your convictions.
Maryknoll lay missioner Sr. Deirdre Griffin, SSJ, an immigration lawyer in El Paso, was joined in January by a delegation of Sisters of St. Joseph from across the country to volunteer at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Maryknoll Lay Missioners made the cover of a special issue on migration, published by Focolare Media. MKLM communications manager Jennifer Tomshack reports on the work of current and returned missioners, including Bill Hallerman and Linda Savio (Venezuela 1986-1990), at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Maryknoll Lay Missioners was featured on the podcast of Pilgrim Center of Hope, a Catholic evangelization ministry based in San Antonio, Texas. The “Journeys of Hope” weekly audio broadcast & podcast program interviewed James and Betty Keller, returned Maryknoll lay missioners (Mexico 1989-1996), and Daniel Lizárraga, Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ mission services manager.
The website of the global Catholic Worker Movement (CatholicWorker.org) and its email newsletter Roundtable featured Maryknoll lay missioner Marj Humphrey and her upcoming return to mission to East Africa.
Nashville Catholic, the publication of the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, covered the presentation of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ 2024 Bishop McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award to Josie and Frank Cuda on Oct. 27, 2024 at the Cudas’ parish, Catholic Church of the Nativity in Thompson’s Station, Tennessee.
Nashville Catholic, the publication of the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, reported on Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ 2024 Bishop McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award in advance of the award presentation to Josie and Frank Cuda on Oct. 27, 2024 at the Cudas’ parish, Catholic Church of the Nativity in Thompson’s Station, Tennessee.
