Justice and Peace

All of our missioners strive to create a more just and compassionate world through focusing on the needs of people experiencing poverty or marginalization. Some missioners, however, have a special focus on peace or justice through ministries that train leaders in conflict resolution; assist groups working for human rights; promote interreligious dialogue; advocate for and work with groups experiencing marginalization as they strive for equity and inclusion; and support local efforts to dismantle racism, classism, and sexism.

Empowerment and Inclusion

Maryknoll lay missioners work with vulnerable groups such as deaf people, children with disabilities, populations with HIV/AIDS, and immigrants to advocate for their just treatment, help reduce stigma, and promote greater access to resources and inclusion in society.

Dialogue

Maryknoll lay missioners work to promote dialogue, mutual understanding, and conflict transformation, especially among groups that are in conflict or in places where there is a high level of violence.

Our missioners in Justice and Peace

Coralis Salvador

Dee Dungy

Filo Siles

Flávio Rocha

Gabe Hurrish

Heidi Cerneka

Joanne Blaney

Joanne Miya

Featured stories

The Many Ways We Accompany: Faithful Responses to Migration

The Maryknoll Monarch Initiative recently held a hybrid event presenting migration not as a policy issue, but a social issue.

Mission Begins with a SMILE

Maryknoll Lay Missioner, Coralis Salvador, tells the stories behind the smiles she sees regularly in mission along the border of USA and Mexico in El Paso, Texas.