‘Bird chasers’
In rural South Sudan, many children have to stand guard on a platform, shouting and yelling to chase birds away from sorghum.
Angel Mortel receives 2023 Bishop McCarthy Award
The award presentation to the returned missioner and community organizer took place Oct. 22 at Dolores Mission in L.A.
Missionary discipleship — and a reset of mission
Marking World Mission Sunday (Oct. 22), Elvira Ramirez reflects on missionary discipleship and reimagining mission today.
Answering the call to ‘love one another’
Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Orientation for the ‘Class of 2023’ begins on Oct. 9.
Jumpshots and water pipes
The Veryser family takes to the court and wades in the water.
Healing through reconnecting with nature
Kathy follows in the footsteps of St. Hildegard, and Flávio gives more ecoretreats.
Larry Parr returns to the U.S.
Grateful for the many blessings experienced during 15 years as a Maryknoll lay missioner working with youth in El Salvador.
Jhon Alex walks
A young Bolivian with severe disabilities benefits from targeted physical therapy.
Listening to the yearnings of our hearts
Julie Lawler shares her experience at the Asia Deaf Catholic Conference 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
‘Hearts on fire, eyes opened, …’
This World Mission Sunday, we invite you to ‘walk together with us on the path of peace.’
‘The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor’
If the Lord indeed hears the cry of the poor, we are called to listen as well.
Learning from an indigenous missionary
Hang Tran is inspired by the faith of the family of an Indian Missionaries of Charity Brother.
CBP One, Encuentro and ‘spiritual fundraising’
Coralis Salvador reflects on her border work and strives toward communion with God and with one another.
Interfaith sisters of reconciliation
A journey from the Altiplano of Peru to ESL and interfaith community-building in Delaware.
Anne McSweeney, ¡presente!
Reflections on Anne McSweeney from fellow missioner and housemate Patty Butler, SNDdeN
Sowing peace, hope and partnership
Together, let us be multipliers for nonviolence and peace.
Running backwards
Megan Hamilton reflects on her first year and a half of doing addiction recovery work in Mombasa, Kenya.
Rest in peace, Bosse
The Maryknoll Lay Missioners community mourns the passing of Bosse, one of the earliest and longest-serving Maryknoll lay missioners.
Accessing clubfoot treatment in Tanzania
Jaclyn Geyer accompanies four children to their first treatments for clubfoot. Can you help fund the surgery for two of them?
Growing pains and joys
Steve Veryser on learning from the miracle of growing something — and the effort and grace it takes.
‘Decenter and transcend’
Elvira Ramirez reflects on Pope Francis’ call to ‘open doors and windows and move out beyond.’
My new mission at a parish in Riwoto
After two and a half years in Kuron Peace Village, Gabe Hurrish is now working in parish ministry in South Sudan.
Trash talk in El Salvador
Liz Cunningham talks trash — and, along with it, about poverty, community and hope.
More change at the border
Debbie Northern reports the latest from El Paso, as Title 42 finally ends.
New holistic workshops address new needs
Flávio Rocha and Kathy Bond continue to find creative ways to address the holistic health needs of their Brazilian community.
‘One heart’ in welcoming migrants
Coralis Salvador’s summer 2023 updates from the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas
Humbled by hospitality in South Sudan
Among the world’s poorest of the poor, Gabe Hurrish finds an incredible spirit of generosity and humility.
‘The meek shall inherit the earth’
Hang Tran reflects on a resident and a staff member of Home of Hope who both inspire her in very different ways.
‘Worth more than many sparrows’
Debbie Northern says too often migrants are not being treated as our brothers and sisters. Christians need to reach out with compassion.
Getting humbled, so that the real work can begin
Getting out of one’s armchair and stepping into the ring is one of the fastest and surest ways to be humbled, Anna Johnson finds.
Karma or blessing
Francis Wayne shares the travails of traveling to and from his prison ministry site in Mombasa, Kenya.
Humble servants
Challenged by the call to humility, Joanne Miya finds some role models among Uzima Centre’s clients.
Blessed by inconvenience
Life in mission takes adjustments and frustrations, Josh Wetmore finds. But the payoff is in the encounters with wonderful people.
‘Welcoming the stranger’
Help Maryknoll Lay Missioners care for refugees and others through our service.
Answering the call to protect refugees
On this World Refugee Day, Heidi Cerneka challenges us to welcome refugees as our brothers and sisters.
Prince and the struggles of a family of 12
Rich Tarro shares the extraordinary hardships faced by a Kenyan family — and how the HOPE Project is helping.
Soy program taking off in new location
Now in Zaragoza, the soy program continues to provide nutrition to those in need.
‘Doing small things with great love’
Victoria Arce serves abused girls in Cochabamba by helping out with whatever is needed.
A lot to learn
Mike Lattanzi shares some snippets of life as he and his wife, Susan, start out in mission in Haiti.
Breakfast at Casa Betania
Maryknoll Affiliates help to spruce up — and serve at — a migrant center in Mexicali.
Being loved
As she continues her commitment to mission, Kim Mom tells Maryknoll magazine that now she has a ‘better sense that I am loved.’
Deaf Students Educated in Cambodia
Deaf Students Live in a Silent WorldIn Phnom, Penh, Cambodia, hard of hearing and deaf students...
Signing for a new life
How the Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme helps Cambodia’s deaf people come into their own.
Prayers of thanksgiving
A missioner’s prayer of thanks for opened eyes, lives and hearts.
Humble pie, mission style
On mission, Kyle Johnson finds himself being humbled on almost a daily basis.
‘Love one another’ — one person at a time.
Amidst self-doubt and fear — and overwhelming needs — a lay missioner finds her ‘job.’
Wouldn’t it be great?
Teaching a small business development course, Kyle Johnson reflects on the challenges of social enterprises in Tanzania.
A child’s dream come true
How Joanne Blaney had a hand in what happened at President Lula’s inauguration
Keeping migrants, justice and life at the center
Statements from the Maryknoll Lay Missioners border team on the End of Title 42
The reasons for my hope
Despite the hardships she sees all around her, Louise Locke find reasons for hope in the inspiring people she accompanies.
The challenges of returning to life in the U.S.
To Joe Sherman, ‘Everything I loved about being in mission in Bolivia seemed to disappear in a flash.’
‘Now’: An open moment for change
Let us embrace the opportunities before us — to cooperate, to co-create and to embody together the Spirit’s movement through our lives.
Serving at a Missionaries of Charity shelter in Bolivia
John O’Donoghue talks about his many decades of serving marginalized people around the world with works of mercy.
20th anniversary of a Chilean spirituality center
Returned missioner Judy Ress continues to give workshops in holistic health and eco-spirituality at Tremonhue in the Andes.
‘That all may be one …’
What makes us one is God’s love for us, and God’s call to us to serve all God’s children.
Walking with the people
Gabe Hurrish takes inspiration from Jesus’ example of walking with the disciples on their way to Emmaus.
Creating a sustaining community
A women’s cooperative started by Maryknoll in Brazil provides support and livelihoods.
‘I bless the rains down in Africa …’
A song — and ruminations and insights while waiting in the market for the storm to pass.
From Easter morning to Easter evening
Journeying together from fear and sadness to joyful hope and deep peace
God never ceases to surprise
A reflection from our outgoing executive director, Ted Miles
‘Take up your cross daily’
Hang Tran finds inspiration in how differently abled persons tackle life’s challenges in Cambodia.
‘What are you drinking?’
Joe Loney invites you to become a partner in serving people living with disabilities in Bolivia.
Remembering God’s love — a prayer
A group of older women and men in El Zaite, El Salvador, gathers and remembers —and prays.
Inclusion leads to belonging
Kim Mazyck on diversity, equity, inclusion — and on reflecting a community, where everyone feels that they belong.
