Knowledge is power
For Salha’s parents and other families of children with disabilities, education is key.
The global challenge to combat climate change
Lisa Sullivan reports on her experience at COP 28, last December’s UN climate change conference in Dubai.
Nurturing beauty in the mess of this world
Rich Tarro recounts the obstacles and struggles for one Kenyan family — and how HOPE Project is helping.
Where we came from and where we are going
Elvira Ramirez takes stock of this moment in MKLM history and looks ahead to the future.
Juan Arturo and the real meaning of sacrifice
Our Lenten sacrifices pale in comparison to the sacrifices made by children with severe disabilities and their families
Maryknoll statement on border policies
As Congress debates new immigration restrictions, Maryknoll missioners working at the border call for policies that welcome migrants.
God’s love and mercy in action
Your Lenten gift for Maryknoll Lay Missioners supports actions of compassion and mercy around the world.
A peaceful warrior
Spiritual lessons from a Maasai warrior barista
‘Martyrs or fools’?
Almost 50 years ago, lay missioner John Gauker died with Maryknoll Father Bill Woods in a plane crash orchestrated by the Guatemalan Army.
‘Permanently in a state of mission’
Gabe Hurrish reflects on his six years in mission in South Sudan.
Parish twinning builds bridges of solidarity
One good way to extend mission efforts of solidarity before and after returning home is through the joyful exchange of parish twinning.
Stones that talk
Ohio Maryknoll Affiliates encounter the children of Oasis del Niño in Mexicali.
Intercessory prayers for nonviolence
That we might become people of Gospel nonviolence, who allow God to disarm our hearts of the violence within us.
Converted to new ways of understanding God
What the magi — and missioners — learn from encountering Christ in the poor.
‘… until you can love yourself’
‘When I first got sober, I did not love myself much at all…. [I felt] I was not, in fact, worth loving.’
Simplify
Finding what is simply the right thing to do — and not getting ‘frittered away by detail’
In the spirit of St. Francis
Grant that my heart may beat stronger for love of you in the poor, abandoned and downtrodden …
Really living the Gospel
Dee Dungy advocates for women refugees in East Africa.
‘Nag-vocating’ for migrants in Chicago
For returned missioner Celine Woznica, ‘border volunteering’ came to her own backyard.
The ‘simple bare necessities’ of life
From rural South Sudan, Gabe Hurrish reflects on one of Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ core values: simple living
Assisting migrants just south of the border
Debbie Northern helped explain the asylum process to migrants in Juárez and guide border immersion in El Paso.
Do the right thing
Helping someone who needs help is usually simple but not easy.
Serving children with disabilities in Tanzania
A video interview with Jaclyn Geyer about her work at St. Justin’s Centre for Children with Disabilities
Skirting the dances
During Festa Junina, Margarita Durán leads fun traditional dances in several favelas.
Prayer for a nonviolent heart
O God, help us to persevere in nonviolence and to abolish the causes of war from our own hearts and the face of the earth.
Tackling the human trafficking of migrants
Heidi Cerneka’s new ministry addresses a serious global problem across three continents
Bone marrow donor and Tanzania research
Returned missioner Sam Janson strives to live a life that is still influenced by the Maryknoll spirit.
Finding inspiration at Casa Papa Francisco
Brenda Seymour reflects on her two and a half weeks of volunteering at the border in El Paso.
Louise Locke featured on ‘Go Forth’ podcast
Louise Locke talks about her vocation journey and her work as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Bolivia.
Mission trip do’s and don’ts
No more mission trips by harmful, arrogant and poorly trained groups. We need humble models of mission today.
The struggle is one
At Nairobi conference, Maryknoll lay missioners discuss global human rights and criminal justice reform.
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.
