In memoriam, Father Tom Henehan, MM
Maryknoll Lay Missioners mourns the death of a great friend and mentor.
13 new lay missioners ‘sent’ into mission
Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ largest class since 2005 will serve in Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Kenya, Tanzania and at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Class of 2021 Covenant and Sending
Watch the livestream of this year’s Covenant and Sending celebrations for Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Class of 2021.
Three missioners featured in St. Louis Review
Vicki Simon, Becca Muder, and Heidi Cerneka, three Maryknoll lay missioners who call St. Louis...
Heidi Cerneka in NCR and Jesuits magazine
Publications feature women’s work at the border.
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
Brazilian TV features Kathy Bond’s online workshop
Lay missioner’s teaching of shantala baby massage is highlighted by Com Você program.
Spring 2020 issue of Voices of Compassion
Cover story features lay missioners combating climate change
Heidi Cerneka quoted in Buzzfeed
On the perils for older detainees in ICE custody.
Returned lay missioner reflects on COVID-19 isolation in Peru
With Peruvian borders closed because of the pandemic, ‘an infinite abyss’ has opened
2019 Sending coverage in diocesan publications
Syracuse, Worcester and Hartford dioceses report on new missioners’ Sending.
Texas public radio features Heidi Cerneka on ‘Withholding of Removal’
‘If asylum is the gold standard, withholding of removal is the aluminum standard.’
Watch the 2019 Joint Mission Sending Ceremony
Maryknoll Lay Missioners and Maryknoll Sisters jointly celebrate and officially send forth five new missioners.
Four new missioners sign the Maryknoll Lay Missioners covenant
Video of Covenant Mass
Five new Maryknoll missioners to be sent forth
Dec. 14 Sending Ceremony to launch four Maryknoll lay missioners and one Maryknoll sister on their overseas missions.
Meet the Maryknoll Lay Missioners Class of 2019
7-minute video introducing four new lay missioners who will be going into mission in Cambodia, Haiti and Kenya.
Maryknoll Symposium on Dorothy Day now available for watching
Robert Ellsberg, Kathleen DeSutter Jordan, Patrick Jordan and Kate Hennessy speak at Dorothy Day gathering at Maryknoll
Border ministry, Cambodia immersion, volleyball values and more
The Fall/Winter 2019 issue of Voices of Compassion magazine features compelling lay missioner stories
Maryknoll advocacy office calls withdrawal from climate agreement ‘unconscionable’
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sharply criticizes the U.S. government’s Nov. 4 move to formally withdraw from the Paris agreement
The Belleville Messenger on Heidi Cerneka
Lay missioner ‘in the middle of one of the most contentious issues’
We too can be ‘Christ-bearers’
Learning from Mary to give of ourselves to others through unrestrained love (May 2022 ‘Ted’s Talk’).
Hope in the midst of violence
A Mass in the chapel of El Salvador’s largest prison points to hope and a path toward reducing violence, restoring dignity and renewing life.
‘Credible fear’
An immigration attorney’s update from just north of the border
Tidbits of Toposa life
Stories of experiences and encounters in and around Kuron Peace Village
Trauma healing in Toposa land
Stories, impacts, challenges and lessons learned at a Kuron Peace Village workshop
Elvira Ramirez appointed Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ new director of mission
Most recently served as executive director of Catholic Charities in Stockton.
Healing, strength and resurrection
Exclaiming resurrection love at a time of profound sorrow and vulnerability (April 2022 ‘Ted’sTalk’)
The Tower of Babel antidote
Learning how to reach out in love — in different languages.
‘Pray for me’
How a stranger helped me encounter God in our mutual vulnerability
Who is my neighbor?
Judy Walter introduces some of her neighbors at the Lake House of Prayer in Mwanza, Tanzania.
‘God will repay you’
Maryknoll Lay Missioners project makes a profound difference in the lives of increasingly isolated older people in the Andes
James Havey to receive ‘Emerging Leaders’ award
On April 27, 2022, a returned lay missioner is honored by the Ignatian Solidarity Network for his social justice leadership.
Hannah’s education journey
A young woman in remote South Sudan shares the story of her education journey and the many obstacles she had to overcome.
Harmony Prayer
Give me, O Lord, the courage to build peace with all people.
Paso a paso — restoring hope with small things
Buenos dias and a smile — It’s through doing the small things that we can make a difference (a Lenten reflection)
Love one another
The friendships and interactions among these youth can be both challenging and genuine and down-to-earth — a mirror for a reflection on love.
My first couple months in Tanzania
I have learned these past two months what it means to adapt, transform and apply.
Thank you, Dr. Paul Farmer!
Paul Farmer’s death last week reminded Marj Humphrey of the significant impact he had on her and her Kenyan clinic.
Extending a hand of hospitality to newly arrived Afghan refugees
A returned Maryknoll lay missioner draws upon his experience and ability in working with refugees from Afghanistan.
‘But what about Eli?’
Melissa Altman reflects on ‘blindly’ embracing the adventure of mission within family life
Passing the baton in mission
After almost 40 years in mission, Ann Greig is preparing a transition for her Salvadoran Soy Program to new leadership.
Now in the final stretch of our time in Musoma
Continuing to teach financial management skills and to accompany children living with disabilities.
Lenten lessons in vulnerability
Louise Locke joins a street ministry in Cochabamba and reflects on vulnerability as the ‘birthplace of love.’
Revamped program for teens launched
Uzima Centre provides a safe place for teens to process their often difficult experiences and to prepare for a healthy and happy future.
Why mission matters
Saying ‘yes’ to being ‘all in’ in responding to God’s invitation
Forever Friends
Haitian program brings senior residents and elementary students together for joint activities.
Meet Magophie
This Women of Color (March 1) and International Women’s Day (March 8), we celebrate Roseline Magophie, the manager of a henhouse project in Haiti.
‘Undocumented’ in El Salvador
Young people in El Salvador who have no birth certificates face many obstacles and need help accessing education.
Opening our eyes to our brothers and sisters in need
New missioner is learning much about resilience and faith from the people she is getting to know in Kenya.
Ethan’s story
Seeing students like Ethan excel is what makes everything we do at HOPE Project worth it.
‘How are we being prophetic?’
Coralis Salvador witnesses transformative experiences at the border.
Overcoming our hesitancy to confront racism
Christ invites us to enter into courageous conversations marked by deep listening (Feb. 2022 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
Obstacles and joys at the border
Weathering the ebbs and flows of migration and accompanying migrants at the border.
Thanks be to God
In this scripture reflection, returned Maryknoll lay missioner Michael Leen shares what he has learned from Tanzanians’ trust in God.
An encounter with a stranger
A chance encounter during an overnight stay in a clinic reminds Gabe Hurrish why mission matters.
Celebrating Brazil’s Children’s Day
A day of fun and games in a São Paulo favela.
Working for human rights and human dignity at the border
What’s the meaning of our work at the border?
¡Adelante compañero! ¡Presente!
An appreciation of Father Tom Henehan from former Maryknoll Lay Missioners executive director Sam Stanton and Cecilia Espinoza.
In memoriam, Father Tom Henehan, MM
Maryknoll Lay Missioners mourns the death of a great friend and mentor.
Hoping, waiting and wearing pink shoes
Starting in mission in El Salvador, Josh Wetmore learns the values of “esperar,” humility and soccer.
Marino’s story
A successful store owner — an agent of change in remote South Sudan — talks about entrepreneurship and the importance of education.
The spirit of Father Rutilio Grande lives on
The legacy of the first martyrs of El Salvador’s civil war — Father Rutilio Grande and the two lay leaders who died with him — continues to inspire people today.
Protected: Salamu kutoka Tanzania / Greetings from Tanzania
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A Prayer of Desmond Tutu
‘Goodness is stronger than evil. Love is stronger than hate. …’
Restoring justice, serving homeless people
Joanne Blaney gives an update on her restorative-justice and homeless ministries in São Paulo.
Learning from the magi’s journey to the margins
‘We must find the way to go to the peripheries to find Jesus in the poor, the homeless, the refugees, the forsaken.’
Our 2021 Christmas video
Have yourself a merry global Christmas — video featuring lay missioners and their communities around the world.
‘It is not over’
Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ 2021 Christmas message
Every-child-is-my-child family values
How might our lives be transformed if we saw ourselves as one global family — auntie, grandpa, sibling to one another?
13 new lay missioners ‘sent’ into mission
Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ largest class since 2005 will serve in Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Kenya, Tanzania and at the U.S.-Mexico border.
