
Elvira Ramirez appointed Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ new director of mission
Most recently served as executive director of Catholic Charities in Stockton.

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.

Marty Roers receives 2021 Bishop McCarthy Award
Returned missioner continues his commitment to mission and global justice

Joe and Linda Michon receive 2020 Bishop McCarthy Award
Returned missioners continue to help migrants and promote fair trade.

Our commitment to anti-racism and the ‘Beloved Community’
A Maryknoll Lay Missioners statement

‘Great joy and relief’ at Supreme Court upholding DACA
Maryknoll urges continuing work toward permanent solution for ‘Dreamers’

A call for anti-racist transformation
Official statement by Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners

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.

Cathy Breen and Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds receive award
New Bishop McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award honors returned lay missioners.

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns expresses concern over Central America aid cutoff
April 4 statement was issued by more than 40 U.S.-based faith, human rights, humanitarian and immigrant rights organizations

13 new Maryknoll missioners to be sent forth
Dec. 8 Sending Ceremony to launch 12 Maryknoll Lay Missioners and one Maryknoll Sister on their overseas missions

Maryknoll Lay Missioners sends forth their lay missioner Class of 2017
Sending marks the 50th lay missioner class since 1975

Maryknoll Lay Missioners celebrates Jean Donovan with a presentation of her guitar
The event commemorates the anniversary of the martyrdom of the four U.S. church women in El Salvador in 1980.

Ted Miles is Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ new executive director
Maryknoll Lay Missioners announces the appointment of Ted Miles as Executive Director. Ted assumes...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Proudly Welcomes Its 50th Candidate Orientation Program
The first formal Orientation Program began in 1975 Today, Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM),...
Sam Stanton and Cecilia Espinosa of Maryknoll Lay Missioners To Speak at Inaugural Missio Congress
Sam Stanton and Cecilia Espinosa of Maryknoll Lay Missioners To Speak at Inaugural MISSIO Congress...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Announces Student Loan Repayment Program, Opening Doors for Future Generations of Mission Outreach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2016 – Maryknoll Lay Missioners is excited to announce our...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners celebrates the Pope's arrival in the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 22, 2015 Sharing a message of welcome with Pope Francis, Maryknoll Lay...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Celebrates 40 Years with Ossining Event
Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) is hosting an event to celebrate its 40th Anniversary and honor...

Archbishop Oscar Romero Beatification Celebrations, Ossining NY
Media Contact: Lucy Leety-Wheeler Cell: 312-315-8580 lleetywheeler@mklm.org “I Will Arise in my...

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.