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...
Sam Stanton Appearance on CatholicTV
Sam Stanton was interviewed live on CatholicTV's “This is the Day” talk show, on Tuesday February...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Celebrates a Life Dedicated to Mission – Joe Regotti
OSSINING, NY (January 8, 2015) Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) pays tribute to Lay Missioner...
Gonzaga names jurors for Opus Prize nominees
SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University, chosen to host the 2014 Opus Prize, one the world's most...
Called to be shepherds
Coralis Salvador reflects on the Gospel call to follow the Shepherd and help shepherd others (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The crisis in Haiti … and what would Jesus do
God invites us to follow, to love, to enter into solidarity with Haiti (July 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’).
Thoughts on 10 years of South Sudan’s independence
Most South Sudanese have given up hope in their leaders; they trust in God, persevere and do what they can to improve their lives.
Haiti in turmoil again
Abby Belt says not to lose hope in the wake of the July 7 assassination of Haiti’s president, as the country is under a ‘state of siege.’
On losing my marbles and planting seeds
After nine years of ministry in El Salvador, Rick Dixon bids farewell as he returns to California.
Restarting our Dean Brackley tutoring program
As restrictions start to lift, challenges remain for the education of young people in marginalized communities of El Salvador.
Workshops for new income generation
Ann Greig’s Soy Project organized skills workshops for women during COVID crisis.
When Thom is recycling
Observing Thom, a young Cambodian with developmental disabilities, in action reminds Hang Tran to pick up a lot of other kinds of ‘debris.’
Listening to the prophets among us
In this scripture reflection for July 4, 2021, Joanne Miya says we need to pay attention to the wisdom of unlikely prophets.
Stories of hope
Amidst pandemic challenges, a Tanzanian center for persons living with HIV manages to inspire success stories.
Learning sign language opens new worlds in Cambodia’s Deaf community
Sambath’s story — and how donors have helped 32 deaf people thrive this year
Reaping ‘broken’ harvests
The Veryser family’s summer newsletter reports on harvesting their first rice and new efforts bearing other good fruit.
‘Be cured of your affliction’
Sami Scott reflects on God’s desire to heal us and give us life, which we help enact through service of one another.
Business consulting, Bahati, new wheelchairs and ‘market day’
In their Summer 2021 newsletter, Kevin and Marilyn McDonough provide their latest ministry updates.
Superheroes and pioneers of peace
In her Summer 2021 newsletter, Coralis Salvador is inspired by the resilience of children and the persistence of a peacebuilder.
A letter from Cochabamba
Summer 2021 newsletter with John’s updates on COVID situation and his ministry with Missionaries of Charity
Volunteering as a legal aide at the border
Leticia Macias talks about her volunteer work as a legal aide assisting immigrants at the border in El Paso.
Pentecost reflection from Las Delicias
Larry Parr and William Méndez reflect on the meaning of Pentecost for young people in rural El Salvador.
Serving São Paulo’s street people during the pandemic
São Paulo network serves an average of 1,000 lunches per day to people experiencing homelessness.
How the Deaf Development Programme in Cambodia builds bridges
A video describing how this Maryknoll program builds bridges between the deaf world and the hearing world.
Goal setting
As she prepares to finish her mission work in Haiti, Abby Belt helps set some new goals (of soccer) at her school.
Light for Mwanahamisi’s mud hut
Supporting the education of HOPE Project’s children also means supporting their families in their everyday struggles.
Volunteering at the border in El Paso
Vicki Simon reports on her most recent volunteer experience at Casa del Refugiado.
Imagine a new reality
Now is the time to re-imagine our world and see it through God’s eyes (June 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’).
Mustard seeds in São Paulo
Andersen’s experience sows seeds of hope, compassion and new possibilities (scripture reflection for June 13, 2021).
Catholics should do more to honor World Environment Day
In the midst of much bad environmental news, Flávio Rocha still finds reason for hope.
The Haiti henhouse project
The henhouse project of Sami Scott and her team produces eggs for the community of Gros Morne in northern Haiti.
Why am I a lay missioner?
Gabe Hurrish reflects on the call to “be in mission”
Water for Sachakaimani
Maryknoll Lay Missioners recently spearheaded a successful collaborative project to restore a reliable water supply to a remote Andean community.
Let us build a world of peace
A look at the many different ways in which Maryknoll lay missioners and their communities around the world are building peace together.
Watch our Pentecost celebration
Video of Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Pentecost celebration featuring music by Athenas and Pedro Rubalcava as well as reflections from missioners and their communities around the world.
Called to build bridges
This Pentecost, let us trust the Holy Spirit will indeed travel on the bridges we build. (May 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
Kwa heri: My farewell letter from Mombasa
Mike Garr spent three and half years as a Maryknoll lay missioner serving in vocational education in Kenya.
Responding to COVID-19 food insecurity in São Paulo
At São Paulo’s Street Network Project, lay missioners help those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity.
Three missioners featured in St. Louis Review
Vicki Simon, Becca Muder, and Heidi Cerneka, three Maryknoll lay missioners who call St. Louis...
Giving peace
Jesus modeled for us the way: to lose ourselves in love and live for the whole of the beloved community — “to mercy our world.”
Walk With Us – The Bill Vos Initiative
New campaign raises funds for Maryknoll Lay Missioners and celebrates Father Bill Vos’ four decades of service in mission.
Women lead the way
Missioners understand the crucial role women play in transforming communities. They share stories of four women leaders who have inspired them.
Peace-building lessons from South Sudan
For decades Maryknoll lay missioners have accompanied communities in South Sudan, as they have struggled to heal their divided nation.
Our farewell letter
More than 20 years after first joining Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Hiep and Tawny are returning home from Bolivia.
Lá thư chia tay của chúng tôi
Sau thời gian dài cầu nguyện, Hiệp và Vân quyết định sẽ về hưu cuối tháng tư năm nay.
‘Blessed are those who have not seen but still believe’
Mary, a woman in the Kenyan slum of Kibera, can teach us how to love the forgotten and unloved in our own lives.
Our Lady of Sorrows
A prayer for our contemporary Easter journey
Remember that you are dust
Jesus’ commandment to wash others’ feet takes on a whole new meaning in dusty South Sudan.
Joy and new life
Sister Janice and Henri Nouwen help us discover the joy of being the brother or sister of all (April 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
Promoting justice through shareholder advocacy
Cathy Rowan (Class of 1987) works with Maryknoll Sisters and other groups to bring justice through shareholder advocacy.
Casa Alma: a housing ministry with soul
Returned missioner family started Catholic Worker community in Virginia
#WhyService
Maryknoll lay missioners serving in Africa, Asia and the Americas share why they have chosen a life of service.
Building basketball goals for our school
Thanks to some good teamwork, Jesus-Mary School now has some respectable hoops for basketball.
Migrant advocates want Biden administration to do more
Heidi Cerneka welcomes first ‘harm reductions’ at the border, but urges the new U.S. administration to end Title 42 expulsions.
