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 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.
Maryknoll priest helped UN declare right to water
In honor of World Water Day, March 22, 2021, Flávio José Rocha recounts Maryknoll Father Miguel d’Escoto’s role in the UN’s naming of water as a human right.
Cooperative gives Salvadoran women hope
ACOMUJERZA cooperative, born out of the trauma of war, gives Salvadoran women the opportunity they need to support their children.
A holistic health retreat
Weekend retreat in João Pessoa promoted “Holistic Health in Times of Uncertainty” (Kathy and Flávio’s March 2021 newsletter)
Continuing to ‘get proximate’
Her experiences as a Maryknoll lay missioner physician in Tanzania prepared Anne Berry well for her current studies in community-based medicine.
Women build hope and new life
When the rights of women are fully recognized, society as a whole prospers. (March 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
Lifting spirits through rehabilitation therapy
John O’Donoghue accompanies sick and disabled people in the city of Cochabamba.
Still building bridges of solidarity
Lindsay Doucette remains connected to Maryknoll while working to provide medical help to Bolivia, even during the pandemic.
Help us to nurture and empower communities
Your donations enable at-risk students in El Salvador to continue their education through remote learning.
‘Doing something extra’ for Lent
Steve Veryser continues a Lenten practice he learned during high school
A day in my life at the Soy Program
Ann Greig shares her daily routine at her soy nutrition ministry in El Salvador.
Heidi Cerneka in NCR and Jesuits magazine
Publications feature women’s work at the border.
Grace gets news glasses — and preparing to say farewell
Kathy Flatoff reflects on a great Christmas gift — and on her missioner experience of the past three years.
Celebrating our students’ successes
Juan, Mercedes, William and Hazel had to overcome great odds to graduate and pursue their goals.
Educating Fred
HOPE Project helps student achieve his educational goals.
One year in: Reflecting on the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Julie Lawler on using the gifts of the Holy Spirit in her ministry with the Deaf community in Cambodia
Héctor — and Maryknoll project in Bolivia — progress, despite COVID
In the midst of the pandemic, 5-year-old Héctor, who has autism, is making great strides in his development.
Ministry updates from Musoma
Financial management consulting, nursing, wellness and caring for children with disabilities
‘Servant to the guest’ ministries at the border
One year into her service at the U.S.-Mexico border, Coralis Salvador shares experiences from her ministries.
‘Dreaming with others’
In the midst of the pandemic. Uzima Centre manages to make a big difference in its clients’ lives.
Community library provides the means for remote learning
With the help of Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ COVID-19 Relief Fund, students in La Esperanza can now participate in remote learning.
Love in the midst of struggling
Returned missioner Sheila Matthews continues a life of service and accompaniment.
Called to cross boundaries
The practice of justice begins when we cross the border separating us from the least of our sisters and brothers (February 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
Gardening bears fruit
New sprouts of hope have grown from a garden at a Cambodian home for youth living with disabilities.
What’s next in Haiti?
As Haiti faces another round of violent turmoil, say a prayer for all Haitian mothers.
Highlights from Haiti
Jill Foster, Sami Scott and Abby Belt share updates from their ministries in Gros Morne, Haiti
The chance of seconds
A reflection on the wonder of firsts
Peacebuilding in South Sudan
Romano Longole and the Peace Team of Kuron Peace Village mediate and build peace by addressing cattle raiding and other conflicts and social issues in a remote part of South Sudan.
Bringing people together to create meaningful change
Maryknoll lay missioners continue to prove that a small group of people can make a big difference. With your help, we are reclaiming hope.
We need our 2020 vision
‘I don’t want to forget 2020. We needed this horrible, awful year to finally see clearly again.’
Giving thanks in a difficult year
A New Year’s prayer embracing both new life and painful loss
Down on our hands and knees
This Martin Luther King’s Birthday, let us strive for the ‘beloved community’ — especially during this time of polarization (January 2021 ‘Ted’s Talk’)
