‘We stand with Annunciation House’
A Maryknoll statement in support of Annunciation House
Maryknoll statement on border policies
As Congress debates new immigration restrictions, Maryknoll missioners working at the border call for policies that welcome migrants.
‘Dream on’
Maryknoll lay missioners are sent to serve in Kenya, El Salvador and Cambodia.
Class of 2023 Sending
Watch a recording of the Dec. 2 Sending Ceremony of the MKLM Class of 2023 here.
Angel Mortel receives 2023 Bishop McCarthy Award
The award presentation to the returned missioner and community organizer took place Oct. 22 at Dolores Mission in L.A.
Class of 2022 Covenant and Sending
Watch the recordings of this year’s Covenant and Sending celebrations for Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Class of 2022.
Merwyn and Kirstin De Mello receive 2022 Bishop McCarthy Award
Dedicated peacebuilders were honored on World Mission Sunday, Oct. 23.
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.
Class of 2021 Covenant and Sending
Watch the livestream of this year’s Covenant and Sending celebrations for Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Class of 2021.
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
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
A lifelong dedication to community building
Frank and Josie Cuda of MKLM’s very first ‘class of 1975’ share their story.
Life in South Sudan
A few snapshots of life in Riwoto in Eastern Equatoria
Working to build the ‘beloved community’
Mary Sue Smiaroski has stayed the course with a more than three-decade career at Oxfam.
Being a part of El Paso’s hospitality for migrants
Maryknoll missioners at the border join with others to accompany the weary and be ‘good Samaritans.’
A Gospel approach to serving migrants
An interview with Deirdre Griffin about her work as an immigration lawyer helping migrants at shelters in El Paso, Texas.
Haiti in crisis
Sami Scott talks about her work in Haiti and discusses principles for a Haiti-led solution to the current crisis.
More heat … and more light
Gabe Hurrish reports on the multiple challenges and some rays of hope in South Sudan.
A ‘Holy Week’
Reflections prompted by a ‘Friends Across Borders’ trip to El Salvador
Rain on me, rain, rain
Steve Veryser reflects on Christ’s passion and resurrection, the smell of fresh rain, and letting God’s love rain on us.
A farewell to Haiti
Mike Lattanzi and Susan Silveus reflect on their time in Haiti and the events that keep them from returning to the country.
This Lent, let us offer healing and hope
Join us in supporting actions of justice and compassion around the world.
‘I have finished the race …’
Remembering a brother and friend, who ‘never lost his stride.’
Catch me in my scurrying
A Lenten prayer (from Guerrillas of Grace) by Ted Loder
A Lenten call to confront the climate crisis
Peg Vámosy says her parish in El Salvador shows the way on how to confront the climate crisis with lifestyle changes and community efforts.
Tackling gender-based violence in Bolivia
Louise Locke reflects on the hard lives of older women in Cochabamba
Following in Paul’s footsteps
Gabe Hurrish reflects on his missioner journey among the Toposa in South Sudan.
Lessened resistance
A reflection on overflowing sewage, trash piles and the clean water spring within
Reverse tabletop pose
Hang Tran finds inspiration in the physical exercises modeled by two young men with disabilities.
‘To help others is from the heart’
Steve Veryser on his Lenten resolution and recent developments at the school where he teaches.
Making the world more peaceful, one student at a time
A deaf staff member is a role model for DDP students
Fleeing Sudan’s war to South Sudan
Dee Dungy sees the consequences of the war in Sudan among the refugees and returnees in neighboring South Sudan.
The Salvadoran ‘hill of beans’
In times of rising prices and food insecurity, the Soy Nutrition Program is a reliable source of support for 200-plus families
Standing up for migrants
As the state of Texas increases its draconian measures against migrants, Coralis Salvador fights for their rights.
‘We stand with Annunciation House’
A Maryknoll statement in support of Annunciation House
‘A new vessel’
Immigration attorney Sr. Deirdre Griffin now assists migrants at Annunciation House shelters with legal support services.
Working in schools to end violence
Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha continue to lead holistic health trainings and retreats in new settings
Helping families with savings and loan groups
Addressing financial insecurity with expanded entrepreneurial opportunities
‘Did I do everything I could to love people today?’
Sarah Bueter reflects on her ‘empty-handedness’ as an opportunity to love.
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.
‘God’s trumpet’
A journey in the footsteps of St. Hildegard in the Rhineland
My second year in mission
Josh Wetmore reflects on the new challenges and his expanding ministries of the past year.
Nominations for the Bishop McCarthy Award
Help MKLM honor a returned missioner who exemplifies the “spirit of mission.”
Still at it after all these years
Pat Denevan and Mary Gill reflect on their experiences with all four expressions of Maryknoll
In step with a Higher Power in Kenya
Megan Hamilton’s ministry in Kenya helps people get and stay sober.
‘Dream on’
Maryknoll lay missioners are sent to serve in Kenya, El Salvador and Cambodia.
2023 Christmas video
Christmas greetings and reflections on nonviolence from Maryknoll lay missioners around the world.
Darkness to light
Hang Tran writes about mourning the loved one of a colleague and about receiving healing from an unexpected source.
