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
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Cathy Breen and Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds receive award
New Bishop McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award honors returned lay missioners.
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Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns expresses concern over Central America aid cutoff
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 40 U.S.-based faith, human rights,...
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
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Maryknoll Lay Missioners Sends Forth Their Lay Missioner Class of 2017
This Is MKLM’s 50th Lay Missioner Class Since 1975 On December 9, 2017, Maryknoll Lay Missioners...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Celebrates Jean Donovan with a Presentation of Her Guitar
The event commemorates the anniversary of the martyrdom of the four churchwomen in El Salvador in...
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Appoints New Executive Director Theodore Miles
Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) announces the appointment of Mr. Theodore (Ted) Miles as Executive...
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...
Nov. 16 Maryknoll Symposium on Dorothy Day to be livestreamed
Follow the symposium live Sat., Nov. 16, 9 am - 4 pm at maryknollsisters.org/livestream
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Openness, listening and letting go of expectations
Veteran lay missioner Coralis Salvador shares a lesson from her 19 years as a lay missioner.
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Advocating for detained migrants at the border
Heidi Cerneka helps asylum seekers on the road to a new life
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Volleyball values
In a remote Andean town, Juan Gomez helps his indigenous students build their future
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Border ministry, Cambodia immersion, volleyball values and more
The Fall/Winter 2019 issue of Voices of Compassion magazine features compelling lay missioner stories
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A trip to Cambodia that changed me
The witness of Maryknoll in Cambodia encouraged this traveler to deepen her faith and solidarity
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God is here
A prayer by Judy Walter, inspired by the African wisdom she encounters in her daily life.
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You will know them by their fruits
In Juba, South Sudan, fruit vendor Ivan and his wheelbarrow will show you the way
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‘You can’t get through; it is blocked!’
Joe Miller in Cochabamba witnesses Bolivia's post-election unrest
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Young deaf woman becomes community leader
Deaf Development Programme prepares young deaf Cambodian women to develop their leadership
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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
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Nov. 16 is the 30th anniversary of El Salvador’s Jesuit martyrs
The legacy of El Salvador's Jesuit martyrs lives on—at the University of Central America and in the young people from the country's poor communities.
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Hurting and healing in Haiti
In the midst of Haiti's continuing unrest, lay missioner Abby Belt finds healing, hope and a resilient love in life's little victories.
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‘Big sister, look what I did!’
Future artist Davin discovers Play-Doh and other new media
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‘God will provide’
Life is a struggle for Salvadoran women like Leda, who make a living as street vendors.
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No longer seeing the world in a blur
A Tanzanian school rallies to provide glasses to a student
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At this Tanzanian parish, lay leaders show the way
Together with Maryknoll priests and a brother, the laypeople of Mabatini are working on an 'ecology of transformation'
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A court fails two strong women
A perversion of justice illustrates corruption and exploitation in South Sudan
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AIDS ministry in Tanzania: Called to fullness of life
Joanne Miya’s ministry at Uzima Centre empowers people living with HIV/AIDS
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Tanzanian school for children with disabilities continues to thrive
Returned lay missioner continues to support Tanzanian school she helped found
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Two days of fun celebrating people with disabilities
Lay missioners’ Social Inclusion Project co-sponsored events in Entre Ríos, Bolivia
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Returned lay missioner reports from the Synod on the Amazon
Barbara Fraser's reporting provides valuable insights into indigenous perspectives.
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Synod on the Amazon: ‘Advancing to deeper waters’
A call to all of us to protect our common home—and to protect the “custodians of nature,” indigenous peoples.
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The Belleville Messenger on Heidi Cerneka
Lay missioner 'in the middle of one of the most contentious issues'
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Catholic Spirit features Maria Montello’s ministry in Cambodia
"Maryknoll missionary takes faith, desire to serve to Cambodia."
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Margarita marches in the March of Margaridas
In August, Margarita Duran traveled to Brasilia to join the "largest protest action of women in Latin America."
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Rituals of reverence and reconciliation at gathering in Peru
Kathy Bond reports from the Somos Medicina ("We Are Medicine" ) Gathering in Pisac, Peru.
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¡Rufina vive! – Rufina lives
The Salvadoran legacy of struggle, bravery, resilience and dedication
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Yes you can, yes ukulele
Miguel and Soña and how the ukulele can teach letters and so much more.
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Buen Camino: Reflections on a 500-mile walk
Returned lay missioners experienced the mix of the ordinary and the extraordinary while walking the Camino.
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A day in Mabatini
Visiting the homes of people with disabilities shows a strength and resolve to not let suffering have the last word.
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The benefit of the doubt and the benefits of faith
A timely warning not to fall into the trap of blaming poor people for their fate
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Eating ‘sewer noodles’ and other favorite things
Physiotherapist Kylene Fremling reflects on the small moments of joy in the daily journeying together that carry great significance.
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Lake House of Prayer: An oasis of peace on Lake Victoria
In this 4-minute video, Maryknoll lay missioner Judy Walter talks about her ministry at the Lake House of Prayer in Mwanza, Tanzania.
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Update from the Oaxaca Ecology Project
At their Oaxaca Ecology Project, returned missioners Mary Gill and Pat Denevan bring attention to climate crisis.
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Volunteer stints in El Paso renew hope
Twice this year, returned missioner Vicki Simon has traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to help arriving migrants.
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Karen Bortvedt on ‘Among the People’ podcast
Karen Bortvedt talks about her lay mission service in Cambodia and her current work for Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
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New candidates arrive for the Class of 2019
On Sunday, September 22, Maryknoll Lay Missioners joyfully welcomed our 52nd Orientation class....
‘The hens are here! The hens are here!’
Sami Scott helped bring 1,000 hens to a new hen house in Haiti
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Immigration lawyer at the border
5-minute video of immigration attorney Heidi Cerneka's ministry in El Paso and Juárez
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Caring for ‘hidden children’ with disabilities
In Mombasa, Kenya, nurse Kathy Flatoff is searching out and helping children with disabilities.
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Lay missioner nurse shares her story
Kathy Flatoff tells Catholic Life magazine how 33 years after first applying to Maryknoll, she became a lay missioner in Kenya.
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Icons for the suffering of asylum seekers
A meditation at Valeria and Óscar Martínez' grave in San Salvador
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Our government dismantles human rights at the border
As an immigration attorney, Heidi Cerneka witnesses firsthand an erosion of our nation's values
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Gabe Hurrish featured in USCMA’s Encounter newsletter
'The Holy Spirit is a jolly joker,' says Gabe.
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Brazil: Behind the latest prison massacre
Joanne Blaney explains how a recent prison massacre in Brazil reflects the grave problems in the country's justice system.
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The Amazon fires—and their fallout all the way in São Paulo
Black rain, more than 1,000 miles from the Amazon.
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For the Kluegs, mission continues to be a family affair
After returning from Kenya, the Klueg family is continuing mission and service in Detroit.
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What’s at stake in the Amazon?
Flávio José Rocha sees the upcoming Amazon Synod as a moment to highlight the great responsibility of stewarding the Amazon's precious ecosystem.
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Returned missioners volunteer at the border
This spring, Jim and Roberta McLaughlin spent four weeks helping refugees in El Paso, Texas
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