Always a Missioner
Returned missioners continue lives of mission
Mission doesn’t end for our lay missioners when they return home. The global vision gained during their years with Maryknoll Lay Missioners infuses the rest of their lives, and many continue to work for positive transformation here in the U.S. and abroad, using their talents, skills and experience to better the lives of others. In fact, we believe that once a missioner, always a missioner, which is why we call our program for returned missioners “ALWAYS A MISSIONER.”
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
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.
Still building bridges of solidarity
Lindsay Doucette remains connected to Maryknoll while working to provide medical help to Bolivia, even during the pandemic.
Helping to heal this crazy world of ours
Board member (and returned missioner) Vicki Simon helps Maryknoll Lay Missioners prepare for a strong future
Love in the midst of struggling
Returned missioner Sheila Matthews continues a life of service and accompaniment.
Working for peace abroad and in the U.S.
Merwyn and Kirstin De Mello recently returned from six years of peace-building in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Honoring George Floyd on 38th & Chicago
Greg Darr and his family visit the site of the killing of George Floyd and vow to combat racism.
‘Like mother, like daughter’
The injustices we saw up close in Brazil have shaped our family’s resolve to commit our lives to changing unjust structures.