Witness Brazil
Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Kathy & Flavio, are looking forward to celebrating 50 years of Maryknoll’s presence in Brazil this July, and they hope you will join them.
A culture of peace broadens its reach
With Project AFYA reaching more than 5,000 students in Brazil and EcoRetreats now being replicated in the United States, missioners Kathy Bond and Flavio Rocha report a year marked by expansion and impact. Their ministries continue to reduce school violence, strengthen emotional resilience, and inspire communities to reconnect with creation.
Hope takes root, connects continents
From Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Golden Jubilee in New York to an eco-spirituality retreat in Ohio, missioners in Brazil Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha share practices of peace, healing, and connection that nurture a more just and compassionate world.
Peace-building project expands in Brazilian public schools
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha collaborate with local partners to bring healing, mindfulness, and hope to students and educators on the outskirts of João Pessoa.
Peace and solidarity usher in summer
Each year, Brazil celebrates Black Consciousness Day on Nov. 20. This year it became a national holiday observed to mark a regained awareness by the Afro-Brazilian community about their contribution to the country.
Retreat and reconnection
Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha returned to their roots in different ways and facilitated retreats.
Humming along
Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha help school students and staff reduce anxiety and stress.
Working in schools to end violence
Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha continue to lead holistic health trainings and retreats in new settings
New holistic workshops address new needs
Flávio Rocha and Kathy Bond continue to find creative ways to address the holistic health needs of their Brazilian community.
Creating a sustaining community
A women’s cooperative started by Maryknoll in Brazil provides support and livelihoods.
A new retreat for young people
Forging new ways of working toward nonviolence and building peace
