Creating a sustaining community
A women’s cooperative started by Maryknoll in Brazil provides support and livelihoods.
A new cycle in life
Kathy and Flávio’s year-end update from João Pessoa
A new retreat for young people
Forging new ways of working toward nonviolence and building peace
Accounting for our stewardship
Flávio José Rocha reflects on Jesus’ teaching to be just and generous stewards of all that God has given to us.
Reconnecting with nature
Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha’s retreats facilitate holistic health and help people respond to the environmental crisis.
Celebrating hope and anticipation
Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha’s ministries in João Pessoa are transitioning back to in-person.
Ministry highlights from João Pessoa
From Shantala baby massage to retreats and trauma therapy, Kathy Bond and Flávio Rocha are returning to in-person work
Catholics should do more to honor World Environment Day
In the midst of much bad environmental news, Flávio Rocha still finds reason for hope.
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.
A holistic health retreat
Weekend retreat in João Pessoa promoted “Holistic Health in Times of Uncertainty” (Kathy and Flávio’s March 2021 newsletter)
Advent greetings from the northeast of Brazil
Ministry in times of COVID-19 has brought new opportunities for us in the midst of challenging times.
