Dignity restored through community
Through parish accompaniment and shared meals, Maryknoll lay missioners Filo Siles and Joe Loney are helping older adults in Cochabamba reclaim belonging and hope amid the challenges of aging.
Shared knowledge strengthens disability outreach
In Bolivia’s rural municipalities of Tacopaya and Entre Ríos, Maryknoll lay missioners Joe Loney and Filo Siles are helping transform how local governments serve people with disabilities. By creating a shared digital database and training municipal staff, they’re ensuring that vital information leads to more dignified, responsive, and sustainable care.
“Mustard Seed Dining Room” nourishes bodies, uplifts spirits in Bolivia
Missioner Joe Loney relates how his wife and fellow missioner Filo Siles hears and responds to “the cry of the poor” among older adults in Bolivia—and learns that meeting one need often leads to another.
Multiply the dignity and health of older adults
Husband-and-wife missioners Joe Loney and Filo Siles organized a larger-than-expected gathering of rural, indigenous older adults in Bolivia–and had a loaves-and-fish experience.
This Lent, let us offer healing and hope
Join us in supporting actions of justice and compassion around the world.
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
‘Unless you become like children, …’
Edwin and Elmer taught me to appreciate and revel in the joy and beauty of an inclusive moment.
Jhon Alex walks
A young Bolivian with severe disabilities benefits from targeted physical therapy.
‘The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor’
If the Lord indeed hears the cry of the poor, we are called to listen as well.
‘What are you drinking?’
Joe Loney invites you to become a partner in serving people living with disabilities in Bolivia.
Community-based disability ministry in Bolivia
Joe Loney and Filo Siles discuss their disability ministry at the Social Justice Foundation in Cochabamba.
