On losing my marbles and planting seeds
After nine years of ministry in El Salvador, Rick Dixon bids farewell as he returns to California.
Community library provides the means for remote learning
With the help of Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ COVID-19 Relief Fund, students in La Esperanza can now participate in remote learning.
How we buried Mercedes
A Salvadoran funeral during COVID-19
Elderly Salvadoran couple teaches about the joy of sharing
Lessons from a breakfast with Enriqueta and Eugenio, as they shelter from a tropical storm in El Salvador
A listener and a healer
On any given Saturday, Agustín is on the soccer field or on his patio, sharing with and mentoring the community’s kids.
Celebrating the Day of the Cross in El Salvador
Do it right, or the devil will come and dance in your home!
Quarantine quandaries
Rick Dixon worries about civil rights during El Salvador’s state of emergency and reflects on the unsatiated eucharistic hunger in his parish.
Immersed in the world, close to the people
40 years after his assassination, the legacy of St. Óscar Arnulfo Romero lives on.
An Ash Wednesday reflection
Pain and beauty in La Esperanza
Child’s play of peace
At a World Day of Peace celebration in rival gang territory, children show the way.
Searching for posada and mourning loss
Celebrating life in a poor community of El Salvador
