All Saints’ Day
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kathleen Bond in Brazil reflects on the saints among us on this holy day.
Other
Examples of other issues we work on include anti-racism, the response to HIV/AIDS, and human trafficking, among others.
The Root Causes of Climate Change: Understanding Extractive Industries and their Impacts
. Join Catholic Climate Covenant and the Inter-religious Working Group on Extractive Industries in a one-hour webinar (Tuesday, Oct. 30th at 3:00 pm eastern) exploring how a faithful and just response to climate change must address the extraction and exploitation on a massive scale of natural resources such as coal, oil and gas, with specific…
World Food Day: Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Food Security in Guatemala
On World Food Day, please join us for a special briefing: “Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Food Security in Guatemala: It’s time for governments to be accountable.” Co-sponsored by: ActionAid USA, Guatemala Human Rights Commission, USA, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Interfaith Working Group on Global Hunger and Food Security, Latin America Working Group,…
Urgent Call for Climate Action and Post-Growth Economy
Leaders of Catholic development agencies respond to IPCC report.
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father James Kroeger reflects on what he calls the heart of mission – the compassion of God.
United States military presence in Africa
A summary of a four-part report by the African Faith and Justice Network examining U.S. military presence and activity in Africa by region.
Palm oil: Thriving on collusion
This article is the second in a three-part series examining problems with palm oil production.
Fossil fuel divestment: Learning from others
This article is the third and final in a series designed to educate Catholic organizations about ways to participate in the fastest growing divestment campaign in human history – the fossil fuel divestment movement.
Speak out about EPA’s proposed pollution rules
Write a letter to the editor of your local paper.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jean Walsh, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who served in Mexico, reflects on the relationship between humans and the natural world, what Pope Francis calls integral ecology.
Ask Your State Legislators to Speak Out on NAFTA
We still need help from voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia.
Palm oil: A growing problem
This article is the first in a three-part series examining problems with palm oil production.
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Helen Graham, on mission in the Philippines for more than 50 years, reflects on the question “Where is God?” when disaster strikes.
Paris Climate Agreement: Join ‘Catholics Are Still in’ Campaign
Together we can move the U.S. to do it’s part.
Feast of the Ascension
Maryknoll Sister Melinda Roper in Panama reflects on the struggles of small farmers to survive.
Brazil: International investment in the Cerrado
A fact-finding mission in 2017 has led to changes by the World Bank and the government of Brazil to address land grabbing and environmental destruction by plantations connected to international investment funds.
Scripture Reflection Guides
Come pray, study, and act with us. The guides contain reflections, prayers, questions, testimony from Maryknoll missioners, and suggested actions for each week of Lent and Advent.
Francophone Africa: Solving land grabbing
The following article is adapted from a report by CIDSE, an international alliance of Catholic social justice organizations based in Brussels. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is a member of CIDSE.