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Fifth Sunday of Lent

This week’s reflection was written by Maryknoll Father Ray Finch in 2016. Father Finch lived and worked in the Andean regions of Latin America for many years, and is currently Superior General of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

Marj Humphrey, who spent many years as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in East Africa, reflects on the well-known but still challenging Parable of the Prodigal Son.

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Third Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Sister Teresa Hougnon in Kenya reflects on the transformation that happens when we enter into conversation with our enemies.

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Middle East Notes, March 2019

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Second Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Father Rick Bauer in Kenya reflects on the the temptation to stay where we feel safe when we hear Jesus’ call to follow him.

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First Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Father Joe Healey, a Missioner in East Africa since 1968, looks at the 2019 Lenten Campaign Book offered by the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops to reflect on the care of creation during this Season of Lent.

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Ash Wednesday

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Susan Nagele, a family physician who recently returned to the United States from East Africa after 33 years of service, reflects on the opportunity to repent and change in the Season of Lent.

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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We can look to the life of Dorothy Day, a lay Catholic woman, as an example of how to be a disciple as Jesus taught us. 

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Middle East Notes, February 2019

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue The seven featured articles and the related links in this issue of the Middle East focus on growing U.S. condemnation…

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Middle East Notes, January 2019

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The five featured articles and the related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes contain the Kairos Palestine 9th Anniversary Statement;…

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Anita Klueg, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who lived and worked in Kenya, reflects on the blessing of being a witness to God’s work.

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Kathy McNeely, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who lived and worked in Guatemala, reflects on the important gifts offered by the prophets among us.

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dr. Anne Berry, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Tanzania, reflects on the beauty in Tanzania of extending compassion and care beyond typical American cultural norms.