Dome of the Rock, Jeruselem

Middle East Notes, September 7, 2017

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version Editor’s note: Beginning this month, Middle East Notes is published monthly, on the first Thursday. The monthly format offers four or five pertinent articles…

Dome of the Rock, Jeruselum

Middle East Notes, August 24, 2017

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.   Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes    Read the PDF version   Editors’ Note: Starting on September 7, Middle East Notes will be published monthly, on the first Thursday of each month. The…

Encounters

Encounters #14: Trade in a New Economy

As trade representatives from the United States, Canada, and Mexico meet today to begin renegotiations of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), we name areas of the agreement that need to be revised in order to be more equitable, inclusive and sustainable. 

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Feast of All Saints

Liz Mach, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Tanzania, reflects on the challenge of following Jesus’ teachings in our daily lives.

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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The following reflection was prepared by Judy Coode in 2014, while working with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Ms. Coode is the coordinator of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International.

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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Charles Dittmeier, a diocesan priest from Kentucky who is on mission with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners in Cambodia, reflects on our generous and caring God.

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The life story of South African Anglican priest Michael Lapsley, a friend to many Maryknoll missioners, is an inspiration for forgiveness.

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23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Larry Parr, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in El Salvador, reflects on the power of conversion to transform people and places broken down by violence.

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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Marknoll Father Rodrigo Ulloa-Chavarry, who was ordained a Maryknoll priest in 2011, is currently serving in China.

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21st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Sister Jean Fallon lived and worked on mission in Japan. “Living and working in a non-Christian milieu is very different from what Missioners might expect, say, in Latin America,” Sister Jean said. “The New Testament, however, brings insights to us all that are ever-new, ever deepening our faith and ever giving life to everyone.”

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Middle East Notes, August 3, 2017

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version Note: The next issue of the Middle East Notes will be circulated in three weeks on August 24 after a brief summer holiday. The…