DRC: Take action to end the conflict
Learn more about the ongoing conflict in the DRC and sign a petition at Change.org to urge Sec. Clinton’s response.
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The scripture reflection for July 22 is written by Sr. Rebecca Macugay, who writes of her native Philippines and her mission home in Namibia: “How do we shepherd each other in the paths of justice, in our communities and in our home, planet earth?”
Birth of John the Baptist
Sr. Roni Schweyen writes this week’s reflection, drawing on her years of mission work in Tanzania.
Together with Africa: Mavambo Trust gives children a new beginning
In 2002, Maryknoll Sister Kathleen Barbee, who has lived and worked in Africa for many years, and a Redemptorist colleague responded to the profound needs of Zimbabwean children living in poverty and established the Mavambo (“genesis”) Trust. Mavambo programs assist children who live in Zimbabwe’s Mabvuku, Tafara and Goromonzi districts; many of the children who…