Pentecost
Sr. Claris Zwareva, MM, contemplates the gifts of the Holy Spirit even in times of tragic loss.
Africa
Our concern for Africa is shaped by long term relationsips between Maryknoll missioners and the people of Sudan and South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Namibia. We honor their strength and wisdom and believe that African cultures and traditions often suggest solutions to seemingly intractable local and global problems.
In Africa our Global Concerns work is at times country-specific, focussing, for example, on the slow process toward peace between Sudan and South Sudan, or the genocide in Darfur; the political and economic collapse of Zimbabwe; the introduction of genetically modified seeds or the political situation in Tanzania; efforts to stop corruption in Kenya, among other issues. We also address transnational issues of great concern to all people in Africa: deep and endemic poverty; the HIV and AIDS pandemic; the call for the cancellation of illegitimate and overwhelming debt without conditions that worsen poverty; just trade agreements; the rights of women and children; and environmental degradation.
Sudan: Civil Society Needs Support to Stop War
Two rival generals of Sudan’s military have agreed to a three-day ceasefire but fears remain of an all-out civil war.
Kenya is now in Eurobondage
Kenya is caught in a huge debt crisis squeezing government finances. The following is an excerpt from an article published by Nation Kenya on April 27, written by editor Jaindi Kisero.
Sub-Saharan Africa ‘Crippled’ by Funding Gap
The Africa Faith and Justice Network released the following statement during the Work Bank/IMF Spring Meetings.
Third Sunday of Easter
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Gabe Hurrish reflects on Jesus joining the disciples on the road to Emmaus
Second Sunday of Easter
Sr. Mary Ellen Manz reflects on what it means to “have seen the Lord.”
Tanzania Open Letter to VP Kamala Harris
We request your assistance in advocating for a sustainable and equitable solution that meets the reasonable needs of the hundreds of thousands pastoralists of the region, whose livelihoods rely on access to grazing lands and water.
Tanzania Seizes Maasai Cattle
After exposing cuts to public services for the Maasai in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania at the end of 2022, the Oakland Institute offers the following urgent update, detailing forced cattle seizures by the government in an ongoing attempt to force the Maasai off their lands.
Africa: Heat and Drought
The African continent is experiencing unprecedented and severe consequences of extreme heat this year, from a three-year drought in the Horn of Africa and record-setting temperatures in the south
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Micheal Leen reflects on loving our enemies under difficult circumstances
Pray Study Act for South Sudan 2023
Follow Pope Francis’s historic visit and pilgrimage for peace to the struggling African country.
Background of Papal Visit to South Sudan 2023
The goal of the visit is to reinvigorate the peace process and to give the people of South Sudan hope for peace.
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
This article was previously published on Feb 5, 2017 “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world.” These are the words we hear in today’s Gospel. You don’t need a lot of salt in your kitchen, but a little bit sure does make the food taste better. We are called…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel reading for today is more challenging and terrifying than many others in the Bible. Jesus turns our entire way of thinking upside down. The Beatitudes would have had the same effect at the time as they do today, which is to strike at the heart of our humanness and our fears. The Beatitudes…
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
In this re-issued 2017 reflection, Sr. Roni Schweyen, MM, reflects on the readings in relation to her mission work in Tanzania
South Africa: Reforms Uncertain
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa survived two votes in December that threatened his leadership and will face a general election in 2024 that will reveal how much support he retains with the South African people.
South Sudan: Preparing for Papal Visit
After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, Pope Francis is scheduled to visit South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo from January 31 through February 5, 2023.
Maryknoll OGC joins in asking Biden for Loss and Damage funding
Supporting a new issuance of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund and announcing US financing for the loss and damage fund established at COP27 would not only help provide urgently needed resources to bolster African and other developing economies, but would also demonstrate that the United States is shifting to be more responsive to the needs of developing economies.