Stop a War with Venezuela
November 3, 2025 Sixty-four lives lost. That is the horrifying toll of the 15 military strikes the Trump administration has launched against 16 boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific…
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Maryknoll Seminarian Joe Odundo in Chicago reflects on God’s temple. One of my favorite African theologians, John Mbiti, said in his book, African Religion and Philosophy, “Africans are notoriously religious.” This is neither an exaggeration nor a coincidence. Regardless of the religion people convert to, wherever Africans are, they carry their religiosity with them. This…
All Souls’ Day
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kathy Bond reflects on God’s love for us all. “Brothers and sisters: Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5) Today’s second reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans speaks to us…
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sr. Maureen Hanahoe reflects on God’s merciful love. How do we evaluate the quality of our lives? Is it through our comparison with others and a sense of self- righteousness, or is it through the willingness to accept who we are with honesty and transparency, embracing both our strengths and limitations, knowing we are…
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Fr. Joseph Healey works with small Christian communities in Africa and online. He invited members of one such community, the St. Isidore of Seville International Online Small Christian Community, with members in Ireland, Kenya, Tanzania and the United States, to write this week’s reflection. Here is a personal witness story. I am 22-year-old Mary…
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Sarah Bueter reflects on the power of God’s grace. In this week’s readings, those explicitly on the “outside”–the Syrian, the Samaritan, the foreigner– show us that God desires healing for all, and teach us about a faith that “saves”—a surrender of the self, a disposition of humility and trust, and gratitude that…
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kathy McNeely tells a story from Guatemala. We all have our stories. These stories are shaped by our cultural experience, by what our parents teach us and by the way we choose to respond to the world around us. While living and working in Guatemala among indigenous Qeqchi’ people the stories I…
Take Action for Haiti and Haitian Immigrants
Write to your members of Congress on behalf of Haitian immigrants. Nine months into the U.S.-backed, Kenyan-staffed police mission to restore peace and order to Haiti, the mission is floundering….
Stop Illegal Weapons Trafficking to Haiti
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and 95 organizations sent the following letter to the leaders of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security asking for immediate action to stop the flow of illegal weapons from the United States to Haiti. August 26, 2025 We, the undersigned 96 organizations, are writing to express our…
Maryknoll OGC joins letter opposing U.S. military action in Latin America
On August 15, 2025, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 36 civil social organizations in signing this letter to members of the U.S. Congress asking them to use their power to prevent the Trump administration from taking military action in Latin America. We, the undersigned good governance, veterans, immigration, human rights, protection of civilians,…
Haiti: A Perfect Storm of Suffering
As the violent crisis in Haiti deepens, Haitians in the United States are going to court to protect their right to Temporary Protected Status.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday’s gospel story of Mary and Martha has long been one of the passages of scripture I have identified with the most. Martha complains to Jesus that her younger sister, Mary, has chosen to sit at his feet listening to him instead of assisting in the chores of serving their guest. “Tell her to…
Maryknoll OGC Joins Amicus Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals on Behalf of Humanitarian Parole Plaintiffs
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 11 religiously-affiliated organizations that provide support to immigrants in writing to the U.S. Court of Appeals on the side of Plaintiffs, immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who are challenging Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision to end humanitarian parole.
Salvadoran Bishops Call for End to State of Exception
On May 29, the Bishops’ Conference of El Salvador released a pastoral letter urging, among other things, an end to the state of exception that suspends civil liberties and an end to the detention of migrants from other countries.
Haiti: Trump Administration Ends TPS
The Trump Administration announced it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) early for about 500,000 Haitians living in the United States, exposing them to deportation as soon as Sept. 2. This comes three months after the Trump Administration revoked legal protections for thousands of Haitians who arrived legally in the country under a humanitarian parole program.
Maryknoll OGC Signs Open Letter to President Trump Urging Action on U.S. Gun Smuggling to Mexico
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an open letter to President Trump noting that 70 percent of firearms recovered from crime scenes in Mexico originated from the U.S. and urging that the administration do more to stem the flow of guns to Mexican cartels.
Ask Senate for Accountability on Migrants Sent to El Salvador
Ask your senators to support accountability for the treatment of migrants and inmates imprisoned in El Salvador, using the form below. Since March 15, when the Trump Administration sent 238…
El Salvador: Three Years Under the State of Exception
Mass incarceration has expanded and democratic governance deteriorated in El Salvador since the state of exception began three years ago.