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El Salvador: Celebration of St. Óscar Romero

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Peg Vámosy writes about celebrating the canonization of Archbishop Romero with her parish in Monte San Juan, El Salvador on the Maryknoll Lay Missioners website. Reprinted  in the November-December 2018 issue of NewsNotes.with permission. The canonization of Óscar Arnulfo Romero, the martyred archbishop of San Salvador was a true fiesta. While the…

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All Saints’ Day

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kathleen Bond in Brazil reflects on the saints among us on this holy day.

World Food Day: Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Food Security in Guatemala

On World Food Day, please join us for a special briefing: “Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Food Security in Guatemala: It’s time for governments to be accountable.” Co-sponsored by: ActionAid USA, Guatemala Human Rights Commission, USA, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Interfaith Working Group on Global Hunger and Food Security, Latin America Working Group,…

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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Phil and Kathy Dahl-Bredine, who served as Maryknoll Lay Missioners and continue to live in Mexico, reflect on the urgent need to proclaim a Gospel of peace and simplicity.

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jean Walsh, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who served in Mexico, reflects on the relationship between humans and the natural world, what Pope Francis calls integral ecology.

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Maryknoll leadership statement on the ongoing “zero tolerance” and family separation crisis

As the leadership of the Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers and the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, we denounce the cruel and immoral “zero-tolerance” immigration policy enacted by the Trump Administration which has resulted in the separation of over 2,300 children from their parents, the criminal prosecution of anyone who crosses the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, and…

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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Heidi Cerneka, currently on mission in Kenya after many years in Brazil, reflects on Jesus’ instructions to the disciples to go out in the world.

2018 Letelier-Moffitt International Human Rights Award

42nd Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018 Time: TBD Location: Carnegie Institute of Washington 1530 P Street NW Washington, DC 20005 HONORING: Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (DHUMA) Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan works with the indigenous legal organization, Human Rights and the Environment (DHUMA), in Puno, Peru. Stay tuned for more details on…