Scripture Reflections

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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.”

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Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Coralis Salvador, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Kenya, reflects on the presence of the Holy Spirit during her regular visits to the homes of families affected by HIV and AIDS.

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Sister Betty Ann Maheu, who lived and worked in China for many years, reflects on the mercy and love God offers to those with heavy burdens.

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Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Maryknoll Father Ernest Lucaschek, the pastoral minister of the Maryknoll Center in New York, writes the reflection for this year’s celebration of the founding of the Maryknoll Society, on the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul.