Scripture Reflections

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Holy Thursday

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kim Fischer reflects on serving others in São Paulo, Brazil, and wherever we find ourselves, just as Jesus serves others in today’s Gospel reading.

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Palm Sunday

Jean-Jacques de Christ Nganya spoke at the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome in 2016 about the power of the good news in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where inter-ethnic and fratricidal wars have raged for more than twenty years.

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Father Brian Barrons writes from Jilin, the second largest city in China, about the raising of Lazarus as a sign of hope for all.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

Bob Short, executive coordinator with the Maryknoll Affiliates, reflects on the relationships members of a Affiliate chapter have with a community in Peru, and finds the answer to the question “How are we to live faithfully, lovingly, and justly, in these times?”

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Third Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Father David Schwinghamer recalls a chance encounter with someone who, like the Samaritan woman at the well, demonstrates that even ordinary folk, once baptized, are meant to be messengers of the good news.

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Second Sunday of Lent

Alfonso Buzzo, former Peace Fellow, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, writes about seeing Jesus in the suffering migrants and refugees along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

Michael Leen, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner tells the story of a friend in Mwanza, Tanzania who did what can seem impossible – offer love and mercy to his enemies.

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Sister Theresa Baldini, who was on mission in South Sudan, reflects on the biblical call to forgiveness and reconciliation for justice to be restored in our relationships.

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Presentation of the Lord

Maria Montello, a Maryknoll lay missioner serving in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, reflections on recognizing Christ in our daily lives.

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Epiphany

Rick Dixon, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner, reflects on the Christ child and the Magi in El Salvador.

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Solemnity of Mary

Teresa Villaruz, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Kenya, reflects on seeing the light despite the darkness.

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Feast of the Holy Family

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Ashley Leen in Tanzania writes this week’s reflection on the meaning of family.

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Christmas Day

The reflection for Christmas Day was prepared by Maryknoll Father Tom Tiscornia who served the people of Sudan and South Sudan for many years.

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

Catherine Heinhold, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner, lived and worked in Sāo Paulo, Brazil.

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Third Sunday of Advent

This week’s reflection is written by Karen Bortvedt, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Cambodia.