Scripture Reflections

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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

This reflection, by Father Dan McLaughlin, who lives and works in Brazil, is also found in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year (Year C), published by Orbis Books.

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Feast of the Assumption

Bob Short, who served as a lay missioner in Ecuador in the 1980s, now coordinates the Maryknoll Affiliates, an international community.

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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Joanne Blaney has served as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Brazil for many years and is currently working as the Mission Services Director for the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, based in New York.

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Larry Rich, along with his family, was a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Peru before working for many years as Maryknoll’s video producer.

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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Erica Olson, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who lived and worked in El Salvador, writes this week’s reflection.

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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week’s reflection is written by Christine Perrier, a returned lay missioner who continues to live and work in Peru.

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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week’s reflection is written by Kathleen Bond, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner who lives with her family in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Pentecost Sunday

This week’s reflection is written by Maryknoll Sister Euphrasia Nyaki, who lives and works in João Pessoa, Brazil.

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Ascension Thursday

Maryknoll Sister Charlotte Hobler, who was on mission for many years in the Philippines and Guatemala, writes this reflection on the Gospel message for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.