Scripture Reflections

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25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

This week’s reflection was prepared by Father Tom Tiscornia, who served the people of Sudan/South Sudan for many years.

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week’s scripture reflection was prepared by Christine Perrier, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who served in Peru.

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week’s scripture reflection was prepared by Chris Bodewes, who served as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Kenya.

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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.