Scripture Reflections

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Kathy McNeely served as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Guatemala in the 1990s. She subsequently worked with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.

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22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Marie Dennis worked for the Maryknoll Justice and Peace/Global Concerns office from 1989 until 2012; from 1998-2012 she served as the director. She is the co-president of Pax Christi International.

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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Br. John Beeching has spent years in Thailand, and share many beautiful reflections about living his Christian life surrounded by Buddhism.

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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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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Sr. Ann Hayden has served as a missioner in Central America; she will wrap up her six-year term on the Maryknoll Sisters’ Congregational Leadership Team in the fall of 2014.

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

After serving as a lay missioner in Guatemala in the 1990s, Kathy McNeely was a member of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns staff for many years.

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16th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Dan Moriarty is a former Maryknoll lay missioner who works with Maryknoll’s immersion program in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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14th Sunday of Ordinary Time

This week’s reflection is written by Angel Mortel, who served along with her family as a lay missioner in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Fr. Leo Shea spent many years as a missioner in Venezuela and more recently in Jamaica. He writes the reflection for this year’s celebration of the founding of the Maryknoll Society, on the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul.

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Trinity Sunday

Br. Marty Shea has lived for years amongst the people of Guatemala.

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Pentecost

Sr. Teresa Dagdag, MM recently finished her term as executive co-secretary of the Commission on Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) for the Union of Superiors General in Rome. She continues to work as a JPIC promoter in Rome.