Feast of Christ the King
This final reflection for the liturgical year is written by Fr. Sacha Bermudez-Goldman, a Jesuit priest who is a former Maryknoll lay missioner.
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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John McAuley writes at this end of the liturgical year: “A person of faith today cannot read current news events without discerning that there are powerful movements of spirit and effective Spirit-filled actions afoot around the world; stirrings and actions of persons and communities that arise from aspirations for fruits that ultimately are of the Spirit: peace, justice, freedom, dignity, truth, equality, and hope.”
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s reflection is written by Barbara Fraser, a former Maryknoll lay missioner.
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s scripture reflection is written by Maryknoll Fr. Mike Snyder, who lives and works in Tanzania.
Feast of All Saints
Thursday, Nov. 1 is the feast of All Saints; Sr. Ann Hayden writes the reflection for that day’s readings.
30th Sunday in Ordinary time
Fr. Ken Thesing spent many years as a missioner in East Africa, and now works in Rome. “Our scriptures often use contrasts – like the theme of darkness and light, or as we see in the readings for today’s liturgy, the theme of ‘blindness’ and ‘sight’ to show that process of growth in understanding for the disciples or for anyone who wants to follow Jesus … These are the people God brings back and restores – not just the strong, the gifted, and those who can pay for assistance but the frail and vulnerable – no one is left out.”
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday’s reflection is written by Fr. Jim Kroeger, who has served as a missioner in Asia for many years.
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dave Kane, who recently left the Maryknoll lay missioners after many years (mostly in Brazil, followed by a stint at the Global Concerns office), wrote today’s reflection.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lay missioner Liz Mach, who has lived and worked in Africa, writes today’s reflection.
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s reflection is written by Maryknoll Fr. Joe Veneroso: “Our life of prayers and good works comes in response to grace, not as its pre-requisite.”
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Former lay missioner Phil Dah-Bredine writes this week’s reflection.
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Joe Towle writes this week’s reflection, and shares some memories from his time as a missioner in Latin America.
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s reflection is from Sr. Madeline Dorsey, who spent many years of her mission life in war-torn El Salvador.
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Jack Northrup reflects on his ministry in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: “The God of our Lord Jesus Christ is constantly drawing all of us to life, no matter what bleak prisons we may have made for ourselves. Because of God’s choice to constantly offer the free gift of grace to the most needy, we can wake from our sleep, from the illusions of happiness that this world offers. At this very moment we can choose life in its fullness.”
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Susan Weissert, who worked as a lay missioner for many years in South America and at the Maryknoll center in New York, asks: Can we look back on our actions/words/decisions today and see that they were shaped by love of God and love of neighbor?
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Former lay missioner Jean Walsh shares a reflection on her time in Oaxaca, Mexico, and how the lessons from the Oaxacan farmers’ commitment to the Earth can lead us to more sustainable, integrated lives.
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sr. Luise Ahrens, who has spent many years in Cambodia, writes in this week’s reflections about the challenges of living in a interconnected world … How do we make choices that are clarified by God’s wisdom? How can we live a life formed and informed by the Spirit of Jesus?
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In this week’s reflection, Fr. Tom Marti recalls his service in the Philippines, and that beautiful nation’s efforts to reverse the devastating ecological destruction it has experienced in recent decades.