Scripture Reflections

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Seminarian Tzong Haur Matthew Sim in Bolivia reflects on God’s invitation to be a part of a new creation by transforming our relationships and ourselves.

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Returned lay missioner Kathy McNeely reflects on responding to God’s call to spread the Good News. This reflection was originally published in 2019. 

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Holy Trinity Sunday

Sr. Teresa Dagdag, on mission in the Philippines, reflects on the Trinity as a model of the gift of relationships and our interconnectedness with all creation. 

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Mary Oldham Hannemann reflects on the care and compassion she witnessed in her community in Mombasa, Kenya.

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Corpus Christi

Kathleen Kollman Birch, communications manager at the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, recalls the experience of Mass at a shelter for migrants in representing the unifying power of the Body and Blood of Christ.

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Pentecost

Maryknoll Father Mike Briggs reflects on how the Holy Spirit inspires us to embrace dialogue and renewal as the Church.

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Ascension of the Lord

Maryknoll Sister Darlene Jacobs reflects on the call of a missioner to witness to the God of love.

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Sixth Sunday of Easter

Joe Miller, a returned Maryknoll lay missioner, reflects on how Christ’s resurrection invites us to embrace peace and unity over division. 

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Fifth Sunday of Easter

Nancy Bourassa, a Maryknoll Affiliate from Wisconsin, recalls the inspiring witness of mission parishes in Peru in living out Jesus’ call to “love one another as I have loved you.”

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

Former Maryknoll Brother Mark Huntington lived and worked in Kenya as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner and in Tanzania and Mozambique as a Maryknoll Brother.

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Third Sunday of Easter

Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick, MM, considers our call to simply “be” with Jesus and to extend this merciful presence in mission.

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Sr. Connie Krautkremer, MM, reflects on the power of God’s mercy to inspire us to forgive one another. 

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Easter Sunday 2022

Fr. Frank Breen, who was on mission in Kenya, reflects on finding Easter hope amid the challenges facing our world.