Scripture Reflections

Holy Thursday

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kim Fischer reflects on serving others in São Paulo, Brazil, and wherever we find ourselves, just as Jesus serves others in today's Gospel reading.

Jean-Jacques de Christ Nganya spoke at the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome in 2016 about the power of the good news in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where inter-ethnic and fratricidal wars have raged for more than twenty years.

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Father Brian Barrons writes from Jilin, the second largest city in China, about the raising of Lazarus as a sign of hope for all.

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Bob Short, executive coordinator with the Maryknoll Affiliates, reflects on the relationships members of a Affiliate chapter have with a community in Peru, and finds the answer to the question "How are we to live faithfully, lovingly, and justly, in these times?"

Third Sunday of Lent

Maryknoll Father David Schwinghamer recalls a chance encounter with someone who, like the Samaritan woman at the well, demonstrates that even ordinary folk, once baptized, are meant to be messengers of the good news.

Second Sunday of Lent

Alfonso Buzzo, former Peace Fellow, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, writes about seeing Jesus in the suffering migrants and refugees along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Father Joseph Arsenault reflects on our need to be in harmony with each other and the natural world.

Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

Michael Leen, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner tells the story of a friend in Mwanza, Tanzania who did what can seem impossible – offer love and mercy to his enemies.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Sister Theresa Baldini, who was on mission in South Sudan, reflects on the biblical call to forgiveness and reconciliation for justice to be restored in our relationships.