Scripture Reflections

Holy Thursday (Year B)

Fr. Tom Burns served for many years in poor areas of Lima, Peru.

Palm Sunday (Year B)

Gerry Lee serves as director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. He, his wife and their children lived as a Maryknoll mission family in Venezuela for 10 years in the late 1980s-1990s.

Sr. Connie Krautkremer has spent much of her mission life in Tanzania. " ... God decides that our hearts will be responsible for holding the law. God decides to forgive and forget our past failures, and we can go on from there."

Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Fr. Jack Sullivan served many years in Hong Kong. "Let us rejoice that our Brother Francis is calling us to awaken and repent; let us rejoice that the nations of the world are finally awakening to the challenge to save our earth, to save ourselves, to love each other and all creatures so loved by God."

Third Sunday of Lent (Year B); Int'l Women's Day

The following reflection was prepared by Sr. Efu Nyaki, who works with women in Brazl.

Second Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Fr. Steve Judd, who has ministered to the Andean people for many years, writes this reflection on the readings for the second Sunday of Lent.

First Sunday of Lent (Year B)

Judy Coode with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns participated in a February 2015 delegation to Haiti; this reflection is based on that visit.

Ash Wednesday

One of the greatest contemporary battles that we face today is the struggle to protect our natural world, which many indigenous cultures affectionately refer to as “Mother Earth,” which includes the interconnected web of living creatures that sustains and nurtures the balance of all life on this planet.

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

Sr. Genie Natividad, MM, who serves in Morogoro, Tanzania, wrote the following reflection.

Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

The following reflection was prepared by Deacon Matt Dulka, who works for the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers Mission Education and Promotions department. It was originally published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the readings for Year B.

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B)

Along with her family, Joanne Miya serves with the Maryknoll in Tanzania. Her reflection, published here, is also found in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B, available from Orbis Books.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

Deacon Steven DeMartino wrote the following reflection, which is also found in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B, available from Orbis Books.