May-June 2017 NewsNotes
Latest developments in our work for peace, justice, and integrity of creation.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Maryknoll Sister Anastasia Lindawati, who is on mission in Hong Kong, reflects on responding to God's call to be a good shepherd in the Church.
Middle East Notes April 27, 2017
Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Maryknoll Father Peter Barry, on mission for many years in Hong Kong and mainland China, reflects on opportunities to share his faith with students in China.
Third Sunday of Easter
Maryknoll Father Roberto Rodriguez, who is on mission in the Diocese of Kyoto, Japan, reflects on a simple encounter like the disciples had with Jesus on the road to Emmaus long ago.
Middle East Notes, April 13, 2017
Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
Encounters #10: Solidarity Economy in Brazil, Part I
In this issue of Encounters, we examine one of the most advanced alternative economic systems in the world – the solidarity economy in Brazil.
Second Sunday of Easter
Chloe Schwabe reflects on the mission of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns as part of the Christian call to share the Good News.
Easter Sunday, Feast of the Resurrection
Gerry Lee, Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, reflects on the new hope that comes with the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Good Friday
"With all the violence, suffering, death and destruction which surround us in this life, we may be tempted to feel that sin and death are victorious, are winning out. But we know deep down in our hearts that Jesus, through his suffering and death has overcome sin and death." Maryknoll Father Tom Marti, who lived and worked in the Philippines, reflects on the Passion and suffering of Jesus Christ.
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.
Palm Sunday
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.