Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sr. Claris Zwareva reflects on the meaning of "Above all, seek God's kindom."
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Heidi Cerneka reflects on the Gospel call to respond to our neighbors in need.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sr. Helen Graham reflects on the warm welcome she received in the Philippines and the Biblical virtue and duty of hospitality.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Affiliate Hugh Menton remembers a visit to Maryknoll Lay Missioners in El Salvador and reflects on what it means to love God and love one's neighbor.
July-August 2022
Vol. 47, No. 4
A bi-monthly newsletter of information on international justice and peace issues.
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.
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.
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Jean Fallon was on mission in Japan for many years. “Living and working in a non-Christian milieu is very different from what Missioners might expect, say, in Latin America,” Sister Jean said. “The New Testament, however, brings insights to us all that are ever-new, ever deepening our faith and ever giving life to everyone.”
Each Sunday the Liturgy conveys a theme expressed in each of the readings. Today it seems to be about “keys,” to whom they were entrusted and what they might mean.
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.
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.
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.
Pentecost
Maryknoll Father Mike Briggs reflects on how the Holy Spirit inspires us to embrace dialogue and renewal as the Church.