Feast of the Assumption
Bob Short, who served as a lay missioner in Ecuador in the 1980s, now coordinates the Maryknoll Affiliates, an international community.
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann Hayden has served as a missioner in Central America; she will wrap up her six-year term on the Maryknoll Sisters' Congregational Leadership Team in the fall of 2014.
Encounters #2: What it takes to change
This issue of Encounters includes a report on Japan's shifting economy, news about a Universal Basic Income, and the focus on building local food infrastructures of new farmers using sustainable farming methods, among other items.
Middle East Notes, July 24, 2014
This week's Middle East Notes consists entirely of articles related to the current crisis in Gaza.
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Fr. Dan McLaughlin is a Maryknoll priest who has served in Brazil for many years.
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
After serving as a lay missioner in Guatemala in the 1990s, Kathy McNeely was a member of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns staff for many years.
July-August 2014 NewsNotes
This issue of NewsNotes includes an update on Guatemala's efforts to fight impunity, Chile's rejection of a major dam project, a report from a Maryknoller in Sudan, and much more.
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Dan Moriarty is a former Maryknoll lay missioner who works with Maryknoll's immersion program in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Middle East Notes, July 3, 2014
This week’s Middle East Notes focuses primarily on the murders of the three Israeli teenagers, the two-week search for them, Israeli accusations of Hamas and Hamas’ denial of responsibility for the abduction and murder.
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sr. Cathy Encarnacion has served as a missioner in Panama and in her native Philippines.
Middle East Notes, June 19, 2014
This week’s Middle East Notes focus on support of and opposition to the Palestinian unity government, necessity of prayer and good will to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, continuing settlement activity, opposition to the occupation, U.S. military aid to Israel, the hunger strike of Palestinians held without charges, Israeli election of a new president, implications of the kidnapping of three teenagers in Area C of the occupied territories, a recent poll showing diminishing support for West Bank settlements among the Israeli public, and other issues.
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
This week's reflection is written by Angel Mortel, who served along with her family as a lay missioner in Sao Paulo, Brazil.