Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Madeline "Maddie" Dorsey, wrote the following reflection on caring for God's goodness amid great suffering.
Scripture Reflections
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Veronica Schweyen, who served in Tanzania, reflects on the power of forgiveness.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Judy Coode, former communications director for the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and current project coordinator for the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International, reflects on the daily spiritual act of breaking bread and sharing a meal.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jean Walsh, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who served in Mexico, reflects on the relationship between humans and the natural world, what Pope Francis calls integral ecology.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Luise Ahrens, who was instrumental in re-establishing the Royal University of Phnom Penh after the reign of terror of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, reflects on our need to make choices in our lives "formed and informed by the Spirit of Jesus."
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father Thomas J. Marti, who was on mission in the Philippines for many years, reflects on the work for peace and justice as integral to our call to love another.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Dan Moriarty reflects on the importance of inclusion and encounter in our church and society.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Heidi Cerneka, currently on mission in Kenya after many years in Brazil, reflects on Jesus' instructions to the disciples to go out in the world.
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Fr. David Schwinghamer, currently working at the Palabek Refugee Camp in Uganda, home to many refugees from South Sudan, reflects on the great faith of the people of Africa.
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Fr. John Sivalon reflects on the challenge in this week's readings to examine society's treatment of women.
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Helen Graham, on mission in the Philippines for more than 50 years, reflects on the question "Where is God?" when disaster strikes.
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father Tom Tiscornia in South Sudan reflects on the need to engage in new beginnings and challenges as one community and with trust in God's goodness.