World AIDS Day
The following reflection on the readings for World AIDS Day, December 1, was prepared by Susan Weissert, a former lay missioner who coordinated the Maryknoll AIDS Task Force.
Scripture Reflections
First Sunday of Advent (Year B)
The following reflection, written by former lay missioner Larry Rich, was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B, available from Orbis Books.
Feast of Christ the King (Year A)
Fr. Mike Snyder has served in East Africa for many years.
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sr. Helen Graham has served in the Philippines for many years.
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time; Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran
The following reflection was prepared by Kathy McNeely, who was a lay missioner in Guatemala and then served with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
All Souls' Day, November 2
Bertha Haas, a former lay missioner, prepared the following reflection.
Feast of All Saints
The following reflection was prepared by Fr. Dave Schwinghamer, who spent much of his mission life in Tanzania. He currently serves with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
The following reflection was prepared by Judy Coode who works at the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
The following reflection was prepared by Cecelia Aguilar Ortiz, a former Maryknoll lay missioner in Thailand
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Fr. Dennis Moorman has served as a missioner in Brazil for a number of years.
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
Kathy Morefield, a Maryknoll Affiliate serving in Cambodia, wrote the following reflection.
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Fr. Paul Masson has served as a missioner in Chile and on the U.S.-Mexico border.