Kids get books—and make memories with mom—in El Cedro
Missioner Josh Wetmore worked with the local community to create the new Biblioteca El Cedro, which opened Aug. 10 in the rural area of El Salvador where he serves. The post Kids get books—and make...
View ArticleChange comes amid challenges at a mission parish school
Missioner Gabe Hurrish teaches—and learns from—the students, as well as their parents, at St. Mary Magdalen Parish schools in South Sudan. The post Change comes amid challenges at a mission parish...
View ArticleA place to lay their heads
Missioner Rich Tarro and the HOPE Project help provide students and their families in Kenya with adequate shelter as well as beds and mattresses. The post A place to lay their heads appeared first on...
View ArticleThe joy at the margins
Tanzania’s Huruma School for Children with Disabilities celebrates 20 years of strides toward greater inclusion. Missioner Anna Johnson invites us to embrace the work still to do. The post The joy at...
View Article“TLC”—and job training—sets up deaf students for success
Deaf Development Programme education advisor and lay missioner Julie Lawler shares a heartwarming reunion of a former student and his teacher in Cambodia. The post “TLC”—and job training—sets up deaf...
View ArticleFrank and Josie Cuda—from Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ first Class of...
The organization annually honors lay missioners who continue to exemplify the “spirit of mission” after their return. The post Frank and Josie Cuda—from Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ first Class of...
View ArticlePass on a passion for science
The sounds are loud, the flames big, and the smiles contagious, reports missioner Kyle Johnson—or “Mr. Science,” as the name tag on his lab coat proclaims—as he teaches the scientific method with fun...
View ArticleBlooming mind, peaceful heart
Through a student struggling with letters, missioner Rick Dixon in Mexico sees how important nature—and moving our bodies in it—is to heal and learn. The post Blooming mind, peaceful heart appeared...
View ArticleJosie and Frank Cuda recognized with 2024 Bishop McCarthy Award
Each year, the Bishop McCarthy Award honors Maryknoll lay missioners who embody the enduring spirit of mission upon returning home. The post Josie and Frank Cuda recognized with 2024 Bishop McCarthy...
View ArticleA journey of service that keeps unfolding
When Debbie Northern joined Maryknoll Lay Missioners in 1999 for a three-and-a-half-year commitment, she never imagined it would turn into a 24-year experience. The post A journey of service that keeps...
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