Father Joseph R. Veneroso is the former publisher and editor of Maryknoll magazine. He served in mission to Korea and now lives at the Maryknoll Center in Ossining, New York, and also ministers to a Korean Catholic parish community in New York City. His is the author of two books of poetry, Honoring the Void and God in Unexpected Places, a collection of columns from Maryknoll magazine titled Good New for Today, and Mirrors of Grace: The Spirit and Spiritualities of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.
Change is inevitable. How change happens, however, isn’t prescribed. In this issue of Maryknoll, we explore several areas where change is happening in our world and how Maryknoll missioners are responding. In our lead article, we visit the Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded by Maryknoll Father Edward Phillips more than...
At his installation Mass, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks urged service to the poor, upholding human dignity and bringing Jesus’ hope to the world.
A Maryknoll affiliate reflects on the Sunday Mass readings and our call as Christians to be salt and light in the world.
Pope Leo XIV and the president of the U.S. bishops conference warn that allowing the New START treaty to expire could spark a new arms race.
As deadly mining conditions are exposed, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo renews ongoing calls against exploitation of resources and workers.
Quoting Scripture and the Declaration of Independence, a federal judge the condemned harsh immigration policies that detained the 5-year-old.
A returned Maryknoll lay missioner reflects on an interfaith mobilization in Minneapolis to stand with immigrant communities.
As the government cracks down on illegal work sites, migrant workers whose documents were stolen are left both unemployed and stranded far from home.
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Louise Locke, who serves in Bolivia, reflects on a recent encounter with an indigent man and the Sunday Mass readings.
The massacre in Guanajuato is the latest incident of violence related to drug cartels that has convulsed the country for nearly 20 years.
Cardinal Joseph Tobin calls on faith communities to urge lawmakers to reconsider funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Catholic organizations launch an alliance to coordinate local responses and defend people from pernicious deportation policies.
Maryknoll Sister Genie Natividad, who has served at the U.S.-Mexico border, invites us to reach out to marginalized people, as Jesus did.