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.
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated the importance of dialogue and his hopes for a just and lasting peace in the region. “In addition, the questions of prisoners of war and the need to assure the return of Ukrainian children to their families we...
Last May 8 is destined to become one of those “Where were you when ... ?” moments. As white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and joy erupted at the words Habemus papam! I was sitting outside having lunch when Maryknoll’s bells joined the chorus ringing out from churches around the world. We had an hour to wait to learn who would be the 267t...
In Challenging Times Dear God, in the midst of a noisy world I come before you seeking the silence to hear your voice. It is so easy to be distracted by daily headlines, the internet, phone calls and messages and all my comings and goings. In my heart I yearn for the peace and quiet to converse with you, to hear your voice alone. I know that it is ...
“We come here to begin to relieve an ancient wrong. We wish especially to restore to this Earth its ancient joy. For while much of what we have done is beyond healing, there is a resilience throughout the land that only awaits its opportunity to flourish once again with something of its ancient splendor.” — Thomas Berry The work o...
We’re witnessing the largest contraction in humanitarian assistance in history. Earlier this year, the United States abruptly shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which distributed over $38 billion in aid in 2023 alone — which was less than 1% of the U.S. budget. European donors also have cut their foreign aid amid d...
While reflecting on mission and the path of synodality proposed by Pope Francis, I find myself thinking of the presence and work of two companions who have enriched our mission at the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers center in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. “We know how beautiful and tiring that journey has been,” said Pope Francis. “We are m...
BISHOP IS SPOT ONI would like to comment on “False Narratives of Immigration,” which ran in your Fall 2025 issue. Many of my fellow parishioners in our Michigan church have bought into the falsehoods being circulated by our current administration regarding this topic. I, however, have personally observed the cruelty caused by the outr...
By UCA News Saba Khan* considers her wedding day in 2021 as the worst day of her life. The 28-year-old Muslim woman was born and brought up in Srinagar, the capital of restive Jammu and Kashmir — India’s only Muslim-majority region. A mother of one daughter, she ended her abusive married life with a divorce last year. Within six months of her w...
By Maureen Hanahoe, M.M. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary TimeOctober 26, 2025Sir. 35:12-14, 16-18; 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 How do we evaluate the quality of our lives? Is it through our comparison with others and a sense of self- righteousness, or is it through the willingness to accept who we are with honesty and transparency, embracing bot...
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The joy of Christ’s resurrection can repair the widespread sadness and malaise in today’s world, Pope Leo XIV said. “On the paths of the heart, the Risen One walks with us and for us,” the pope said Oct. 22 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “It is the R...
By Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) — Catholics across the nation are being invited to publicly pray for migrants, with two coast-to-coast days of witness planned amid the Trump administration’s continuing crackdown on unauthorized immigration. “One Church, One Family: Catholic Public Witness for Immigrants” will take plac...
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — Religious freedom is not only a fundamental and essential human right, “it is also a pathway to truth and deeper communion with God and neighbor,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. However, religious freedom is severely restricted in...
By UCA News Bangladeshi prosecution lawyers demanded on Oct. 16 that fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina receive the death penalty in her trial for crimes against humanity. Hasina has defied court orders to return from India, where she fled last year, to face charges of ordering a deadly crackdown in a failed attempt to crush a student-le...
