Laura and Steve Brown Receive Bishop McCarthy Award
The returned Maryknoll lay missioners started a Catholic Worker in Charlottesville, Virginia, for families experiencing homelessness.
Lynn F. Monahan is editor-in-chief of Maryknoll magazine and served as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Peru in the 1990s. A graduate of Syracuse University, he has worked for newspapers and newswires, including The Associated Press and Bloomberg News. He holds a master’s degree in writing from Manhattanville College, and is the author of the award-winning novel Pistaco: A Tale of Love in the Andes.
Twitter: @LFMonahan
Pope Leo Begins Teaching Series on ‘Gaudium et Spes’
The Vatican II document encourages Catholics to address the world’s challenges, especially on behalf of the poor and marginalized.
Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
With the Mass and message, Pope Leo XIV opened this year’s Season of Creation, introducing the theme of peace and reconciliation.
“Hope Is Stronger Than Fear”: Gaza Catholic School Reopens
Holy Family parish repairs bombed buildings in time for the school year, renewing its support of students, educators and families.
The Catholic Faith Was His Mother’s Refuge
Born in Vietnam, Maryknoll Father Lo Xuan Dam accompanies Vietnamese migrants as they build faith and community in Japan.
An Uncomplicated Witness
Maryknoll Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick offers a moving reflection on his vocation as a missionary brother.
Given Wholeheartedly to God and Others
As a chaplain, Maryknoll Sister Julia Shideler provides spiritual care to prisoners and patients in Chicago, Illinois.
Finding Love in Mission, Again and Again
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Stephen and Loyce Veryser, with their three children, serve as a family in mission in Tanzania.
From Guatemala to the World
Rosa Beatriz Castañeda de Larios, mentored by Maryknoll Sisters, becomes the new chair of the Maryknoll Affiliates’ board of directors.
Water Flows in Kibwezi
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers sponsors wells and water storage systems for parishes in a drought-stricken region of Kenya.
Priests in Mission: An Interview with Bishop Joseph Perry
Bishop Perry of Chicago discusses mission, vocations, racism and the sainthood cause of Venerable Augustus Tolton.
Lighting Candles of Hope
A young woman in Chicago who now works for Maryknoll reports on joining archdiocesan efforts to minister to and advocate for immigrants.
Celebrating Mission
Maryknoll Father Joseph Healey, who served in East Africa, notes this year’s mission anniversaries and the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
Saint Francis at 800 Years
Orbis Books’ publisher examines the extraordinary witness of St. Francis, the world’s most beloved saint, on the 800th anniversary of his death.
From the Editor: A Priest Forever
In our Fall 2026 issue, we welcome Father Victor Mutobera, Maryknoll’s newest priest, who comes from Kenya in East Africa.
Missioner Tales, Fall 2026
Missioners share snippets of mission life in vignettes drawn from Bangladesh, Bolivia and the Philippines and from a pilgrimage to Italy.
