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Maryknoll Magazine - Spring 2026 Issue - From the Editor

From the Editor: The Least of These

By Lynn F. Monahan | March 2, 2026

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...

Maryknoll Seminarian Paschal Madukwa, a physician from Tanzania, is preparing for the missionary priesthood through overseas training in Taiwan. (Paul Jeffrey/Taiwan)

Learning the Right Tone for Mission

By Paul Jeffrey | March 2, 2026

Seminarians gain mission experience in Taiwan through Maryknoll’s Overseas Training Program as part of their vocational discernment.

A young mother and her baby find a home at Hospicio Santa María, a home for HIV-positive and AIDS patients run by a Maryknoll sister and three Maryknoll affiliates. The hospice grounds include organic orchards and gardens, as well as an aviary. Located in the town of Pajapita in the department (state) of San Marcos, Guatemala, the property also houses the administrative offices of Project Life, an advocacy and educational organization that combats HIV/AIDS. (Octavio Durán/Guatemala)

Heart and Mission for the People

By Deirdre Cornell | March 2, 2026

A Maryknoll team in Guatemala cares for HIV-positive people at Hospicio Santa María, a hospice that is also home to a thriving organic farm.

Bishop Bruce Lewandowski (orange hat) of Providence, Rhode Island, leads a prayer service including a migration-themed recitation of the rosary outside the Donald Wyatt Detention Facility in his diocese. (Erik Scalavino/Rhode Island Catholic/U.S.)

The Church Raises Its Voice on Immigration

By Lynn F. Monahan | March 2, 2026

The Catholic Church, from the U.S. to the Vatican, is united in condemning the mistreatment and mass deportation of immigrants.

Maryknoll Fathers Joyalito Tajonera and Nhuan Nguyen (in vestments, left, right) train candidates such as Maryknoll Seminarians Josephat Odundo (center), Guilervan Omnes (back row, second from right) and Jethro Natividad (back row, far right) for a lifetime in mission. (Paul Jeffrey/Taiwan)

Readers’ Responses, Spring 2026

By Our Readers | March 2, 2026

Readers respond via email, letter or message to our stories published online, circulated in print and shared weekly by ezine.

Maryknoll Father Patrick Okok and Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns staff member Lisa Sullivan attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, in Belém, Brazil, the gateway to the Amazon River, last November. (Courtesy of Lisa Sullivan/Brazil)

World Watch: Guardians of Creation

By Lisa Sullivan | March 2, 2026

Religious, civil and nongovernmental leaders from around the world gathered in Brazil for COP30, the U.N. conference on climate change.

A butterfly lands on a budding wildflower. Adobe Stock

Prayer for Vocations, Spring 2026

By Wayne J. Fitzpatrick | March 2, 2026

Maryknoll Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick offers a heartfelt prayer asking God to make us generous stewards of grace and hospitality.

Maryknoll’s young adult ambassadors joined with Catholic Climate Covenant young adults for a Jubilee pilgrimage to Italy last fall commemorating the 10th anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. (Andrea Moreno-Díaz/Italy)

A Return to the Heart

By Andrea Moreno-Diaz | March 2, 2026

Young Adult Maryknoll Ambassadors and Catholic Climate Covenant young adults go on pilgrimage for the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’.

Various images from the Fall 2025 issue of Maryknoll Magazine

From the Editor: Heralds of Hope

By Lynn F. Monahan | September 2, 2025

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso ordained two new Maryknoll priests this year, and in an interview called out the current administration for mistreatment of immigrants.