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New Maryknoll Vocations Website
We are proud to announce the launching of our newly revised website that also features a new vocations video. Please check it out and let us know what you think about it! Maryknoll Vocations | A Life of Mission Overseas (maryknollsociety.org) We also offer volunteer opportunities lasting from six weeks to one year that can […]
Continue readingMaryknoll Vocations Facebook Page
We understand that not everyone is a Facebook user. However, if you take the time to visit us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mklvocations) you will find several short video testimonies of Maryknoll Missioners speaking about their vocations and experiences in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Here is a sample by Fr. Dae Kim now serving in Brazil:https://youtu.be/gKmCyhA6eAk […]
Continue readingAND NOW WE PREPARE FOR PENTECOST Fr. Mike Snyder
Former Superior General, Fr. John Sivalon, once described Mission this way: A tangle of twigs lies drying in the sun, And then a spark catches one, and she, Astonished by divinity, topples and tumbles and ignites Another and another and another and Soon the whole tangle is aflame Gibber jabbering in many tongues! Chattering […]
Continue readingMaryknoll Vocations Newsletter for Spring 2021
As the Spring season dawns on us in New York so too does the warmth and fragrances of nature. At Easter we join with Jesus in proclaiming new and resurrected life. This can strengthen our faith in God and hope for a better world. I think imagination is an important factor when addressing the theme […]
Continue readingTaking Risks Together By Sem. Matthew Sim & Fr. Paul Sykora M.M. in Cochabamba, Bolivia
As a candidate on Overseas-Training Program (OTP), the pandemic has given me a chance to re-think about how I could be a presence of God´s love in these trying times. One such challenge arose when the government of Bolivia announced that the school year would end 8 months earlier and that all students would continue […]
Continue readingThe Formation Community during the Pandemic By Sem. John Siyumbu
Greetings from the Formation Community in Chicago! It is close to a year since the first restrictions related to Covid-19 came into effect. The last in-person class at CTU was on March 13, 2020. A new way of studying for ministry beckoned us as classes were conducted online and in-person ministry became unavailable. The beginning […]
Continue readingVOCATIONS FACEBOOK PAGE
We understand that not everyone is a Facebook user. However, if you take the time to visit us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mklvocations) you will find several short video testimonies of Maryknoll Missioners speaking about their vocations and experiences in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Here is a sample is by Fr. Peter Latouf: We also have […]
Continue readingA MISSION REFLECTION BY FR. RODRIGO ULLOA M.M.
This photo was taken in China where I asked a nun who entered the convent many years ago prior to the Communist takeover to give me a blessing. As Maryknoll’s new Vocation Director, it has been a challenging experience to lead the vocations office under the uncertain situation this pandemic has brought us. As I […]
Continue readingA Quote From St. Teresa of Avila for Vocational Reflection
Christ has no body now on earth but yours. Yours are the hands with which Christ can bless the world. Yours are the eyes with which Christ can shine compassion on a troubled world. Yours are the feet with which Christ walks to do good. Christ has no body but yours, No hands, No […]
Continue readingA NEW CANDIDATE FOR MARYKNOLL
In October we accepted another new seminarian to our Initial Formation Program and it is with pleasure that we welcome Josephat Odundo to Maryknoll! This brings the number of men admitted to Maryknoll in 2020 to 4 and the total number of Seminarian and Brother Candidates to 18. Josephat is 27 years old and comes […]
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