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Maryknoll Society Fall Vocations Retreat – Chicago Illinois
We held a vocations retreat at our Chicago Initial Formation Residence over the Columbus Day Weekend. Retreatants hailed from Texas, Arkansas, Illinois and Washington State. Unfortunately, due to other commitments, others who are interested in a vocation with Maryknoll were not able to attend. Some of our seminarians and Brother candidates joined us and were […]
Continue readingSolidarity with South Sudan
Recently we read a letter from Br. Bill Firman SFC, the Executive Director of Solidarity with South Sudan. Since gaining independence in 2011 as Africa’s newest country this nation has been plagued with violence that has left hundreds of thousands harbored in refugee camps seeking safety. Some ask if missionaries are still needed in the […]
Continue readingAnd Now We Prepare For Pentecost
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 Ordains A New Priest And Welcomes A New Brother
We proudly welcome Fr. Jonathan Hill M.M. and Br. Ryan Thibert M.M. Jon was ordained on June 1st and has been assigned to our Africa Region to serve in Tanzania. Ryan took his Perpetual Oath on May 31st and has been assigned to Latin America to serve in Bolivia. Please pray for these, […]
Continue readingMARYKNOLL PODCASTS
For several years now we have been broadcasting podcasts about the transformational experience of a life of mission overseas, answering God’s call to serve the least among us. Entitled Among The People, with each episode we bring you the voices of our missioners, authors and the people we serve, who share their impactful stories of […]
Continue readingMaryknoll Mission Trips
Throughout our lives when each of us looks to the future there is always a mixture of excitement, anticipation, and some trepidation. What will the future look like? Will I be successful? Will it bring me happiness and contentment? Is this what God wants me to do with my life? In many cultural traditions […]
Continue readingMISSION REFLECTION By Vocation Minister Greg Darr
There is a beautiful line in the film, “Of Gods and Men” – “Let God set the table here. For everyone. Friends and enemies.” This particular line is spoken in the story by the superior of a Trappist monastery in the mountains of Algeria. Based upon the true story of the monks of Atlas Abbey […]
Continue readingAn Invitation to the Maryknoll Autumn Mission Discernment Retreat October 11 – 13, 2019
Join us for a weekend retreat at the Maryknoll Initial Formation Residence in Chicago. Located in the Hyde Park area just opposite Lake Michigan it’s a great location with parks everywhere that allow you to get out and enjoy the Windy City! This fall retreat will take place over Columbus Day weekend beginning on […]
Continue readingMaryknoll Assigns A New Priest To Vocation Ministries
Fr. Rodrigo Ulloa-Chavarry will soon join us in vocation ministries. Born in Guatemala his family immigrated to the United States when he was quite young. Rodrigo served in the U.S. Air Force and later joined Maryknoll in 2004 to study for the priesthood. He was ordained in 2011 and has served Mission in Cambodia, […]
Continue readingFive New Candidates for Maryknoll
Maryknoll recently accepted four new seminarians and one Brother’s candidate to our Initial Formation Program and it is with pleasure that we welcome them to Maryknoll! YOHANA MASWIZILO Yohana is 28 years old and comes from Buhangija (Shinyanga), Tanzania. LEONARD KABAKA Leonard is 22 years old and comes from the Kisii area in […]
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