Middle East Notes, March 16, 2017
Israeli TV host Asaf Harel and American film actor Richard Gere see and speak of “facts on the ground” – apartheid and occupation –which seem to be un-seeable and seldom spoken of by most Israelis.
Third Sunday of Lent
Maryknoll Father David Schwinghamer recalls a chance encounter with someone who, like the Samaritan woman at the well, demonstrates that even ordinary folk, once baptized, are meant to be messengers of the good news.
Second Sunday of Lent
Alfonso Buzzo, former Peace Fellow, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, writes about seeing Jesus in the suffering migrants and refugees along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Middle East Notes March 2, 2017
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March-April 2017 NewsNotes
Read about our work with the Holy See at the U.N. and the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, as well as articles by missioners in Myanmar, Peru, Brazil, and much more.
Middle East Notes, February 24, 2017
Special issue on the meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump at the White House on February 15 and other developing issues related to peace in Israel-Palestine.
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father Joseph Arsenault reflects on our need to be in harmony with each other and the natural world.
Middle East Notes, February 16, 2017
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Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Michael Leen, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner tells the story of a friend in Mwanza, Tanzania who did what can seem impossible – offer love and mercy to his enemies.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Theresa Baldini, who was on mission in South Sudan, reflects on the biblical call to forgiveness and reconciliation for justice to be restored in our relationships.
Middle East Notes, February 2, 2017
The executive orders of the initial days of the Trump administration are causing a mixture of fear, concern and uncertainty for many of the leaders and people of the US, Israel, the Moslem nations and most of the world.
Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father Mike Snyder reflects on our call to be light in the world.