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Christmas Vigil Mass (Year B)
December 24, 2014Cecelia Aguilar Ortiz, who served as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Thailand, wrote the following reflection.
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South Korea: Continued opposition to naval base
Despite popular objections to the government’s plans to build a naval base on South Korea's Jeju Island, construction has moved forward, even as villagers have documented environment damage.
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Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
March 15, 2015Fr. Jack Sullivan served many years in Hong Kong. "Let us rejoice that our Brother Francis is calling us to awaken and repent; let us rejoice that the nations of the world are finally...
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Philippines: Mamasapano clash threatens peace
The following update, published in the March-April 2015 NewsNotes, was prepared by Fred Goddard, a former Maryknoll lay missioner who served for several years as the executive coordinator of the...
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year B)
May 10, 2015Fr. John McAuley, MM, has spent much of his mission life in Asia.
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Myanmar: Cardinal Bo’s message
Myanmar has seen rays of hope as it moves away from the military junta to a more inclusive, democratic system of government. The Catholic community was given a boost in December 2014 when Pope Francis...
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Cambodia: Worker rights abuses in garment industry
Opportunities for Cambodian workers to share in the prosperity of that country's garment industry come at the price of exploitation and abuse.
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Nepal: Update from Maryknoll (May 5)
Maryknoll missioners have served in Nepal for many years; currently, Fr. Joe Thaler lives and works in Kathmandu.
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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
June 21, 2015Sr. Helen Graham, MM, who serves in the Phillipines, wrote the following reflection which was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B, available...
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
July 26, 2015Fr. Thomas J. Marti, MM, a Maryknoll Father serving in Seattle, WA, wrote the following reflection which was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year...
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Myanmar: Rohingya face discrimination, exploitation
The recent surge of 4,000 Rohingya migrants that fled Myanmar and Bangladesh in April and May illustrates a story rooted in discrimination and ostracism based on anti-Muslim bias that permeates the...
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Japanese bishops: Peace must not depend upon weapons
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Catholic bishops of Japan released the following statement.
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
August 2, 2015Sr. Luise Ahrens, MM, who served in Cambodia, wrote the following reflection which was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B, available from...
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Feast of the Assumption
August 15, 2015Fr. John Sullivan, MM, who served many years as a missioner in Hong Kong, wrote the following reflection which was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings...
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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
October 18, 2015Fr. James Kroeger, MM, who served in the Philippines, wrote the following reflection which was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B,...
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Myanmar: Timber demand fuels illegal logging
The problem of illegal logging in forests in the developing world represents a microcosm of the phenomenon of exploitation of natural resources by corrupt governing elites that wreak environmental...
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Trade: Bangladesh’s suspension remains
On August 11, the U.S. announced that it would not reinstate Bangladesh to a list of developing countries that receive trade preferences for lower or zero-duty tariffs due to labor rights and workplace...
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Human trafficking: U.S. upgrades Malaysia
The U.S. Department of State’s 2015 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has received more than the usual scrutiny due to ongoing negotiations around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) involving the...
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Nepal: Update from Maryknoll (October 2015)
Maryknoll missioners have served in Nepal for many years; currently, Fr. Joe Thaler lives and works in Kathmandu. For five months now, Fr. Joe has been helping the people of Nepal recover from...
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Stop U.S. trade with human traffickers
Take action to ensure countries that condone human trafficking are held accountable in trade agreements.
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