Maryknoll contest invites service-oriented young adults to win a free trip to a mission land

The majority of people in Guatemala do not have extra cash, but they make an effort to buy some small gift for their children at Christmas. One time, a week or so before Christmas, I was with a group of children, and I asked them, "What would you like for Christmas?"

As we mark World aids Day on Dec. 1, a program in El Salvador is taking action

Why would anyone leave family, friends and homeland to live among the world's poorest people? Father Thomas McQuaid gave the answer at the mission-sending ceremony last December for five Maryknoll lay missioners and three Maryknoll Sisters heading for service in Africa, Asia and Latin America. "They are amazed by God's love and have to share it," said McQuaid, a former Maryknoll priest associate who served in Kenya and is now a pastor in Chicago. "That's what mission is all about."

The following men and women have committed themselves to spending the next three-and-a-half years sharing God’s love with people overseas as Maryknoll lay missioners.

As she settles into her new mission in a remote Guatemalan town, a Maryknoll Sister sees signs of gratitude for her presence

Veteran Maryknoll missioner brings sunny outlook to sufferers of the AIDS pandemic in Tanzania

In his new mission in Guatemala a veteran Maryknoll missioner accompanies people on their spiritual journey

At a home for the homeless, a Maryknoll priest lives the Christmas story all year long

For a Maryknoll Father in Tanzania, building Church means staying focused on the needs of the people

Maryknoll lay mission family discovers key Catholic social teaching in Brazil neighborhood.