Maryknoll Magazine's Focus On Mission

“Mission in Partnership,” with stories that reflect Maryknoll’s collaborative efforts to support communities in the U.S. and abroad, is the theme for the September-October issues of Maryknoll magazine and the Spanish-language Revista Maryknoll.

Both magazines are published by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. Current and recently published issues of both Maryknoll magazines can be viewed online.

The cover story for Maryknoll magazine (“Cincinnati in Solidarity”) reports about the mission of Catholics in the Cincinnati Archdiocese. The archdiocesan mission office fosters an appreciation of people from other countries, and parishioners are creating a model for mission in the 21st century by establishing relationships throughout the United States and overseas.

In both editions of Maryknoll’s magazines, an article about Cincinnati’s Hispanic Catholics conveys the story about volunteers at the Hispanic Center Su Casa who respond to the needs of immigrants. The volunteers support new arrivals with social services and God’s love.

Korea, Bolivia Collaboration

Collaboration among Maryknoll, dioceses, communities and people also is evident around the world.

Maryknoll Father Joseph Fedora’s article focuses on the life journey of another Maryknoll Society member who was the first Korean missionary to serve in Latin America. Today, Father Kyungsu Son, as the president of the 150-member Association of Catholic Korean Missionaries in Latin America, works harmoniously with many people and organizations to help the poor.

“I know the Lord still has plans for me,” said Father Son. “I remain his chopstick paired with those least among us—the suffering poor—trying to make a difference.”

From Bolivia, a story in Revista Maryknoll by Maryknoll Father Raymond Finch explains the various opportunities in which people participate in overseas mission trips through the Maryknoll Mission Center in Cochabamba. Father Finch, a past Maryknoll superior general, is one of many people, both clergy and the laity, who shares faith in another culture.

In the same issue, Maryknoll Father Thomas Henehan provides insight about Maryknoll’s partnership with Fe y Vida, a pastoral institute in California dedicated to the biblical formation and leadership of Hispanic youth in the United States.