True Mission is Giving and Receiving
The country of Zambia, in southeastern Africa, is twenty-eight times the size of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in area. Their population is only double ours. To say that populated areas are few and ...
Witnessing the Gospel at Work in the Missions
As a teenager, my middle son once told me that he thought he could give me any vocabulary word and I'd make it into a "mission moment." (I think it was a compliment!) The same thing happens to me ...
Memorial Day: Pause, Pray, Honor
In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells us that, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. (John 15:13). As we pause to commemorate Memorial Day, let's remember ...
A Missionary of Hope and Love
In 1959, 13-year-old Dubliner Andy Campbell was working as a supermarket stock boy. His parents had no money for secondary school, so it seemed his future as a laborer was set. As he worked, he recalled ...
Journey to the Ends of the Earth in Prayer
As I have been privileged to travel around the world, witnessing the work funded by the Pontifical Mission Societies (TPMS), I make it a point to carry World Mission Rosaries with me. The World Mission ...
Sometimes, a Hero wears a Cape and a Veil
In the Diocese of Yendi in northern Ghana, missionaries are working to educate people about the acceptance of children born with disabilities. In the minds of some people who hold traditional beliefs, ...
'To Change the World, We Must Be Good to Those Who Cannot Repay Us'
The first time I heard Pope Francis proclaim these words through one of his social media accounts early on in his pontificate, my first thought was, "Well, yeah..." It seemed like pretty basic theology ...
Living a Life of Gratitude
High in the mountains of the Diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka sits the Silisiliya Tea Estate that employs most of the area's population. It is generational work. If your grandparents were tea-pickers, ...
