From his ministry during the apartheid in South Africa, serving in both Nigeria and Namibia, to his mission work in Venezuela, Fr. Richard Albertine shares his incredible reflections on life as a Maryknoll missioner overseas.
We sit down with Jeannine Hill Fletcher, professor at Fordham University, a theologian and author of The Sin of White Supremacy (Orbis Books).
Get ready as we take a deep dive into the intersection of theology and issues of diversity as it relates to gender, race and religion.
We’ll be discussing how Jeannine was able to step back from her suburban, predominantly White Catholic environment and upbringing to see the work that still needs to be done.
As you listen to this episode, we want you to think about how we as Christians and Catholics can take a look at the lens we use to think through these things for change. We can’t change history, but how are we called to transform and change these perceptions and reality.
About the Jeannine Hill Fletcher
Jeannine Hill Fletcher is a professor at Fordham University and a constructive theologian whose research is at the intersection of systematic theology and issues of diversity (including gender, race, and religious diversity).
Her books include Monopoly on Salvation? A Feminist Approach to Religious Pluralism (2005) and Motherhood as Metaphor: Engendering Interreligious Dialogue (2013).
Episode Notes
The Sin of White Supremacy (Orbis Books)
In this episode, Father Mike Snyder joins us to share his story about his foreign mission work in East Africa, how he saw the face of Jesus Christ in an old lady named Stella and how the music he plays on his guitar has united people from all parts of the world.
About Father Mike
Fr. Mike Snyder M.M. is a native of Rutherford and Wayne, New Jersey. After ordination, he was assigned to Tanzania, East Africa where he served for a total of 26 years.
During that time he was stationed in various mission parishes and most recently he served as the chaplain at the Muhimbili University of Health & Allied Sciences (the national medical university of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam).
Fr. Mike has served in various leadership positions with Maryknoll, including as Vocation Director from1999-2006. He was re-assigned to vocations in Oct. 2015.
Episode Notes
Watch Father Mike Snyder play and sing the Tanzanian National Anthem in it’s native Swahili language, click here.
An interview with The Director of Liturgy, Music Ritual and Worship for Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
On this episode of Among the People, we interview our Director of Music, Worship, & Ritual, Chris Reilly.
Chris, a leader in pastoral music, gives us a glimpse into the world of someone whose made music for the Church for decades. We’ll cover his life, how he was influenced by music, a brief history of sacred music, as well as the shifts he’s seeing in the Church including, a surprising shift towards a more traditional celebration of worship.
Chris will also give us his expert insights and thoughts on the future of music in the Church!
If you’re a big fan of Maryknoll’s Christmas Concerts or a fan of Music in general, you won’t want to miss this episode.
Join us during Holy Week for a weekend retreat at the Maryknoll Center in New York, exploring a life-path of service and adventure as a Maryknoll overseas missioner.
Located just 20 miles north of New York City and overlooking the Hudson River, it’s a great location with a campus that allows you to get out and enjoy nature! Come meet men and women like you who are seeking a closer relationship with God through embracing a vocation as priest, Brother, Sister, or Lay Missioner.
Contact Fr. Mike Snyder at msnyder@maryknoll.org for further information!
A life of peace activism and reflections of friendship with Daniel Berrigan and Dorothy Day
In this episode we are joined by Orbis Books Author, Jim Forest. Jim takes us through his early years that inspired his writing, from childhood to his time in the United States Military and into his lifelong work as an activist for peace.
He reflects on his call to christianity, his time working with Dorothy Day at the Catholic Worker and how he was first introduced and inspired by Daniel Berrigan.
About Jim Forest
Jim Forest is an internationally renowned peacemaker and spiritual writer. His many books include biographies of Dorothy Day (All is Grace) and Thomas Merton (Living with Wisdom). His most recent book is The Root of War Is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers. He lives in Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
Episode Notes
Join Jim on the new Orbis Book Club Facebook Group. When you join, all book club members will receive 35% off At Play in the Lions’ Den: A Biography and memoire of Daniel Berrigan.
Lent means “Spring” and is the Christian season of repentance and preparation beginning with Ash Wednesday and finishing 40 days later (minus Sundays, which are little Easters) with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Good Friday and Easter Sunday).
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Holiness simply means to be set apart for God and Lent is a time of practicing being set apart for and with God. We do this by reading our Bibles daily, by focusing our minds on the Lord (speaking to Him and listening for His reply throughout the day: in other words – praying) and trusting Him. We practice following His lead to forgive, give, love, bless, and to show compassion on whoever is in front of us, and by letting go of ways of thinking, doing, and being that work against God and His infinite love. Love for our brothers and sisters here and around the world is holiness.Lent, the period of 40 days that precedes the celebration of Easter, has its origin in the early days of the Church. Converts seeking to become Christian, who at that time were mostly adults, spent several years in study and preparation. Under the threat of Roman persecution, becoming a Christian was serious business, so their process of preparation was intensive! Then they went through a final period of “purification and enlightenment” for the 40 days before their baptism at Easter. The rest of the Church began to observe the season of Lent in solidarity with these newest Christians. It became an opportunity for all Christians to recall and renew the commitment of their baptism.Today we know Lent as a season of conversion: We acknowledge the ways we have turned away from God in our lives, and We focus on turning our hearts and minds back toward God. Hence the three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These observances help us turn away from whatever has distracted or derailed us and to turn back to God. Giving up something for Lent is ultimately a form of fasting. We can deprive ourselves of some small pleasure or indulgence and offer that sacrifice up to God. Or we might “give up” a bad habit such as smoking as a way of positively turning our life back toward what God wants for us.
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Today, we’re joined in the studio by award winning Author and recent speaker at Maryknoll, Jana Laiz.
As you will hear in this interview, Jana’s mission is to change the world, one book at a time. You will hear how the topics she is so passionate about such as climate change, the global refugee crisis, equal rights are woven into her stories; stories that are not only take her readers on a captivating journey, but also speak to critical issues of our time… You may even learn a thing or two about faeries.
More About Jana Laiz
Fascinated by other cultures, Jana studied anthropology and Chinese language at University. She is a teacher, a writer, an editor, a mom, an animal lover, a sea glass collector, a musician and a dreamer.
She is passionate about our beautiful planet and endeavors to make a difference in the world and to work with others who feel the same.
Jana is the very first Writer-In-Residence at Herman Melville’s beloved Arrowhead where she is working on a new novel. She lives in a 205-year-old farmhouse in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
Episode Notes:
Learn more about Jana: JanaLaiz.com
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Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Mellville’s Arrowhead
In this episode, Megan and Father Joe interview Kevin Foy, National Team Leader of Teacher and Catechist Outreach at Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. They discuss Kevin’s experiences as a former teacher working with youth, his life as a catechist and a lay person who is helping to promote and transform the church in the US among young people.
Kevin has more than fifteen years experience ministering to and with ethnically and economically diverse communities across the United States, has worked as a middle school teacher and curriculum consultant in multiple dioceses, and has led mission immersion experiences in North, Central, and South America.
Episode Notes
You can reach Kevin Foy at: KFoy@Maryknoll.org
Discover Your Neighbor: Classroom education program.
Recently, Jesuit Father James Martin, Orbis Books author (Essential Writings and This Our Exile), editor-at-large of America magazine and consultant to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication, shared his thoughts on prayer, forgiveness and more with our senior marketing technologist, Adam Mitchell.
Jim Martin is an American Jesuit priest, a writer, and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. He grew up in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, and now lives in the America House Jesuit Community in midtown Manhattan.
On April 12, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Martin and EWTN leader Michael Warsaw as consultants to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications.
Episode Notes
Father Martin’s articles and information can be found at America The Jesuit Review, by Clicking Here
Published work is available from Orbis Books, follow the links below.
James Martin, Essential Writings
Father Martin’s books can also be be found on Amazon.com, by Clicking Here
ABOUT MARYKNOLL
We are a Catholic Society of priests and brothers based in the United States. We are dedicated to missionary work overseas in over 20 countries. Additionally, we animate Catholics in the United States to follow their own baptismal call to share God’s compassion and love with the poor, the sick, and all those in need.
OUR GENERAL COUNCIL
(Fr. Lance P. Nadeau, Fr. James M. Lynch, Fr. Timothy O. Kilkelly, Fr. Juan Montes Zúñiga)
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is overseen by our General Council, led by Superior General Rev. Lance P. Nadeau, M.M.
OUR FOUNDERS
(Our Co-Founders Father Price and Father Walsh)
MISSION MINISTRIES
PLACES WE SERVE
EVANGELIZATION, PARISHES, AND PROJECTS
STORIES OF MISSION
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