About Maryknoll
- We are a US Catholic society of priests and brothers dedicated to missionary work overseas in 22 countries. Additionally, we animate Catholics in the US to follow their own baptismal call to share God’s compassion with the poor, the sick, & those most in need.
  
  Maps & Directions
  
  Maryknoll News
  
  Working at Maryknoll
  
  The Maryknoll Family
  
  Mission Archives
  
  Museum & Gift Shop
  
  Considering a vocation as
  an overseas missionary?
  
  Join Us!
  Our General Council
  
  (Fr. Tom O’Brien, Fr. Ray Finch, Fr. Joe Everson, Fr. Russ Feldmeier)
  
  The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is overseen by our General Council, led by Superior General Fr. Ray Finch.
  
  Our Society's history all started with a mutual desire by our founders to build a seminary for the training of American men for foreign missions.
  
  (Co-founders Fr. Price and Fr. Walsh)
What We Do
- Our Mission Projects & Causes
  
  Clean Water
  
  Construction & Shelter
  
  Economic Empowerment
  
  Education
  
  Emergency Relief
  
  Hunger
  
  Medical Care
  
  Ministry & Formation
  
  Peace & Human Rights
  
  Vulnerable Children
  
  » View ALL Mission Work
  Stories of Mission
  
  Of Wind and Water...
  
  Discover how a Maryknoll priest draws on Midwestern heritage to bring water to parched African villages. Read
  
  More Stories of Our Global Mission
  Partner with Local
  Parishes & Schools
  
  Cultivating Mission in the US
  
  Programs for Educators
  
  Events at Our Center
  
  International Film Festival
  
  Speakers Series
  
  Car Cruise & Movie Night
  
  More By Maryknoll
  
  Office of Global Concerns
  
  Jubilee Year of Mercy
  
  Serving Planet Earth
  UNCHAIN the Mentally Ill
  
  Mentally Ill in Cambodia are chained to their beds because there are NO mental services!
  
  How You Can Help...
Ways to Support
Vocations
Magazines & Media
Mission Trips
- Volunteer Opportunities

Old Fundraising Letter (Massachusetts, USA)

August 2, 2011June 9, 2016 Adventures in Mission 1939, Bishop James E. Walsh, china, Chinese Catholics, co-founder James E. Walsh, imprisoned priest, letter, Malden, Malden MA, Maryknoll archives, missioner, missioners, Pope Pius XI, priest, Sancian Island, Vicariate of Kongmoon, Wha Lee Son

72-Year-Old Maryknoll Fundraising Letter Found

72-Year-Old Maryknoll Fundraising Letter Found in Massachusetts During June of 2011, the centennial year of the Maryknoll Society, a surprise phone call was received from a homeowner who wanted to share her discovery of a piece of Maryknoll history. The call came from Massachusetts. The discovery of an old fund-raising letter was made in a […]