Vocations
Newsletter
Voices Of Our World
Fall 2026
With our Fall 2026 newsletter, we welcome Brother Joe Bruener, M.M., as our new Director of Vocation Ministries. Br. Joe introduces himself and looks forward to accompanying those discerning God’s call as prospective missionary brothers and priests. As Br. Joe remarks, “I admire your courage to respond to God’s call in the face of an American culture which is trying to negate your call and even your love of Christ and your desire to offer yourselves up to Him in a formal and sacred way. I’m praying for you and hoping that Maryknoll is your forever home!”
In this issue, we also feature photos taken by one of our Maryknoll discerners, Huy Nguyá»…n, during a recent pilgrimage trip in which he honors those martyred in Vietnam during the 18th and 19th centuries. And, we highlight Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen whose beatification on September 24th, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri, celebrates an extraordinary 20th century U.S. Church leader, media personality, and champion of mission.
Blog & Articles
Two New Candidates For Maryknoll
We have accepted two new seminarians to our Initial Formation Program and it is with pleasure that we welcome them to Maryknoll! Â Dr. Paschal Madukwa M.D. Paschal is 27 years old and comes to us from Mwanza, Tanzania. Nicholas Mulei Nicholas is 23 years old and...
Maryknoll Society Fall Vocations Retreat – Chicago Illinois
We held a vocations retreat at our Chicago Initial Formation Residence over the Columbus Day Weekend. Retreatants hailed from Texas, Arkansas, Illinois and Washington State. Unfortunately, due to other commitments, others who are interested in a vocation with...
Solidarity with South Sudan
Recently we read a letter from Br. Bill Firman SFC, the Executive Director of Solidarity with South Sudan.  Since gaining independence in 2011 as Africa’s newest country this nation has been plagued with violence that has left hundreds of thousands harbored in refugee...
And Now We Prepare For Pentecost
Former Superior General, Fr. John Sivalon, once described Mission this way: A tangle of twigs lies drying in the sun, and then a spark catches one, and she, Astonished by divinity, topples and tumbles and ignites Another and another and another and Soon the...
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