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November 2001
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Maryknollers Profiled in Lives of Service Book
Published by Orbis
Released for World Mission Month
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 In honor of the 75th anniversary of World Mission Month, Orbis Books, the publishing arm of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, has produced Lives of Service: Stories from Maryknoll, a gorgeous hardcover book of photographs and text, profiling the lives of Maryknoll Missioners around the globe.
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Sr. Beverly Arao, MM, Panama.
Roll mouse over image to view Johanna Kailing, MMAF, Serengeti, Tanzania.
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Lives of Service (ISBN 1-57075-308-3, $25.00), a 128-page, coffee-table book takes readers on an inspiring journey of faith and discovery. Through stories and pictures, Maryknoll Fathers, Brothers, Sisters and lay missioners open a window to the unique and culturally diverse peoples of the developing world whom they serve. We see the daily efforts of these modern-day missioners to live Gospel values and seek the face of Christ in their neighbors amidst poverty and immense suffering. Lives of Service presents simple tales of communion and hope for the 21st century, and demonstrates how people from different backgrounds have discovered a common humanity and have forged enduring friendships.
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| Fr. Vince Cole, MM, Asmat people, Irian Jaya, New Guinea |
"In these difficult times," said Orbis director Michael Leach, "we are grateful to make public these stories of men and women who are sharing love, gratitude and peace with their brothers and sisters around the world. They are models for all of us."
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The stories of these Maryknoll Missioners include:
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Bangladesh Woman
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** Father Bob McCahill, a priest in Bangladesh who speaks of "the compassion of Allah," as he witnesses brilliant generosity among his destitute Muslim neighbors.
** Brother John Beeching working among refugees in Thailand, who talks about holding "the body of Christ" as an indigent man dies in his arms.
** Sister Melinda Roper, who describes the experience of mission this way: "We discover the beauty and tragedy of life together."
** Susan Nagele, a lay missioner and physician who finds "miracles" in her medical work in an impoverished war zone in Sudan.
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Panamanian woman
Roll mouse over image to view Br. John Beeching, MM, Thailand
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Lives of Service: Stories of Maryknoll was created in collaboration with photojournalist, Jim Daniels, of Portland, Maine. Over a four-year period, Daniels traveled to remote Maryknoll mission sites chronicling the lives of missioners and the people they serve. A professional photographer for 20 years, he has worked for the Associated Press, the Portland Press Herald and the Providence Journal. Daniels' work has appeared in such publications as The National Geographic, The New York Times, People and Maryknoll magazine.
"For a photojournalist, finding Maryknoll was something like an archaeologist discovering the Lost City of the Incas," said Daniels. "An abundance of remarkable stories lay about me waiting to be uncovered. Here were hundreds of men and women, united by their faith and commitment, serving humanity in remote corners of the world, and I had the good fortune to be asked to gather a few of these stories."
Lives of Service: Stories of Maryknoll can be ordered on-line at Maryknollmall.org or by calling (800) 258-5838.
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