Maryknoll History
A Treasure Especially Our Own

Maryknoll Mission Archives centralizes, collects, organizes, preserves, protects, and makes available for research the legacy of Maryknoll’s participation in the worldwide mission of the Church.

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Fr. Thomas A. Barry – Life and Legacy in Japan

Fr. Thomas A. Barry – Life and Legacy in Japan

Fr. Thomas Barry was assigned to Tsu City from 1946 to 1951, and again from 1956 until his death in 1971. During these periods, Fr. Barry was the pastor to Tsu Catholic Church. He ministered to hundreds of parishioners on a weekly basis, including countless baptisms, marriages, and deaths.

Singing to the Dead: A Missioner’s Life among Refugees from Burma

Singing to the Dead: A Missioner’s Life among Refugees from Burma

“Most of us long for a kind of connectedness we rarely find…” “But when faced with the opportunity…we shrink from the very engagement we desire and have come so far to find.”I am currently reading Singing to the Dead: A Missioner’s Life among Refugees from Burma by...

Into the Kitchen with MMJ: Spring Edition

Into the Kitchen with MMJ: Spring Edition

A few months ago I discovered that the foundress of the Maryknoll Sisters, Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, made a cookbook! The book was compiled sometime in the 1920s for Maryknoll Missioners going overseas. The idea was to provide them with the knowledge needed to...

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ABOUT US

The Maryknoll Mission Archives is the official repository for all corporate records and manuscripts produced by the three expressions of Maryknoll: the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

SEARCH COLLECTIONS CATALOG

Here you will find our catalog containing detailed descriptions (AKA finding aids) of our archives collections. These collections hold primary sources documenting the lives, mission work, culture, and history of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

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Maryknoll Through History

Explore our timeline of major events in the life of Maryknoll