Category: Archives Illuminated

As spring starts its roll into the summer months, we begin to spend more time outside....

On this day in 1431, a nineteen year old girl was brought to the Old Marketplace in Rouen to face...

Graduation season is upon us! Whether graduating from high school, college, grad school, trade...

What does the Maryknoll Mission Archives do when historical artifacts are damaged? We protect and preserve the stories and history behind the object.

Before discovering Teddy’s story, I never considered that dogs played a role in mission too. Having grown up with Airedale terriers myself, I instantly fell in love with this furry missioner and wanted to know more about his story. I hope you find his tail-wagging story as interesting as I did.

Last October, I did a post about Advocacy Work at the Glen Echo, a newspaper run out of Glen Ellyn...

“Alleluia – Alleluia – Alleluia Greetings to each dear one scattered over the...

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.

“Most of us long for a kind of connectedness we rarely find…” “But when faced with the...

A few months ago I discovered that the foundress of the Maryknoll Sisters, Mother Mary Joseph...

On December 8th, 1941 Maryknollers across the Philippines looked up to see Japanese planes zooming...

    Happy Valentine’s Day to all of our Archives Illuminated readers! Rather than...