Stories by Maryknoll Mission Archives Staff
While looking through Penny Lernoux's book, Hearts on Fire, the heading of a particular section struck me. Hard beginnings. Something about those two words together just seemed appropriate for the beginning of this New Year. As the year 2020 came to a close, we did...
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and it will undoubtedly be very different. The year 2020 has brought many changes to all of our lives. And as the holiday season moves forward, it will continue to make changes to our usual traditions. The need to stay separate from family...
This year, Christmas cheer came a little early to the Archives. In March, I found material from the Maryknoll Sisters’ Candy Department. In the 1930s and 1940s, the Novices at the Motherhouse made and sold homemade candy, cakes, and other sweet treats to help support...
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