Always A Missioner

Fr. Tom Henehan, MM passed away today at the Maryknoll Society Center. He was 83 years old and a Maryknoll Priest for 56 years. He worked closely with MKLM missioners in Latin America and was very supportive of lay ministry. Fr. Tom facilitated the Theology of Mission course for the MKLM Orientation Program for many years. In 2019, MKLM recognized his contribution to the Program by giving him a plaque of appreciation. Fr. Tom was also the Maryknoll Society representative to the MKLM Mission Assembly until the end of 2021.

We will miss him and send condolences to his family and the Maryknoll Society.

Maryknoll Lay Missioners is deeply saddened by the news that Fr. Jack Sullivan, MM, died this morning.

Father Jack was greatly instrumental in the founding of the Maryknoll lay mission program. When the program was officially established in June 1975, Father Jack was its first director and Maryknoll Sister Mary Anne O’Donnell its assistant director. The following year Chuck Lathrop joined them, and the three formed an “ecclesial team” of co-directors for the first few years of the Maryknoll lay mission program.

Throughout our history, Father Jack collaborated closely with Maryknoll Lay Missioners and remained a spiritual guide, mentor and enthusiastic cheerleader to the association.

Father Jack passed away on August 9 at the Society Center in Maryknoll, New York. He was 87 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 61 years.