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Thérèse of Lisieux – a saint for our times of violence and wars

by Sr. Genevieve van Waesberghe MMM                   Tanzania/ Ireland                           25.11.2023 Did you know that during the first World War, less than 20 years after her death, Thérèse had already conquered the […]

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Calm Before the Storm: Can We Wake Up in Time

by Nadia Ramoutar  MMM Communications Coordinator       Ireland             23.11.2023 There is a major storm in Ireland today on a Monday morning and the schools are opening late. We are fortunate that with all the technology we have we can know in advance that a […]

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The Cockroach Story: Working with Low Self-Esteem

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM           Ireland          21.11.2023 It often happens that the first step in exercising solidarity is exploring the lack of self-esteem among people who are marginalized.  In one women’s group in Brazil the participants were asked to draw something that […]

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Being Ready

by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM            Ireland                    19.11.2023 I read a reflection about the Gospel reading of last Sunday- the parable of the wise and foolish virgins. The writer told about organizing and leading pilgrimages for […]

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Getting Crafty with the Sisters

by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator        Ireland           17.11.2023 One of the joys of my work in the Communications Department for the MMMs, is that I am always overwhelmed listening to the MMM Sisters stories of what they have done and what they have […]

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A Tale from Early MMM Life

by Sr. M. Elizabeth                         Ireland/Nigeria                          15.11.2023 Editor’s Note: This story comes from one of our early MMM Magazines. One wonders what the scientific reason for this would […]

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The Fabric of My Life

by Sr. Ann Flynn MMM            USA          13.11.2023 Recently I was asked for the story of my vocation which I guess you could say started when I arrived into a family in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region of New York […]

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And the Angel Left Her

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM           Ireland             11.11.2023 The most poignant line in the story of the Annunciation is the last line.  The angel told Mary the great news that she was to bear a child.  This child would be the saviour […]

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Third Medical Year 1962

by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM             USA                       09.11.2023 What a thrill? Now our mornings were spent in the hospital instead of the classroom. We had the choice of choosing what hospital we would like to […]

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Angry, Lonely and Disconnected Young Men

by Nadia Ramoutar   MMM Communications Coordinator       Ireland            07.11.2023 Listening to the news and hearing what is going on in the world can be hard – even for people with great faith. It almost seems as if humans are on a track to continue […]

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