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Hair Styles and Head-Gears

by Sr. Mairead O’Quigley MMM (1917 – 2003) Ireland/Tanzania 13.08.2025 First published by MMM in 1956 “Women and their hair styles!” But what about the men? The story goes that in the life of St. Hugh of Lincoln there […]

“This One Wild and Precious Life”

By Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator Ireland 09.08.2025 As a nature lover, Summer is a joy. I love all seasons for different reasons, but not equally . I lived in the tropics for some years and Summer […]

The Everlasting Rose

by Sr. Sheila Devane MMM Ireland 06.08.2025 This is a busy time in MMM Templeogue, terribly busy. Preparing the house for sale […]

Embroidery on Paper

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 02.08.2025 Embroidery on paper is a hobby that I picked […]

A Time to Talk and a Time to be Quiet

by Vera Grant AMMM Ireland 30.07.2025 All was not quiet as I approached […]

Surgery in Makiungu

by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM USA 26.07.2025 The Sisters had told me about a very frightening earthquake in their part of Tanzania […]

The Power of Story

by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator Ireland 23.07.2025 Recently a number of my friends participated in a fundraiser to make money for the Samaritans. In Ireland, this is a well-known […]

Influencers – Can I be Swayed?

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 19.07.2025 In our times we sometimes fail to take account of how we […]

Another Way of Remembering

by Sr. Sheila Devane MMM Ireland 16.07.2025 Summertime in Ireland with its long, long days brings us many opportunities: for holidays, special ceremonies, pilgrimages, outdoor […]

Polly and the Robber

by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly, MMM Ireland 12.07.2025 In our mission we had a big hospital and so we also had […]