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Magnificat

By Sr. Siobhan O’Keefe SHJM                            Ireland                                                   07.12.2023 Mary listened deeply to the Word […]

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MMM Students – Christmas 1962

by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer. MMM                       USA                                       05.12.2023 This Christmas as a medical student in Rosemount was going to be very special.  […]

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Advent and St. Ignatius

by Paul Campbell SJ                           USA                          03.12.2023 As you probably know, in both the “Old” (Hebrew) and “New” (Christian) Testaments, words ending with “el” suggest “of God.” […]

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The Fall – and its Consequences!

by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM                        Ireland/Nigeria                           01.12.2023 Many years ago. I was doing a brief spell of relief work for one of our Hospital Administrators. The […]

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Coming and Going in Advent

by Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM                                        Nigeria                          29.11.2023 The approach of advent conjures in our consciousness the memories of Christ’s […]

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The History of the First Postal Stamp

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM                                Ireland                       27.11.2023 Did you know that MMM collects used postage stamps? We have a small team of dedicated Sisters who […]

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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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