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“Take It Easy, Joe!”

By Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM                                         Ireland                          06.10.2023 The other day I was leafing through some old MMM Magazines, and […]

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A Safe Haven

by Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM                  Nigeria             04.10.2023 The love of a mother to bring to birth the child in her womb ladens her with the extra responsibility of protection. She feels responsible for this child and must […]

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Second Medical Year

by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM              USA                        02.10.2023 Just the head and neck. This is what we thought was ahead of us as the Second Medical Year began in October 1961. It would […]

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Why am I so happy?

by Sr. Sheila Campbell            Ireland           30.09.2023 Written over sixty years ago by one of the early MMMs, the following article resonated with me.  The name of the actual author was never published.  I could almost have written the same words about […]

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Gratefulness: in the Fabric of Life

by Sr. Therese McDonough MMM                 USA                    28.09.2023 “Let us be grateful for the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust After coming across […]

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How to have Patience in Suffering: Growing in love and light

by Nadia Ramoutar  MMM Communications Coordinator           Ireland              26.09.2023 It seems that all of mission work must somehow come from the seeds of hope.  It is the only way to grow into what we are becoming.  The MMM Motto is “rooted […]

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The Gift and the Gift Givers

by Sr. Sheila Devane MMM                    Ireland                         24.09.2023 It was such a wet day  last Wednesday.  I wasn’t sure whether or not to go out to Mass.  I went and then […]

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An Indelible Mark

by Sr. Helen Aherne MMM                    Ireland/Uganda                  22.09.2023 (Editor’s Note:  This story was first published in 2009 when Sr. Helen was still in Uganda) I once read that every person who touches our lives […]

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A Tale of Two Motorcycles

By Sr. Siobhan O’Keefe SHJM             Ireland                                  20.09.2023 Editor’s Note:  Sr. Siobhan is a frequent visitor to our Motherhouse in Ireland to visit her aunt, Sr. Nuala Horgan.  She has […]

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Reflections on Living in a Less Violent Reality.

by Nadia Ramoutar  MMM Communications Coordinator                Ireland             18.09.2023 It’s unusual for me to say that something shocked me, but this week it did. There can be a lot of darkness in the world and I am not immune […]

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