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A Youth’s Faith Journey in Nigeria
by Sr. Prisca Ovat, MMM Nigeria/Kenya 18.02.2023 The following of Christ for some may have been influenced by friends, but for a greater percentage, both parents would have been devout Christians and Catholics. They would wake children […]
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Landing in Cobh 1958
by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM USA 16.02.2023 My heart was pounding loudly with excitement as the fog horns screamed welcome to the shores of Ireland. Our little tug boat which received us from the large cruise ship, Mauritania, was gliding into the harbor. My […]
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The St. Valentine’s Mystery
by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator 14.02.2023 The 14th February, St Valentine’s Day seems to have become some kind of commercial fiasco of chocolates, gifts and overpriced cards in much of the world. In some places, children give all the other children in their class valentine […]
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Paying Attention
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 12.02.2023 All of a sudden, the mornings are getting brighter and the evenings stretching out a little. At least that is true here in the Northern Hemisphere. But of course, it is not “all of […]
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Why did I become a missionary?
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney, MMM Ireland 10.02.2023 There were no flashing lights or sudden inspirations. Initially I joined a medical missionary Congregation to become a nurse – no more, no less. There was a vague attraction of ‘missionary’ travelling, but it was […]
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Baby Steps
by Sr. Ese Idogen MMM Nigeria/Angola 08.02.2023 Never underestimate the power of storytelling! Some years ago, I was very excited as I read a story about the missions written by an MMM sister. I still remember […]
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Cleaning up our Act
by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator Ireland 06.02.2023 I love learning new things and blogs are the ideal place to share such gems with other people. I recently found out that the word February is one of the most commonly misspelled words in the English […]
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A Pope’s Visit
by Sr. Cecily Bourdillion MMM Ireland 04.02.2023 As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest in the crypt below St. Peter ‘s Basilica on 5th […]
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The Big Double “C” – Climate Change
By Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM Nigeria/Kenya 02.02.2023 Pope Francis cries once again in a voice louder than we have ever heard. It is climate change and care of the earth. As young people growing up in an environment […]
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator Ireland 29.01.2023 Recently, the much respected Benedictine Sr Mary Lou Kownacki died after a long struggle with cancer. She was a major influence on Benedictine Sr Joan Chittister’s […]
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