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The Cry of the Poor

by Sr. Ruth Percival MMM         England/Ireland           12.12.2022 Until recently, Advent spoke to me of gentle longing, hushed expectancy. It spoke of dark winter nights during which it was easy to journey back to Nazareth and stay reverently with Mary. Pondering, wondering and waiting. […]

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Advent and MMM

by Paul Campbell SJ               U.S.A.              10.12.2022 For years, I’ve vaguely wondered about the MMM logo and so I finally emailed my sister Sheila and asked if the figures perhaps represented Mary and Elizabeth. I found her reply enlightening: […]

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Ask Social Media

by Sr. Prisca Ovat, MMM           Kenya             09.12.2022 In an era of social media, everyone (young and old) tends to express the desire to stay connected.  I recall those days in college when those who owned phones (Nokia 3310, Motorola, and their […]

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Family Novena – Novena em Familia 2022

Connecting to each other through our vulnerability by Sr. Maria Jose da Silva MMM               Brazil              08.12.2022 In Brazil during this year of 2022 people passed through many forms of violence and destructive ways of relationships. This has made […]

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Telling Stories

by Sr. Sheila Campbell  MMM        Ireland      06.12.2022 Here in Drogheda, we have this most wonderful chaplain. His name is Father Tommy, and he is in his eighties. He is the chaplain to our Nursing Home and says Mass for us here in the convent. His […]

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The Seed of an Idea

by Mary Coffey  AMMM        Ireland        04.12.2022 I went to morning Mass one day recently and found that it was a special Mass for the Confirmation class from the local primary school. Many of them, most likely, are rarely in a church and perhaps have […]

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Advent and Zechariah

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM      Ireland            02.12.2022 One of my favourite characters from the Advent readings is Elizabeth’s husband, Zechariah. They say he was a priest, going about his priestly duties. But I bet he was depressed. Why do I say that? Well, […]

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Paraiso

by Sr. Therese McDonough MMM             U.S.A.               30.11.2022      Mazinha was lying on the floor of a mud-brick house in the village of Paraiso, located in the interior of Bahia, northeast Brazil. The sun was going down, there was […]

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Socks and Blessings

by Eilin Teeling AMMM            Ireland          28.11.2022 An ordinary laundry task led me to ponder on my blessings.  I had taken a bundle of dry laundry out of my tumble dryer and started to sort out the items for folding and ironing, […]

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Encounter with a Hippo

by Sr. Lucia Lynch MMM           Ireland           26.11.2022 It was like any other morning in the Outpatients with patients sitting around awaiting treatment. Nurse Nyirenda came and gave a short health talk. As she finished, she glanced around to notice a young man […]

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