by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communictions Coordinator 28.06.2023 There is a wise African Proverb that says “If you want to go fast go alone but if you want to go far go together.” We often quote this proverb in our Communication Department because collaboration […]
READ MORE: Going Far: The Many Ways MMMs Collaborate to Create a Healing Community.
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 26.06.2023 “A ship is safe in harbour, but that’s not what ships are for.” ― John A. Shedd This quote was used at Mass by a visiting priest recently and […]
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by Sr. Marian Scena MMM Tanzania/USA 24.06.2023 Tonight I received a phone call at 11:55pm from Anna, who told me that Rose had died at 11:25pm. Who is Anna? And who is Rose? Maybe I had better start by telling you about Rose. […]
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by Sr. Monica Prendergast MMM Ireland/Uganda 22.06.2023 This morning a child smiled, and my heart gave a throb of joy. Little Joseph had been sitting around for two weeks wearing the sad expression of a child deprived of sufficient protein due […]
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by Sr. Sheila Lenehan MMM (1943-2018) Ireland/Brazil 20.06.2023 Maria is in her late 40s. She came to see us because they were desperate. They had run out of money. She had a house of her own and her son had a […]
READ MORE: The Story of Maria and José – a story of AIDS in Brazil, 1990s
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 18.06.2023 One of our MMM values that I have seen people scratch their heads about is Creative Fidelity. “What do you mean by that?”, they say. “It doesn’t make sense”. Well, there […]
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by Nadia Ramoutar MMM Communications Coordinator Ireland 16.06.2023 Does an addict actually know they are addicted until they are without the addiction source? This thought crossed my mind lately when traveling in East Africa to visit the MMM Missions in Tanzania along with Sr […]
READ MORE: Rewiring: Reflections on wifi connections
by Sr. Maura Ramsbottom (1931 – 2007) Ireland 14.06.2023 To listen with ‘the ear of the heart’ is the challenge that Benedict puts to us in his Rule. It is the art of deep listening. Imagine a large group in a room. […]
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by Sr. Prisca Ovat, MMM Kenya/Nigeria 12.06.2023 “The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek sustainable and integral development. Humanity still has the ability to work together in […]
READ MORE: For the Beauty of the Earth
by Sr. Cecily Bourdillion (1941-2023) Zimbabwe/Ireland 10.06.2023 Editor’s Note: In honour of Sr. Cecily’s recent passing to eternal life on June 8th, we honour her by republishing one of her early blogs […]
READ MORE: Journeying in Africa: crossing the river by boat