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Stories of Care – 4

by Sr. Leonie McSweeney  (1932 – 2019)             Ireland/Nigeria                23.08.2023 “He is a very sick man, Sister, and he comes from far away. I think he is hopeless, but I brought him in hoping you might be able to […]

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When War came to the Hospital – Part Two

by an MMM Sister               Unknown Location                  21.08.2023 The shelling started unusually early one morning.  We knew that it was enemy shelling, and they seemed to be prepared to keep at it non-stop.  For days now it […]

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When War Came to the Hospital – Part One

by an MMM Sister                                Unknown Location                                          19.08.2023 One Sunday morning when we returned from Mass, […]

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Do We Continue to Sow the Seed?

by Sr. Rita Kelly, MMM           Ireland               17.08.2023 Reflecting on religious life in Ireland one wonders what the future holds for this way of life.  Many congregations/organisations are facing ageing, dying and diminishment.  Some would ask the question do we continue […]

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The Beauty and Challenge of Humility

by Nadia Ramoutar    MMM Communications Coordinator          Ireland         15.08.2023 One of the great joys of my work with the MMM Sisters is being part of so many exceptional and empowering missions in some of the poorest and most neglected parts of the world.  […]

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Stained Glass and Story Telling

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM             Ireland                        13.08.2023 I am fascinated by stained glass. It is such a simple mixture of colour and light. Without the colour, we would hardly see the glass, but without […]

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What do you mean?

by Sr. Mairead Carroll MMM (1931-2022)                        Ireland                       11.08.2023 Coming from the hospital here in Uganda, at the end of a busy day, I met Solo.  He works with us […]

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Learning from the Old Folks

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM         Ireland            09.08.2022 MMM history can teach me many lessons. When I was scrolling through some material the other day, I found an excerpt from a draft version of our MMM Constitutions from 1978.  It made a lot […]

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The Power of Gratitude: A Tale of Two Towns

by Nadia Ramoutar, MMM Communications Coordinator          Ireland             07.08.2023 Recently, my life took me in two different directions and I found myself spending time in two very different towns.  In one town, the people on the surface appeared to have very little […]

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First Medical 1959 – Christmas to Second Medical

by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM                        U.S.A.                                05.08.2023 How can this be?  Is that what the flight into Egypt felt like?  My two companions […]

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