MMM Blog
The Tea Towel
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 22.07.2022 Last week someone came into the kitchenette in our office area and took a tea towel. I say ‘took’ although I am tempted to say ‘stole’. I was mad, furious, and beside myself at […]
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Unfolding the Petals of Poetry
by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM U.S.A. 20.07.2022 Poetry has, until recently, been a mysterious garden where words blossomed like wildflowers. They looked lovely but what was their meaning? How come the ending words did not rhyme but carried me to a different world? It […]
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Unfolding the Petals of Poetry
by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM U.S.A. 20.07.2022 Poetry has, until recently, been a mysterious garden where words blossomed like wildflowers. They looked lovely but what was their meaning? How come the ending words did not rhyme but carried me to a different world? It […]
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Studying to Learn: A unique mission
by Sr. Chinyene Lumenze MMM England 18.07.2022 A young man once accompanied his dad to see a friend called James. When dad and son arrived at James’ home, they exchanged greetings. James stooped to the boy’s level and […]
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Bees
by Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM Kenya 16.07.2022 Bees, as many of us would have become aware, are numbered among great pollinators of over 75% of global leading crops. Many MMMs and friends would recall the sweet honey often given away by the MMM sisters in Makiungu. They valued […]
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A Useless Bit of Information
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 14.07.2022 The other day I was in the car as a passenger, commenting to the driver about the other cars as we bowled along the motorway. “Did you know”, I said, “That cars from the North of Ireland have […]
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Wherever You Are
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney, MMM Ireland 12.07.2022 My favourite piece from our MMM Constitutions is: “Wherever you are, whatever you do, let there be in your heart a space for others to be, so that, unafraid, they may experience themselves as loved and so […]
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Yohane
by Sr. Cecily Bourdillon MMM Ireland 10.07.2022 A few days ago, I received a message from a member of staff of Kasina Health Centre in Malawi telling me of the death of our mutual friend, Yohane. May he rest in peace. The message added […]
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What a Welcome Means
by Sr. Kerisfon Clement Ekanem MMM Republic of Benin 08.07.2022 I had a visit from one of our young women thinking about joining MMM, Fidelia Lawin. She and her younger sister visited me in School. I welcomed them and presented them with water and some snacks. She […]
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On Fire with Love
by, Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM Ireland 06.07.2022 I like to do crosswords. A few days ago a clue I had was “to set on fire” and the answer that fitted was “enkindle”. I love that word enkindle. I learnt it first from the prayer we say to […]
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