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Make Him Yours – a story with an unsatisfactory ending

Editor Note: In the life of a missionary not everything is upbeat. Sometimes you feel impotent when faced with some situations. Sr. Ese’s story below reminds us of this. by Sr. Ese Idogen MMM                     Nigeria/Angola              […]

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St. Patrick’s Day – What’s in a Name?

by Paul Brian Campbell  SJ                  U.S.A.                                            16.03.2023 One of the oddities of our faith is the way we play fast and […]

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Crocuses – delayed flowering

by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM              Ireland                         14.03.2023 Spring has come and new life is “springing” up all over our garden. Daffodils big and small are in full bloom. But for some reason […]

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Missionary Musings – What does it mean to be a missionary?

by Sr. Mary McKearney MMM (1942 – 2017) To be a missionary, what does it mean? I don’t know, but two thousand years ago, Christ said: “Let your light shine for people, Do not put it under a tub, but on a lampstand.” I am not aware that there is […]

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Rethinking “Refuge”

by Nadia Ramoutar   MMM Communications Coordinator       Ireland            10.03.2023 The idea that we have a country and a homeland is both a blessing and a burden. I remember Sr Rita Kelly, MMM once saying to me that home is “the landscape of the heart”. […]

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Internationality in MMM – a reflection of gratitude

by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM      Ireland       08.03.2023 Recently one of our Sisters had her 93rd birthday. Her nieces brought her one big beautiful bouquet of flowers. It adorned our chapel for many days. One could not but be drawn to the beauty of such a […]

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Turkana Desert – A Heritage Tour (continued)

by Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM             Nigeria/Kenya                 06.03.2023 As the journey through the Turkana desert continued, we had the opportunity of visiting the MMM community in Lodwar, where the only living story is of the late Sr. Rosetta Furlong […]

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Turkana Desert – Beginning a Heritage Tour

by Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM          Nigeria/Kenya               04.03.2023 My experience of a desert was live, not the one watched in movies, nor read in books.   And I would say that not much has changed from the time I first saw photos […]

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Rays of Hope – protecting children online

by Sr. Margaret Anne Meyer MMM       USA       02.03.2023 Sometime ago I wrote to you about protecting our children online. The situation seems to be getting worse and so many organizations were contacting their legislators without much avail to stop this child sexual material from appearing in […]

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Maternity and Geography

by Nadia Ramoutar   MMM Communications Coordinator        Ireland          28.02. 2023 A friend of mine is pregnant and each week it is great to see her growing and being healthy. We are all delighted for her and how well she is thriving. It’s not easy […]

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