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Seeing in a new way

by Sr. Noeleen Mooney, MMM  Ireland  16.12.2021 I never cease to be in awe of the fact that simply looking down a microscope can be enough to recognize the cause of some of the most common parasitic and bacterial diseases.   My early years in laboratory training had a lot […]

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Lighting a Candle

  by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM      Ireland         13.12.2021   Yesterday I went to our parish church for Mass and, as I arrived early, sat watching as other people came in. The first old man who arrived took his time and shuffled up to the side altar […]

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Memories of Mother Mary Martin 1

by Paddy Townley, Drogheda    Ireland  11.12.2021 The Teddy Boys: I have a memory of Mother Mary Martin. It was one evening the Teddy boys had a big fight downtown. There were about 10 Teddy boys, and they were taken to Casualty in the Hospital by six Guardai (policemen). The […]

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The Tiny Miracle

by Sr. Prisca Ovat, MMM  Kenya 08.12.2021 While some may refer to this as a tiny miracle, it is, for us, a huge success. Stephen Macharia was a successful taxi driver who first suffered a stroke and shortly afterwards a fall, resulting in a dislocation on his already paralyzed hand. […]

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Honouring our Treasure

by Vera Grant  AMMM   Ireland   06.12.2021 I knelt on the floor surrounded by all my treasures, boxed up, sealed and unwanted. The labelling was finished, Waterford Crystal glasses, bowls and vases; Tyrone Crystal glasses and condiment sets, Blue Willow plates, serving dishes and fruit bowls, ornaments, coffee pots, milk […]

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Bubbles – Lessons from Covid

by Sr. Sheila Campbell, MMM   Ireland    04.12.2021 Last night we had a community gathering of Sisters in my house.  It was to be only a short meeting.  Some in the group had other responsibilities and things to do.  So, there was a certain anxiety to get on with […]

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Advent in the Shower

by  Sr. Bernadette Fadegnon, MMM    Republic of Benin/  Brazil  02.12.2021 There she stood under the shower, Enjoying the warm running water Delighting in its sweet touch When suddenly the shower stopped running.

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Shadows on the Wall

by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM   Ireland   29.11.2021 The other day I was in the chapel around 8.30 in the morning.  As we are in winter months here in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun rises a little later each day.  On this day the sun, just above the horizon, […]

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An Ordinary Daisy

 by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM  Ireland  25.11.2021 Some months back, I found myself in a large garden waiting for a visitor to the house.  It was a warm, sunny day, always welcome in September.  I sat on a garden bench and had the time just to feel the heat of […]

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Grief

by Sr. Helen Aherne MMM   Ireland  22.11. 2021 Grief: what is it? Is it this empty feeling of pain, constant nagging pain. It is the loss of a dear one,  one whom I had known most of my life, one I had looked up to, had depended on, and […]

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