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Weeds
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney, MMM Ireland 27.01.2022 Weeds – what are they? The dictionary describes them as “wild herbs growing where they are not wanted”. This is probably how we think of them most times. Weeds are everywhere. They grow without being asked. They spread with complete abandon if we […]
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Memories of Mother Mary Martin 2
by Lisa Murphy MMM Archivist Ireland 27.01.2022 Following the death of Mother Mary Martin on the 27th of January 1975, there was an outpouring of sympathy to the Congregation from around the world. Hundreds of telegrams and letters arrived lamenting the loss of MMM’s […]
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Mother Mary Martin
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 26.01.2022 Tomorrow is the anniversary of Mother Mary Martin’s death. When people ask me “Did you know Mother Mary?” I used to answer, “oh yes, I met her once.” And indeed, I did meet her once, with my […]
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Who can work?
by Br. Joe Eberle M.Afr Germany/Malawi 24.01.2022 I am Brother Joe Eberle of the Missionaries of Africa – White Fathers, living now in Hechingen, South-Germany. I knew the MMM Sisters in Malawi and I am happy to contribute to the MMM Blog. I was born on 29th […]
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Healing
by Sr. Sheila Campbell, MMM Ireland 20.01.2022 Healing is a word that you hear often in MMM circles. In one sense it is a deeper understanding of what a Medical Congregation is all about. We run hospitals, clinics and out stations not only to cure but also to heal. When […]
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Footprints in the Sand
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney, MMM Ireland 17.01.2022 I have never had a good sense of direction, though I believed that if I walked somewhere, I would at least be able to retrace my steps. This almost let me down once when I went to a baptism celebration in […]
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The Drenching
by Sr. Jo Anne Kelly MMM Ireland 15.01.2022 In the fridge in our kitchenette there is a bottle of fruit juice. It has the name “Drench”. The drink is new to me but the word drench is not. Drench brings back many memories of when I was a […]
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The Hornet’s Nest
by Sr. Noeleen Mooney, MMM Ireland/Kenya 13.01.2022 Let me see, why did I do it? I was on retreat at St. Therese House of Prayer in Nakuru, Kenya, run by the St. Patrick’s Fathers. The spacious garden is an oasis of peace and solitude. In the garden they have built […]
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Riding into the New Year
By Sr. Prisca Ovat MMM Kenya 10.01.2022 A new year may sometimes mean trying out new things. It was nothing short of reality here with the experience of bicycling. This new adventure brought memories of the early days when sisters cycled to school and work. The motivation behind this […]
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Happy New Year from the MMM Archive
by Lisa Murphy MMM Archivist 08.01.2022 On the 1st of January 1940 Mother Mary Martin wrote from the Novitiate in Collon, County Louth, to Sister Mary Magdalen O’Rourke at Rosemount in County Dublin. This was a period of change for MMM who were preparing to move their Novitiate […]
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