MMM Blog
Joining the Funeral
by Theresa McDonnell Friström, AMMM Ireland 03.03.2022 When I unexpectedly walked in the funeral procession of Fr. Mick Reynolds, CSSp, from Kimmage Manor to the Church of the Holy Spirit in Dublin one Monday morning, something strange happened. Firstly, I was the only woman. Secondly, I […]
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Seeking New Ways in the Healing Mission of Jesus
Creative Fidelity by Sr. Brigid Corrigan MMM England/Tanzania 01.03.2022 The urgent call from the ‘high dependency ward’ came early in the morning. Along with others, I made my way to find a young boy, Sospeter, 15 yrs of age, in a deep coma. Swift examination, resuscitation and essential […]
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Is God calling me?
By Sr. Sheila Campbell, MMM Ireland 25.02.2022 One of the questions I am asked, often if not frequently, is “How did you know you wanted to be a Sister?” Well, the truthful answer – I always knew – is not very helpful so I went […]
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Encounter with Vipers
by Sr. Cecily Bourdillon MMM Zimbabwe 23/02/2022 Not long after my arrival at Zungeru Rural Health Centre in Northern Nigeria, I was called to see a young woman who was bleeding to death having been bitten by a snake. We were unable to give our patient a blood […]
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Jigsaws
by Sr. Sheila Campbell MMM Ireland 21.02.2022 I am now in my seventies and in recent years I have found myself drawn again to doing jigsaw puzzles. I think it began when I had a period of forced inactivity from work due to medical reasons. But no matter how I […]
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A Chinese Riddle
by an unknown MMM author – undated 19.02.2022 A Chinese riddle asks which is better ‘a teaching, a story or a greeting?’ The answer given is a greeting. Why we may ask: To greet is to bless, to bless is to greet, to greet is to expect a […]
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We Are One
by Vera Grant AMMM Ireland 17.02.2022 We waited, we prayed and we hoped the outcome would be the same. The same in that Rayan, the five-year-old Moroccan boy would survive as had the twelve Thai boys and their coach, trapped in an underground cave some eighteen […]
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Preserving the Past
by Lisa Murphy MMM Archivist Ireland 15.02.2022 One of the most important jobs that an archivist does, is to ensure that the material we hold in the archive is preserved for the future. Without the proper care, environment and storage conditions, archival material is vulnerable and […]
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Being a Missionary
by Sr. Jacinta Mahakwe MMM Nigeria/ Brazil 13.02.2022 In one encounter during my pastoral work, a woman came up to me and struck a conversation. Accordingly, she is from Bahia, born in Itapuá and lives in Pituba. The places are nearby. She added that she […]
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MMM Beginnings
by Lisa Murphy MMM Archivist Ireland 11.02.2022 On the 11th of February 1936 Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide issued the decree Constans ac Sedula, enabling religious women to undertake work in all fields of medicine. This permitted Marie Martin’s vision of a congregation of medically trained […]
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