Editor’s Note: This short piece is taken from a longer article on Counter Human Trafficking which has been Sr. Mary’s ministry since 2006. Since previous work in the Family Life Program (FLP 1987 – 1992) in the Kenya Catholic Conference of Bishops (KCCB), I had ample scope to get to […]
READ MORE: The Harsh Reality of Urban SlumsThe Annual Christmas Craft Fair was held in Drogheda on Saturday 23rd November and as usual, it was a most enjoyable day. Have a look at our photo gallery and join in the joy!
READ MORE: MMM Christmas Craft Fair 2024Recently we received this letter of gratitude from a young student nurse. We are grateful that MMM hospitality is still alive and active! “Hello, my name is Claire Whyte from Lawrencetown, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, grandniece of Sr. Edel Tanner (Strokestown, Co. Roscommon). I am a third-year general nursing student in […]
READ MORE: A Welcome in TanzaniaBy Sr. Carol Breslin, MMM In September 2024, I once again represented MMM at the UNANIMA International (UI) board meeting in New York. UI now represents 25 congregations of women religious with ministries in 100 countries. It advocates at the United Nations on behalf of women, children, girls and other […]
READ MORE: Unanima International September 2024 Board MeetingBy Sr. Dr. Marian Scena, MMM A year ago, a 28-year-old high school teacher came to be admitted to our Faraja Hospice and Palliative Care Programme. His name is “James”. Four years ago, James got a rash below his left eye which developed into a tumour. He did all the […]
READ MORE: We Can Do SomethingBy Sr. Helen McKenna, MMM “We go… where human need is greatest”. (MMM Mission Statement) Mother Mary, our foundress, prior to World War One, was a young lady of an Aristocratic family living in the suburbs of Dublin. Her daily activities would have included organising private garden parties, playing tennis […]
READ MORE: Making New PathsBy Sr. Bernadette Fadegnon, MMM The State in Mato Grosso, where we are located, sponsored a course in Integrative Community Therapy for the health workers in the state. Because of the partnership we have with the Secretary of Health of our district of Alto Boa Vista, this opportunity was made […]
READ MORE: Integrative Community Therapy – The Healing Power of the HeartBy Sr. Maria Jose da Silva, MMM Sr. Maria Jose da Silva, MMM who comes from the south of Brazil in Parana State shares her personal experience of a visit home… “I was in Parana in September this year and the smell of the smoke from the fires around the […]
READ MORE: The World is on Fire!by Sr. Cordelia Nwaokike, MMM, Benin City, Nigeria Ikechukwu Onyenuma, 29 years old, is a naturally talented and vibrant young man. He comes from the eastern part of our country, Nigeria. You can sense, from the first conversation with him, that he is somebody who loves life and the people […]
READ MORE: A Story of CareThis is the exclamation of many overseas visitors to MMM communities in Africa and Latin America. Often MMMs can be found “at the end of the road”. Why? MMMs tend to go where no one else is willing to go. We go to remote rural areas, like Turkana or Maasailand, […]
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