One of the key principles in hospice and palliative care is: “We cannot do EVERYTHING for the patient, but we can always do SOMETHING!” In September 2018, while caring for a man with terminal prostate cancer in our MMM Faraja Hospice and Palliative Care Programme, Singida, Tanzania, his family informed […]
READ MORE: The Story of Anna by Sr. Marian Scena, MMMWe are very sorry to announce the death of one of our MMM Associates, Mary Bradley, on 11 August as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. She would have been 88 this November. Mary was an active member of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Falmouth and was well […]
READ MORE: Mary Bradley AMMM, RIPIn early May we held our first “Flowers and Fun Fest” in Drogheda. It was a very enjoyable day at the fair, with vendors selling their wares, talks on various horticultural issues – seeding, composting, care of the environment as well as a place for a great cup of coffee, […]
READ MORE: MMM Inaugural Flowers and Fun FestPrepared by Grace Shayo and Moira Brehony. The feast of the Visitation of our Lady to her cousin Elizabeth was a very special day for MMM associates in Tanzania as we celebrated our silver jubilee. In the year 2000 nine women and one man made their first one-year covenant as […]
READ MORE: Associate Medical Missionaries of Mary Silver Jubilee in Tanzania 31st May 2025By Sr Goretti Nalumaga, MMM In Uganda, near the shores of Lake Victoria, lies Katoogo, a swampy, impoverished neighbourhood where provisional houses are often swallowed by floodwaters during the rainy season. Most dwellers in Katoogo are individuals who grew up on the streets or migrated there seeking cheaper living options, […]
READ MORE: Ministering in the Mud!It follows me in moving light A silent friend It stretches along with the rising sun And shrinks away when the day is done. It dances when I jump with glee It copies every part of me Though it is always by my side It never speaks but it cannot […]
READ MORE: My ShadowSr Liana de Jesus, MMM, Brazil Eidilair is deeply grateful for the help she received from MMM. How beautiful it would be if everyone who received assistance displayed such humility to express their thanks! I see her as a figure in the passage of people from Egypt to the Promised […]
READ MORE: Gratitude with a deep sense of healing.Dear Reader, Warm greetings from Nairobi from where we struggle ‘day and night’ and try to alleviate suffering in the best way possible. At times it’s very overpowering but we still carry on as best we can. You have often been at our side and great things have been done […]
READ MORE: Letter from Nairobi, Kenya By Sr. Mary O’Malley, MMMIn John 14:27, Jesus tells us: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” This peace is a healing gift, but we must first receive it ourselves […]
READ MORE: The Only Way to Heal is to Be Healed by AMMM Josephine Namutebi, UgandaIt all began in July 2021. It was set up as a home based and mobile outreach clinic working in 5 Local Government Areas, providing preventative, curative and rehabilitative care, elderly care, palliative care, maternal and child health, health education and awareness raising through sensitization. It has a strong collaboration […]
READ MORE: Sharing our story of the Mother Mary Martin Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria By Srs. Ufuoma Ogigirigi & Elizabeth Ogar, MMM