How do I live the FMM Charism in my life?

The simplest answer is: the charism lives in me as much as I allow it to live. Since the beginning of my life in the Institute, I am sure that each one of us has this charism in her; and even more, each of us first carried this charism and then entered the Institute. I […]

Manifestations of the face of God’s love in the world today

Today’s world “imposes” a number of challenges that require our commitment to urgent change. Without this, life on earth as we know it today is seriously threatened. Among the many challenges, climate change is certainly a reality that requires our involvement. This subject has interested me for a long time and has made me change […]

Missionary ‘for’ and ‘with’ others…

Each mission is a personal story, lived for and with others, so that it can give birth to God – love in the heart of the human being, capable of welcoming and loving Him in our turn. At the age of 30, I had a ‘baggage’ and thus something to ‘give’ in the mission: my […]

FOLLOWING CHRIST IN MY DAILY LIFE

As I write these lines, this familiar song rings in my mind “Follow me, follow me…leave your home and family…” from the Gospel of Luke 9:57-62. Jesus says: “Follow me..”  (v. 59.) My response today is: Yes Lord I will follow you … but how? Our FMM Charism helps me to do just that. It guides […]

PROXIMITY IS THE KEY TO LIFE

There are times in life when being close to certain people is a source of joy and fulfilment. Thus was my experience of proximity with the late French sister Marie Madeleine PORQUET, fmm, in my community and with Mrs. Fati, a sick and needy person who resided in the National Hospital of Niamey in Niger […]

LIVING THE FMM CHARISM IN DAILY LIFE

The FMM charism is above all “a gift from God”. It was entrusted to Bl. Mary of the Passion, who first lived it and then transmitted it to us who are her daughters. To live this charism in daily life and to try to transmit it to her Institute was not a simple matter for […]