My journey in the Institute has been a creative one

My journey in the Institute has been a creative one …… Why? As I look back over the years there has been growth, pruning, detachment, suffering, NEW LIFE, joy, love and faithfulness. God’s plan for me had gradually unfolded before my eyes, and like guiding lights, continually showing me the way where I would find […]

An adventure that strengthens and encourages growth

I am Julita Dziekan, a Polish Franciscan Missionary of Mary. After my perpetual vows, I was sent to the province of Mauritania-Senegal where I worked for 11 years (one year in Senegal and 10 years in Mauritania). Since 2017 I have been in the Province of the Near East, currently in Damascus, Syria.   Since […]

Path of Transformation – Living in Intercultural Communities

The Institute is in the process of Transformation welcoming newness into every aspect of our life and mission. It is a call to re-Consecrate our Love for Jesus and for His people. In this journey of transformation for greater witness of life and effectiveness of mission we are surmounted by challenges of varying nature and […]

A SIGNIFICANT STORY OF MY MISSION

“As missionaries, ready to go anywhere and to anyone to announce the Good News of salvation, we are sent in priority to those to whom Christ has not yet been revealed and to those among whom the Church is least present, giving preference to the poorest.” – CS 4 After having pronounced my first vows […]

Encounters with ‘the Poor’ that mark my life

Arriving on mission in Kryvyj Rih – a town in eastern Ukraine where people from all over the country once came in search of prosperity – I did not expect that the greatest wealth of this place would be the poor.   People often ‘paid’ dearly for their relocation in search of better jobs that […]

ZOOM – a Spiritual Reading

Recently, I was added to the Group of Logistics of our Congregation to organize various virtual meetings and Assemblies on the Virtual Platform of ZOOM. Who among us during our Religious Formation had ever thought of a virtual task of this sort? Me, I have never ever imagined it! Therefore, I would like to make […]

Treasure hidden in a field… Mt 13: 44

I am Sr Kowsalya, born into a Hindu family, in a small village in the southern part of India. Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with over 33 million gods. At home, I prayed to multiple gods. I felt an emptiness and meaninglessness in my life. I was on a quest to know the […]

Going against the tide

“No one can face life in isolation… We need a community that supports and helps us, in which we can help one another to keep looking ahead. How important it is to dream together…” (Fratelli Tutti,n.8) Once upon a time there were two FMM provinces … France-Belgium-Holland-Faroe on the one hand; United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta […]

EMBRACED BY YOUR WORD OF LOVE

I have always thought, Lord… You formed me as I am… You created me…you took me from where I had nothing. I did not exist and you created me with love, at your exact time. It was my special time for You. You begot me, you took me into your hands and I perceived you… […]