Together with the St. Bernadette Institute of Sacred Art (SBI), we are delighted to announce a new, five-CD commemorative set of Sister Miriam Therese Winter’s music entitled “Loving You.” The first CD is now available. It has 21 original songs by Sister Miriam Therese, sung by performing artists of many traditions. To order, please send your check for $14.95 (plus $3.00 for shipping and handling in the U.S.) to: Medical Mission Sisters, “Loving You,” 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111. For credit card orders or orders outside the U.S., please call 215-742-6100. All of the proceeds from your purchase will help support our global healing ministries.

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Medical Mission Sisters join with others around the world in commemorating the 20th Annual World Day of the Sick on February 11, 2012, which is also the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. We especially remember on this day those who are sick, those who care for them, and all who work in the field of health care.

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We congratulate Sister Maidy Martinez, who made her First Vows as a Medical Mission Sister on January 28, 2012, in Jesus of Nazareth Parish, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Sister Maidy has been working with students at the University Institute Jesus Obrero (Jesus, the Worker). May God bless Sister Maidy, and all those she will touch in her ministry.

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On Sunday, January 15, Sister Lorraine Ryan received a “Living the Legacy” award for community service from the Martin Luther King, Jr. committee of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. Twelve years ago, Sister Lorraine co-founded the Women’s Circle ministry for low-income women in Boynton Beach. For more information, please visit: www.womenscirlcle.org.

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Medical Mission Sisters Associate Dr. Patricia Sisca Pace was recently interviewed on “Catholic Mom.com” on “The Correlation between Faith and Academic Excellence.” To read the article, please click here