We are an international missionary congregation. Healing, in the spirit of Jesus the Healer, is the essence of our charism, the heart of our identity. TO BE A HEALING PRESENCE gives us no choice but to take seriously the enormous suffering in our world. In solidarity with those made poor we take on their concerns, interests and struggles. In promoting the justice that is essential to healing, we work together in grassroot communities as well as policy-making bodies and in many pioneering efforts. We do this through all manner of healing ministries, in ways that bring people and our earth to healtlh and wholeness. We are nurses, physicians, teachers, midwives, counselors, liturgists, community organizers, lawyers, artists, theologians, practitioners of holistic health, and more. For us God is the sacred center at the heart of life, the holy ground in which our daily life is rooted. Our yearning for God is one with our hunger for the transformation of the world. Scripture is our primary source of reflection and meditation. Prayer, time for solitude, communal participation in liturgy are essential to support life and nurture our spirit. Our MMS Community is a way to encourage and give courage to one another. Through our international membership, we understand relationship as a core human experience and witness to the oneness of the human family. We live simply, side by side with the people we serve.