http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/ Written by Madonna House staff, Restoration is an essential part of our witness to the Gospel. Here we share our personal stories and reflections on the Gospel challenges of today, along with writings from Catherine Doherty and the Catholic Church. Copyright 2012 Madonna House, Inc. restorationDELETE@THISmadonnahouse.org en (pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://www.madonnahouse.org" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Movable Type 3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/restoration.gif http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/ http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/02/beginnings_of_poustinia.html by Catherine Doherty. The river flows around me, silently, waiting for something to happen, listening for someone to come. Silence surrounds me on all sides and leads me to meditate.... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/02/beginnings_of_poustinia.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/02/loneliness_and_love.html by Catherine Doherty. Do we realize how utterly, tragically lonely man is, especially in our Western world? The only way we can begin to assuage this loneliness which cries out for help at the top of its voice in... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My Dear Family http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/02/loneliness_and_love.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/one_mans_scrap_another_mans.html Blessings on you, dear friends, as we begin another year of faith. As for us, we are confident that God will work powerfully in us and in the world as we go about our everyday life doing little things with... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 One Man's Scrap http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/one_mans_scrap_another_mans.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/milestones_january_2012.html Assignments: Maureen Ray, Combermere; Peggy Cartmell, England; Gudrun Schultz, Vancouver; Tina Tan, Winslow; Veronica Ferri, Regina Death of Associate: Fr. Robert Kanka New Associate: Fr. James McSharry... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Milestones http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/milestones_january_2012.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/combermere_diary_january_2012.html by Paulette Curran. One of the wonderful things, about being Catholic, at least for me, is the liturgical cycle. And the feasts, both the great ones like Christmas and the smaller ones that spring up like flowers in the... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Combermere Diary http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/combermere_diary_january_2012.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/whom_shall_i_trust.html by Pope Benedict XVI. On whom can I rely? To whom shall I entrust myself? Where is the One who can satisfy the deepest desires of my heart? The Magi heard the answer: In Bethlehem of Judea; for so... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 The Pope's Corner http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/whom_shall_i_trust.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/the_puppets_who_were_all_bound.html by Helen Porthouse. This story is adapted from the narration for a puppet show in our 2010 summer program. Once there was a pile of puppets, all arms, legs, and heads, and all wrapped up in string. They were... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/the_puppets_who_were_all_bound.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/soup_kitchen_school.html by Gerard Lesage. It all started with Nicholas (not his real name). Nicholas is an aboriginal man who comes to our soup kitchen fairly regularly, and he and I have become friends. Nicholas is very tall and handsome, and... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 MH Edmonton AB http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/soup_kitchen_school.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/my_first_year_in_edmonton.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 MH Edmonton AB http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/my_first_year_in_edmonton.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/god_and_the_english_language.html by Aliz Trombitas. I was born and raised in Hungary and had studied English in high school and university. I thought I understood and spoke English fairly well. However when I came to Canada, I soon realized that I... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/god_and_the_english_language.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/the_duty_of_the_moment.html by Catherine Doherty. All through my childhood and early youth, I was indoctrinated with the fact that the duty of the moment was the duty of God.... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My Dear Family http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/the_duty_of_the_moment.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/the_blessing_of_poverty.html by Fr. Denis Lemieux. Blessed are you poor, for the kingdom of heaven is yours (Lk 6:20). I have learned that there is only one place where I grow in faith, one place where I encounter the living God.... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 My Story http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/the_blessing_of_poverty.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/epiphany_of_baptism_whoooa.html by Fr. Pat McNulty. The first time it happened it was so outside my experience, so eerie, I just stood there in shock, immobilized. Then I realized that the ground under my feet was undulating as if I were... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Word Made Flesh http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/epiphany_of_baptism_whoooa.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/finding_the_joy_of_the_ordinar.html by Fr. David May. The spirituality of Nazareth has many ramifications, but these do not take us very far unless we get to the Source of things: the love of God revealed to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 New Millennium http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/01/finding_the_joy_of_the_ordinar.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2011/12/one_mans_scrap_another_mans.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:00:00 -0500 One Man's Scrap http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2011/12/one_mans_scrap_another_mans.html