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) Wed, 16 May 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/2012/05/stones_that_breathe.html by Fr. Eddie Doherty. Dear God, Until the day I picked up that stone from the dust in the road, I thought I had lived a long, long time and must consider myself almost middle-aged. But when I examined... Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/stones_that_breathe.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/letter_to_my_father.html Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/letter_to_my_father.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/those_shining_moments.html Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 New Millennium http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/those_shining_moments.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/surprised_by_joy.html Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/05/surprised_by_joy.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/one_mans_scrap_another_mans.html Greetings in the Risen Lord! Let us open wide our hearts to let in the joy of Easter. We share with you our love and joy because he has freed us from our bondage to sin and bestowed on... Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 One Man's Scrap http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/one_mans_scrap_another_mans.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/do_you_believe_in_the_resurrec.html by Fr. Bob Wild. Resurrection means that life is stronger than death, that grace has more power than sin. Do we really believe this?... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/do_you_believe_in_the_resurrec.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/milestones_april_2012.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Milestones http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/milestones_april_2012.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/combermere_diary_april_2012.html by Paulette Curran. Spring comes late in this part of the world, and as I write this column in early March, the ground is still covered with snow. But Lent has begun, days are getting longer, and though we... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Combermere Diary http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/combermere_diary_april_2012.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/my_conversation_with_paul.html by Andorra Howard. Though Paul Holland was a man of few words, he had a light within him and an infectious joyful countenance. He was a mystery to me, and I felt drawn to him and wanted to communicate... Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Memorials http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/my_conversation_with_paul.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/the_lion_and_the_lamb.html by Fr. David May. It was late April or early May 1971. The dogwood trees in our city were in full bloom, the sunlight magnified a million times by the white blossoms in all the perfection of a brilliant... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 New Millennium http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/the_lion_and_the_lamb.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/a_faithful_servant.html by the editor. Paul, the second of five children, grew up in Toronto. His father had a horse-drawn taxi business; his best customer was the bishop of the diocese. Then came the stock market crash of 1929, and the... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Memorials http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/a_faithful_servant.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/a_man_of_few_words.html Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Memorials http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/a_man_of_few_words.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/glorious_his_triumph.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 The Pope's Corner http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/glorious_his_triumph.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/the_encounter_the_choice.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Memorials http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/the_encounter_the_choice.html http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/a_fool_for_christ_a_heart_tha.html by Fr. Pat McNulty. Some of the people who have come to a Madonna House funeral have observed that we seem to have a special grace for dealing with the death, wake, and burial of a brother or sister.... Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Word Made Flesh http://www.madonnahouse.org/restoration/2012/04/a_fool_for_christ_a_heart_tha.html