
This column contains articles related to the Madonna House field house in Combermere, Ontario, called “St. Joseph’s House” (or “the R.A.” for “Rural Apostolate”). (For entries related to the main house training centre in Combermere, see the column entitled “Combermere Diary.”)
We Can’t Move Trees — Interview of Jo-Anne Paquette by the editor. Jo-Anne is the director of St. Joseph’s House, the MH mission house that works in the Madawaska Valley, the area where Combermere is located. St. Joe’s, as it’s called, is on the highway... (October 09, 2006)
St. Joseph and the Windowpane — by Tom Kluger. At Madonna House we try to live the life of Nazareth, the quiet, hidden life of the Holy Family: Jesus, Joseph, and Mary. As far as quietness goes, St. Joseph was definitely the most silent of the... (September 25, 2006)
Notes from Near and Far: Combermere, Ontario — by Emmanuella Kim, St. Joseph’s House, Combermere. St. Joseph’s House is our mission house for the local area. Emmanuella, who is from Korea, is a new staff worker. It is a few months since I moved to St. Joseph’s House.... (December 30, 2005)