by Kathy Snider, former MH working guest, lay missionary in the Ixcán jungle
The signing of the Peace Accords in December 1996 ended Guatemala’s brutal 36-year civil war. But for the people of Santiago Ixcán, the worst years...
by Sr. Christine Dudych SSMI, twin of MH member, Veronica
The graces of poustinia in Combermere are quite varied. Sister Christine was surprised by hers. *** One of the blessings of my religious community is that we...
by a friend and neighbor of Madonna House
For the last twenty-five years I have lived alone in Combermere at what used to be our family cottage, a cottage overlooking a small lake...
by Fr. Bill Muench
I was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, NY, about five years when I heard Catherine Doherty talk for the first time. It...
by Fr. Michael Smith,
In 1975, in an effort to discern whether or not the contemplative life was my vocation, I spent the summer with the Trappists at Oka,...
by Fr. Gilles Surprenant
When I was a seminarian at St. Paul University Seminary in Ottawa from 1978 to 1983, I had already experienced loving Christian community in my...
by Hilde Muller
Recently, as I was walking out the door to go on a silent retreat, my husband handed me the most recent edition of Restoration. As...
by Cheryl Darwent and Ellie
Ellie, the mother of three young children, had just given birth to twin girls. Cheryl, her friend and mentor, was supporting her and also keeping...
by Dan Peloso
I don’t know where I’d be today without Madonna House. My late loving Uncle Peter (a close friend and dentist for many Madonna House members...
by Katy Groom
In my youth, I read Catherine Doherty’s book, The Gospel Without Compromise and Dorothy Day’s story, and I was forever changed. Now that I am...