by Caryll Houselander
What do you do when Mass has been cancelled—indefinitely? Many, perhaps most of you, have suffered that deprivation recently. Perhaps by the time you get...
by Fr. Michael Shields
In 1994, less than three years after the fall of communism, Madonna House opened a house in Magadan. This city in northern Russia was built...
by Polina Rukosueva, friend of MH Russia, translator of Catherine’s works
An old woman with enormous earrings, with eyes full of life and inner vigor. A beautiful young woman who catches your eye right away—probably not...
by Sister Andrea Wild, Fr. Bob Wild’s twin sister
Wish not to anyone a WONDERFUL desert experience. ‘Tis a contradiction in terms, a misnomer, like square circles and finite gods and diet doughnuts. Rather, shift the emphasis– though you have only my word — to...
by Hope Mercugliano
The idea of doing God’s will used to be a very scary thing for me. I somehow had this idea that although God knew what...
by Deacon Dr. Bob McDonald
Chris Wilson was a highly successful executive in London, England. He and his wife Elizabeth had two children: an eighteen-year-old daughter Susan whom he adored...
by Irma Zaleski
This is another task of forgiveness that we all need to undertake. We must also ask for the grace to forgive ourselves. And that may...
by Martin McDonald
How can parents teach their children to say “sorry”? The heart of my question is not so much about teaching my kids to apologize when...
by by Irma Zaleski
I have had to learn that there is no unembarrassing or respectable way to God. Sooner or later, all of us are asked, in one...
by Wendy Zakrzewski – friend of St. Joseph’s House
Last winter, I took part in a group studying Catherine Doherty’s book, Strannik (pilgrim). Alma Coffman, who led the group, decided to make a walking...