Diving Lessons by Cheryl Ann Smith
When I was a child, I passed my beginner’s swimming test twice and decided to rest on my laurels. I was content to dog paddle...
03
May
The Hope Book by Susanne Stubbs
Fr. Emile Brière, a deceased Madonna House priest, used to keep what he called a Hope Book. In it he collected stories from people whose...
Meeting Christ by Catherine Doherty
If we really enter into the spirit of the Eastertide liturgy, who can doubt that we will meet Christ—maybe personally, maybe collectively—in some upper room...
26
Apr
Little Joys During COVID Time by Christine Herlihy
On the middle of our kitchen table in a shallow saucer of water, sprout brilliant red stems ending in bright green leaves with red veins....
22
Apr
The Voice of the Shepherdby Fr. Denis Lemieux
“I am the Good Shepherd.” (John 10:11, Fourth Sunday of Easter). *** Hello there, fellow sheep! Happy Easter to you all! How’s it going for you—life in...
The World Belongs to Those Who Give it Hope by Catherine Doherty
Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Once again, these words echo and re-echo across the world for it is Eastertide. What now does Easter mean to the Christian...
Prayer to St. Joseph by Catherine Doherty
St. Joseph, you who know the silence of the night, the thickness of its dark that presses down mind and heart, keep me close. You...
Where Are You Looking? by Pope Francis
The women bring spices to the tomb, but they fear that their journey is in vain, since a large stone bars the entrance to the...
So Simple, So Momentous by Susanne Stubbs
Times of death in a family can be times of grace. We can be evangelized through them. Recently in Madonna House, two brothers and a sister...
12
Apr
The Legend of the Butterfly by Lucy Portzer, friend of MH Roanoke
Now you may think that the caterpillar was always changed into a butterfly, but this is not so. When the world was created, the caterpillar was...