The Girl Who Lived With Fear by Janine Gobeil
There once was a girl who was always afraid. Her parents were alcoholics, and they fought a lot. She was frightened of danger and violence...
07
Jun
My Life Turned Upside Down by Paulette Curran, editor
When I arrived at Madonna House in 1970, I was lost and deeply unhappy. I came out of the counter-culture of the 1960s, the so-called hippy...
03
Jun
A COVID Time Wedding Banquet by Charlie Cavanaugh
"Behold me—the worst—and take heart. If he touched me and used me to create Madonna House Apostolate, what will he not do with you who...
Mary Must Have Wondered by Catherine Doherty
Suddenly, out of nowhere, while Mary was busy about her chores, an angel spoke to her and gave her a fantastic, incredible message that she...
27
May
A Letter to St. Joseph by Fr. David May
Dear Saint Joseph, Greetings! I don’t recall ever writing you a letter before now. And in fact, in all the years I’ve written for Restoration, I...
24
May
Reopening for Business by Fr. Denis Lemieux
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation… Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with...
20
May
Notes From Near and Far by Shatzi Duffy and Kay O’Shea
Madonna House Rimouski, Quebec by Shatzi Duffy At the beginning of the pandemic, there was no Mass in our churches. Then one day our bishop, Archbishop Denis...
A Prayer of Joy by Fr. Eddie Doherty
The ducks have returned to the Madawaska River. They are pretending to be jet planes, dive bombers, torpedoes, or snorkel submarines. I wish I could...
13
May
Notes From Near and Far by Martha Reilander and Hugo Isaza
Madonna House Arizona by Martha Reilander I’m on temporary assignment to our house in Winslow, Arizona, and I’d like to share with you some of what I’ve...
God’s Back by Therese Fajardo
But, He said, you cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live. ...