Joseph and My Dad by Mary Speicher
I didn’t grow up with any special devotion to St. Joseph, but since this is his year, I was inspired to take a closer look...
30
Aug
26
Aug
A Lesson from the Farm by Augustine Tardiff, MH farmer
I seem to start most reflections with an inspiration drawn from our farm, and this time, it was a mother cow and her young calf...
What Good is He to Me? by Peter Gravelle
A couple weeks ago, I was asked to give a talk about St. Joseph, and I thought that I had nothing to say. In fact,...
Inside a Pressure Cooker by Fr. David May
Though COVID-Time restrictions are easing up in many places and are beginning to here in Ontario, as we went to press, most restrictions were still...
16
Aug
Joseph and a Father’s Questions by Michael O’Brien
One night, many years ago, during a particularly hard time in his family, Michael was up with his baby who would not stop screaming. There...
Tools for the Journey by Raphael and Stephen
Out of the many letters of gratitude we receive from former guests, here are just two. *** This one was written a while back. I’ve always worried that...
Elders, We Need You! by a former working guest
Catherine Doherty said, “Either you love or you hate, but you cannot sit on the fence.” We young people do not know how to love. We...
Two Faces of Hope by Jean Fox, deceased director general of Madonna House
Two young men who were with us for our spiritual formation program endeared themselves to us. One has rosy cheeks and bright, sparkling eyes. He has...
29
Jul
Why Do they Come? by Catherine Doherty
Since its very beginning, Madonna House has been a place where people could visit and immerse themselves in a Catholic community. Our foundress wrote this...
26
Jul
A Fruitful Failure by Cheryl Ann Smith
Many of us sympathize with the poor Rich Young Man in the Gospels (Mk 10:17-22) who ached for what was missing in his life. He...