Combermere Diary by Doreen Dykers
Dear Readers, For approximately twenty years, I have enjoyed sharing our life with you in “Combermere Diary,” and now it is time to give others a...
20
Aug
17
Aug
What a Calf Taught Me by Augustine Tardiff
We have, at our farm, a new calf named Gill. He had an accident when he was about a day old, and turned out somewhat...
What Has Changed? by Sofia Segal
May 28, 2020 I will lead the blind on their journey; by paths unknown I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them...
The Inner Cell of Peace by Catherine Doherty
In the Gospel, Christ says, By their fruits you shall know them (Mt 7:16). One of the basic fruits of the Christian life should be...
The Entry into Death is Glorious by Catherine Doherty
Above all we are afraid of the annihilation that will someday come to us all. Other fears beset us, but this is the root fear. The...
The Power of the Unseen—Part 3by Beth Scott
St. Joseph’s House, Combermere March 23, 2020 During this time of enforced isolation, Sofia Segal and Alma Coffman have started a busy phone ministry, keeping in close...
10
Aug
Loving One Another in COVID-Time by Joanne Slugocki
May 23, 2020 It struck me soon after the lockdown began how our foundress Catherine would say, “If you’re not loving one another in a house,...
10
Aug
How God Saved Me by a working guest
Though I was not raised knowing God at home, God has been close to me in my life. My grandmother rediscovered her Catholic faith in her...
The Power of the Unseen—Second Part by Catherine Lesage
MH Russia April 1, 2020 Every day brings new changes in policy, new challenges to overcome. Aliz Trombitas and I are keeping one foot in front of...
06
Aug
Serving the Homeless by Jude Fischer
May 9, 2020 Our good volunteers have been temporarily asked not to come per health directives to protect both the vulnerable among them and our vulnerable...