Ora - the podcast of Madonna House Publications

By Fr. Bob Wild, published in Restoration - August 2025 New articles released every Saturday. Search "ORA Madonna House" wherever you listen, and on YouTube. Subscribe, comment, and share with your friends! Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahous...

By Patrick Stewart, published in Restoration - August 2025 Read by Augustine Mercugliano New articles released every Saturday. Subscribe, comment, and share with your friends! Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

How do we live our life here in Combermere? Patrick Stewart takes us on a lively short journey. Here's the link to the article "A Day of Work in Madonna House," which includes some great photos to go along with this week's podcast: https://madonnahouse.org/a-day-of-work-in-madonna-house-by-patrick-stewart/ Come for a visit or retreat https://madonnahouse.org/contact/ New articles released every Sa...

Finding the Sparks of God By Fr. Pat McNulty, published in Restoration - January 2009 New articles released every Saturday. Subscribe, comment, and share with your friends! Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

By Suzanne Stubbs, published in Restoration: April 2021 Read by Hope Mercugliano New articles released every Saturday. Subscribe, comment, and share with your friends! Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

by Catherine Doherty, published in Restoration December 2000 Read by Hope Mercugliano Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

This special musical selection for Christmas is from "Madonna House: The Music of Advent and Christmas Vespers" Recorded from Our Lady of the Woods chapel in Combermere, Ontario, the Madonna House community invites you to join us in our musical tribute to the blessed season of Advent, followed by our celebration of Christmas Vespers. It is our hope that this extremely unique and prayerful recordin...

This special musical selection for the 4th Sunday of Advent is from "Madonna House: The Music of Advent and Christmas Vespers" Recorded from Our Lady of the Woods chapel in Combermere, Ontario, the Madonna House community invites you to join us in our musical tribute to the blessed season of Advent, followed by our celebration of Christmas Vespers. It is our hope that this extremely unique and pra...

Written by Catherine Doherty, published in Restoration, December 2022 Read by Hope Mercugliano Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

This special musical selection for the 3rd Sunday of Advent is from "Madonna House: The Music of Advent and Christmas Vespers" Recorded from Our Lady of the Woods chapel in Combermere, Ontario, the Madonna House community invites you to join us in our musical tribute to the blessed season of Advent, followed by our celebration of Christmas Vespers. It is our hope that this extremely unique and pra...

Written by Eddie Doherty, from the book "Donkey Bells - Advent and Christmas" available here: https://madonnahouse.org/store/ Includes meditations to prepare the heart for Christ’s coming, Advent and Christmas traditions as lived at Madonna House, and stories to be read aloud year after year, Donkey Bells brings the celebration of Christ’s birth into the home and into daily life. Learn more about...

By Fr. David May, published in Restoration, December 2007 Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

by Caryll Houselander Excerpted from The Reed of God (1978), pp. 36–38. Arena Lettres. It is now published by Ave Maria Press. This excerpt was published in Restoration, December, 2022 Read by Hope Mercugliano Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnah...

by Fr. David May, published in Restoration, November 2024 Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

by Helen Porthouse, published in Restoration, November 2000 Read by Hope Mercugliano Learn more about our way of life, programs, and free resources to live the gospel: https://madonnahouse.org/ For a subscription to Restoration, books, and more: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/

The Joys of Letting Go By Fr. David May, published in Restoration: November 2010

by Catherine Doherty From "Not Without Parables", available from Madonna House Publications: https://publications.madonnahouse.org/collections/books/products/not-without-parables Read by Hope Mercugliano

By Doreen Dykers, published in Restoration - October 2024 Read by Hope Mercugliano

by Tom Kluger, published in Restoration August 2005 Read by Augustine Mercugliano

Something unusual happened recently here in Combermere. We had a change of editors for Restoration. It was only the 5th time in 76 years. Catherine and Eddie Doherty were the original editors and founders of the paper. Then, between 1975 and 2023, came Fr. John Callahan, myself, Denis Lemieux (now Father Denis), and Paulette Curran. Teresa Reilander is the new editor and is already busily engaged...

A story about a horse at St. Benedict's Farm, by Scott Egan This recorded article appears in Restoration, March 2003

by Mary Pennefather Mary P. wrote these three short articles when she was a fairly new staff worker.

by Steve Heroux This is an excerpt from a talk given during our summer program. This recorded article appears in Restoration, February 2024

By Chuck Sharp This recorded article appears in Restoration, October 2000

Celebrating 75 years of Madonna House Combermere This recorded article appears in the May-June 2022 issue of Restoration.