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A Letter to the Student Using AI

by Mirjana Villeneuve

Contemporary Issues

October 9, 2025

A Letter to the Student Using AI

by Mirjana Villeneuve

Don’t let the world lie to you. Dear one, So, you used AI to write…

Maria Reilander

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The Healing Mysteries of the Rosary

by Jude Fischer

Madonna House Spirituality

October 6, 2025

The Healing Mysteries of the Rosary

by Jude Fischer

I bring myself to the Lord for healing. The traditional mysteries of the rosary are…

Maria Reilander

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It’s OK to be a Lousy Dancer

by Echo Lewis

Madonna House Spirituality

September 30, 2025

It’s OK to be a Lousy Dancer

by Echo Lewis

He is only asking us to be us. My word from the poustinia was: “It’s…

Maria Reilander

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Is Thank You Enough?

by Mary Ellen Kocunik

Madonna House Spirituality

September 27, 2025

Is Thank You Enough?

by Mary Ellen Kocunik

...At least to start with? Lord, the fire in the woodstove is beautiful. The poustinia…

Maria Reilander

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Fire in the Cabin, Fire in the Heart

by Jeremiah Barker

Madonna House Spirituality

September 25, 2025

Fire in the Cabin, Fire in the Heart

by Jeremiah Barker

Our hearts need some thawing every now and then. Two of the poustinia cabins frequently…

Maria Reilander

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Being in the Presence, Naked and Unashamed

by Fr. Denis Lemieux

Madonna House Spirituality

September 22, 2025

Being in the Presence, Naked and Unashamed

by Fr. Denis Lemieux

Stay present, no matter what. I am departing this month from my usual article meditating…

Maria Reilander

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You Have to Bow Low

by Martha Shepherd

Madonna House Spirituality

September 19, 2025

You Have to Bow Low

by Martha Shepherd

There you will find the door to your heart. When I was first assigned to…

Maria Reilander

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Cultivating Silence Within

by Fr. David May

Madonna House Spirituality

September 16, 2025

Cultivating Silence Within

by Fr. David May

Modern man needs these things more than the hermits of old. When I first arrived…

Maria Reilander

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Silence is of the Heart

by Alma Coffman

Madonna House SpiritualityVocation and Discernment

September 11, 2025

Silence is of the Heart

by Alma Coffman

To pray in poustinia It was during the years of 1976-78, when the book, Poustinia…

Maria Reilander

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