Madonna House Wall Calendar Icon Nothing is easier to take—nor

Nothing is easier to take—nor harder to keep

Maggie is sent to spend the summer in Paris with her new stepfather’s sister—a nun

to embrace rejection

Poustinia is the word for “desert” in Russian

"The donkey that carried Our Lady to Bethlehem carried the Word

Madonna House Wall Calendar Icon Nothing is easier to take—norCrafting Beauty features the wide range of creative work by Madonna House artists and artisans. Catherine Doherty, our foundress, knew that this work of crafting beauty with physical things brings restoration to a person, and it starts within the heart and soul of the crafter. We cannot live without beauty; whatever our concept is of beauty, we need it as we need air and water, because beauty teaches, beauty soothes, beauty leads to God. It rests, and