Poustinia50 years of Poustinia Poustinia is the word for desert in Russian. In Eastern Christian spirituality, it refers to a place one goes to encounter, in silence, solitude, and prayer, the God who dwells within the human heart. Now, in this best selling spiritual classic, Catherine Doherty presents the concept of poustinia to Western Christians hungry for the reality of Christ in his Word and in their hearts Published 50 years ago (1975) and now part of

when his wife—and mother of his then 18 month-old son—died a horrible flu epidemic

Beneath the mystery plot we feel the author’s sensitivity to adolescent insecurity and loneliness in the midst of family upheaval

“No part of the Gospel is abstract” and “Nothing is foreign to the Gospel except sin

the liturgy

“There is not a time to pray and a time not to pray

taken by members of Madonna House

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and self-reflection

but returned later in tears of joy

my eternal prayer: 'Lord give me the heart of a child and the courage to live it out as an adult

les oubliées et les plus souffrantes

whatever our concept is of beauty