Madonna House Wall Calendar Icon What is a human being

What is a human being

“Silence is the highest form of communication

Catherine takes us on a pilgrimage filled with poetic imagery but constantly calling us to incarnate God’s love in our daily life

Poustinia is the word for “desert” in Russian

Nothing is easier to take—nor harder to keep

Madonna House Wall Calendar Icon What is a human beingCrafting 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