Abba House & Me: Prayer Changes Everything

For 30 years Abba House of Prayer served as an oasis of peace and prayer in Albany, New York. Operated by two Religious of the Sacred Heart, the modest house on Western Avenue had a significant impact on thousands of individuals in the Capital District, including the author. Her life intersected with Abba House when Sister Libby Hoye became her spiritual director during the author’s pursuit of the practice of Centering Prayer. Shortly thereafter, life circumstances resulted in prayer and Abba House becoming her lifelines.

This is the story of two houses: Abba House and the author’s house, and how a spiritual connection kept a family intact during a time when family stress caused by physical and mental illness threatened to pull it apart.