Since 1956, Guest House has offered hope and healing for men and women religious suffering from addiction.
A curated collection of materials, videos, and other resources that promote understanding of addiction and related behavioral health needs.
A curated collection of materials, videos, and other resources that promote understanding of addiction and related behavioral health needs.
Workshops, retreats, and special events provide our clients and the larger religious community an avenue for learning, fellowship, and ongoing support for those in recovery.
Guest House is always there. We stay connected through prayer, retreats, and other resources.
Since 1956 for men and 1994 for women, Guest House has been providing a unique Catholic faith-filled, community atmosphere for clergy and men and women religious who are suffering from:
Austin Ripley founded Guest House in 1956 with what at the time was a revolutionary mission – to treat religious and clergy who suffered from chemical addiction, such as alcoholism. Ripley believed it was essential to treat chemical dependency in an atmosphere that affirms the unique nature of the priesthood and religious life. He also knew that the most effective treatment should use 12-Step recovery to treat physical, spiritual, and mental health disorders.
Time has proven Austin Ripley right. Since its beginning, Guest House has helped thousands of clergy and religious to be released from the ordeal of alcoholism, drug dependency, process addictions, and mental health disorders. Many live renewed productive lives in recovery.
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Guest House will provide person-centered treatment services to those it serves, respecting the dignity of all who enter there and respecting the Catholic Church’s teachings.
Guest House will hold to the highest standards of good stewardship as its commitment to its donor-stakeholders. Guest House will apply the principles of Catholic social justice as its guide in respecting the dignity of all staff and volunteers.
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The programmatic content is vital to physical healing and includes alternative approaches such as tai chi, auricular acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and other exercises. Respectively, spiritual healing is necessary for our priests, deacons, brothers, seminarians, and men and women religious; and we honor their human dignity and vocational callings. Mass is celebrated daily. Experience tells us that a nurturing environment that addresses all aspects of healing supports quality recovery and overall health and wellness – and restores relationships with God and a return to ministry.
The men’s program at Guest House utilizes our newly renovated men’s treatment center on our 105-acre Lake Orion property, complete with ample walking space and retreat-like grounds that are conducive for healing and recovery. The residential facility offers 16 private suites, a dining area with dietician-managed meals and snacks, individualized and group therapy rooms, a common relaxation space, and a chapel.
The women’s program at Guest House is located in our new women’s treatment center, which opened in 2014. The new women’s center is adjoined to the men’s center via an enclosed walkway, allowing staff to support clients in both centers effectively and efficiently. Like the men’s center, the women’s facility offers ten private suites.