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Guest House, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, licensed addiction treatment facility. It was May 20, 1956, when Austin Ripley’s dream became a reality.

Guest House owes its existence to the inspiration and dedication of one man, founder Austin Ripley who was always known as “Rip.” He joined Alcoholics Anonymous in 1942 when that fellowship was still small and embraced its principles with an enthusiasm that never wavered. A chance meeting with a priest in a bar led him to discover that priests were joining AA but failing to achieve sobriety. Becau

se the AA program was working so well for others, Rip made a special effort to find ways of helping priests. The doors of Guest House opened to care for priests and seminarians suffering from alcoholism. Ripley, a recovering alcoholic, recognized that priests had a more difficult time in recovery than lay people. He believed Guest House could help priests successfully recover and restore their relationship with God. In 1994, Guest House introduced a separate program for women religious. Today, both programs operate simultaneously on the 105-acre campus in Lake Orion, Michigan, treating clergy and men and women religious suffering from substance use disorders, process addictions and compulsive overeating. We are grateful to continue our ministry of saving lives, saving vocations and strengthening Catholic communities.

06/01/2026

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05/31/2026

Today is Trinity Sunday ✝️
In the mystery of the Trinity, we see a perfect unity of love—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
May that same love guide our hearts and our mission of hope and healing. 💙

05/29/2026

🏗️ Exciting progress is happening across campus!

Construction on our new Health and Wellness Center continues to move forward. This week, we're also upgrading our fiber optic network across the Guest House campus buildings as part of our ongoing campus improvement project.

05/28/2026

We thank God for 70 years of faith, hope, and healing—and for every life changed along the way. 💙

Though this anniversary month comes to a close, we will continue celebrating this incredible milestone throughout 2026.

A special thank you to everyone who joined us for Pentecost Sunday Mass as we celebrated the day Guest House first opened its doors. We are deeply grateful to all who came together in prayer and gratitude to honor this meaningful moment in our history.

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

This Pentecost Sunday we celebrate Mass in the Scripps Mansion—the very place where Guest House opened on Pentecost in 1956.

Come, Holy Spirit—renew this mission and all who walk through these doors.

70 Years of Hope & Healing!

05/22/2026

Construction continues to move forward at our Health & Wellness Center, with masonry work carrying on throughout this week. It’s exciting to see more progress take shape each day as this project continues.

Last week, during the community water main break, we also paused any construction activity that required water usage as part of our effort to help conserve resources during the emergency.

We’re grateful for the hard work of everyone involved!

Address

1601 Joslyn Road
Lake Orion, MI
48360

Telephone

+18006266910

Website

http://GuestHouse.org/

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