“Love must act as light must shine and fire must burn.”
- Fr. James Huntington, OHC
We are a monastic community dedicated to prayer and prison ministry located in Oceano, California
The Fire of Divine Love
Wind whipping
flames dancing like tongues
the promise fulfilled
we are not left alone
but infused with the divine fire
of truth
of love
the fiery furnace of the Spirit
now burning within our hearts
teaching
guiding
like a crucible
burning off the dross
until only love remains
Brother Dennis

"I was in prison and you visited me."
- Jesus -
"No matter who we are, where we have been, what we have done or had done to us, no one is beyond the grace and love of God."
- Brother Dennis -

VOICES FROM INSIDE
I have lived with the same person for almost 10 years, and this week she moved to a minimum unit. It felt like a family member moving out.
I think part of joy is not only what we feel for ourselves, but also for others. I wasn’t happy about losing daily contact with such an important person. Yet, that sadness didn’t keep me from feeling happy that her moving might get her out the gate a little sooner ...