“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
In 2007 I made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and visited the Jordan River where John baptized Jesus. When I was there, I remembered that Easter Vigil night so many years ago at Saint Francis. I thought of how I had come to baptism for healing – as a way to turn my life around – offering myself to God through the waters of baptism. In retrospect I see that at the time I did not fully realize what it would all mean for me. But God knew, and that’s all that mattered. As I dipped my head into the River Jordan, I remembered that I have been marked as Christ’s own forever and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and I renewed my desire to keep up my end of the deal. I struggle, but I do my best, and I know that is good enough for God.
Brother Dennis
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION:
GOD of LOVE
A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
by Mirbai Starr
"I was in prison and you visited me."
- Jesus -
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
JESUS
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