“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 turning of one's heart and will to God does not happen suddenly. Instead, it is a way of life. It is not an enhancement of life, but a gradual movement toward becoming authentically human. It requires patience and persistence. There are no quick fixes or express lanes, just the constant and gentle turning to God."
- 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 ...
