As I sat and pondered the fires [in Sierra Madre], I remembered the major fire of 1952 that devastated this very same property. I remembered the hard work and determination of the community at the time and the grandson of the builder of our Monastery (1930s), who helped with the rebuilding. Slowly, I found myself in an atmosphere of gratitude and optimism and hope.
~Br. John Rockenbach, C.P.
