A Monument to Devastation

Fire is capricious -- kind of like a tornado. It hits some spots and leaves others untouched. Across Rattlesnake Canyon from Mt. Calvary Monastery is St. Mary's Seminary. One is destroyed and the other spared. Had the fire veered differently a different retreat center would have been lost. This doorway is all that remains of Mt. Calvary. Many times I've entered through these doors. Now they stand as stark reminder of nature's devastating power.

Our prayers continue to be with those in Santa Barbara, the Sylmar area, and other places in Southern California battling fire and wind.

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