Monastery of St. John the Baptist

We are monks from different nationalities living together in a communal life style under the Omophorion of Archbishop Benjamin, Bishop of the Diocese of the West of the Orthodox Church of America.We strive to bring about the presence of Christ in the world, through prayer, sacrificial love, and serving others in need.Monasticism in our belief is not a way of avoiding the world, but it is a way of being set apart for the sake of the world.We pray, because the world and the church are in need of t...