In March of 2018 a group of OCF students and Host Parent Howard Webb made a pilgrimage to the Hermitage of the Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia.  They were warmly received, and joined the monks in the services and for meals.  For some, it was their first experience of the monastic life.  A former OCF student from Bloomington, the Monk Michael, has been at the monastery almost 2 years.