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After thirty-nine years of active ministry of spreading the gospel, Brother Alex decided to move on by using his gift: teaching adjudicated youth in a juvenile detention setting. It is a privilege and challenging calling, but with a spirit of martyrdom, he has decided to give all he has. He has also been received well by students who are learning from him. It is a win-win combination.


To focus on the new journey, Martyr Sukbaknam Monastery's name will be changed to Martyr Sukbaknam Hermitage (in Korean 순교자 석박남 허미티지). Religiously, a hermitage is a place where a person or group live and prays. The tradition goes way back to the fourth century in the desert of Egypt. There pious hermits and monks gathered around Nitria and Kllia, where they lived and struggled with asceticism perfection and spiritual battles. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, hermitage is called Skete.


Unlike a monastery, a hermitage does not have permanent buildings or artifacts nor many rules or structures. It can be found in a desert, rural area, or in large cities as well. It can be flexible depending on one's means.


In the website contents wise, there will be more articles and writings about prison life and experience. We have added the Paper and Writings from Prison section that is dedicated to the subject.

Thanks to all those who visited and benefited from the Martyr Sukbaknam Monastery website. And we hope and wish that you continue to visit and pray for the new journey with us.


Best Regards,
Brother Alex