St. Barbara Orthodox Monastery.

"'One day I received a check from the IRS,' says Mother Victoria. 'I couldn't imagine what it was for. I tried calling them, repeatedly.' She looks at me levelly and raises an eyebrow. 'Have you ever tried calling the IRS?' Despite tireless attempts to penetrate the IRS force field, no information was forthcoming, and so Mother Victoria did the only sensible thing. 'Lo and behold, it was just enough money to get started.' She and a willing novice moved into a two-bedroom cottage near the intersection of Castillo and West Victoria Streets, near the bright-blue Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church there. They bought some groceries, the necessary texts, a couple sticks of furniture and began holding the daily round of Orthodox monastic services in the living room. It was slow going, and after a year Mother Victoria's novice left to go to an established monastery in Pennsylvania. Then, the IRS called. They'd sent the check to the wrong recipient and would she please send it back? 'I couldn't send it back. I'd spent it!' she says. The IRS negotiated very reasonable terms with her and she paid it back over time. The whole episode may constitute the first time the IRS has inadvertently founded a monastery...."

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