Editing Sierra Madre, California (section)

===Mater Dolorosa Monastery===
In the foothills of Sierra Madre is an {{convert|80|acre|ha}} retreat with a fountain and gardens. Mater Dolorosa Monastery's first permanent structure was built in 1931. In 1949, the new retreat house was built and dedicated. The Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center (Mater Dolorosa means "Mother of Sorrows") has provided an environment of peace for monks as well as [[Methodist]]s, and [[Presbyterians]].<ref name="retreat">{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-21-me-5401-story.html |title=In the foothills of Sierra Madre is...| newspaper=Los Angeles Times | first=Cecilia | last=Rasmussen | date=June 21, 1993}}</ref>

Shortly before the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl game]] in 1958, [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] Coach [[Woody Hayes]] started looking for a place to sequester his team. The Mater Dolorosa monastery in Sierra Madre offered secluded serenity, along with a small company of black-robed friars to make sure the team didn't get into any mischief. The [[1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Buckeyes]] won the game.<ref name="retreat" /> Other team coaches have followed suit. [[Bobby Bell]], a [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] linebacker, remembered the team bus pulling into the monastery one late night, with only the headlights and police escort lights shining against the religious statues. He remarked to his coach: "You don't have to worry about bed-check tonight, Coach."<ref name="retreat"/>