Photo Gallery and Virtual Tour

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The Abbey Church

Abbey Church Interior

The crosses placed on the mountain top by monks compliment the cross of the crucifix

Abbey Church Interior

Abbey Church at Easter

Abbey Church Icons of the Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist, and St. Benedict

The Cloister

Cloister Fountain

Cloister Portal

Little Cloister

View of Enclosure

Little Cloister

Little Cloister with Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Abbot's Table in the Refectory

Cloister Library

Cliffside view of the main cloister.

Monastic Life

The main meal in the refectory.

Brothers setting the table in the refectory

Brothers serving the guests in the refectory

Refreshments in the lobby after Sunday Mass

Preparing the ground for growing hops

Brother working in art studio

Collecting the harvest from the vegetable garden

Garden produce.

Hops harvest and sorting

Tending the cloister grounds

Working in the vegetable garden

Brother walking "Sister Harley"

"Brother Joshua" and friend playing

Inspecting the garden

Brothers meeting on the trail

Brothers taking a Sunday hike

(Guests are not allowed to hike behind the cloister.)

Lay observers on a hike

Halloween party preparations

Rose soap waiting for packaging

Procession after main meal

Abbot Philip with "Brother Joshua"

Novice Master and his students

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Music practice for the Divine Office

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Sunday recreation with guests

Monastic cemetery

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Guests and The Guesthouses

Guests in the lobby

The main guesthouse with its 13 rooms and common area

Guesthouse private garden

Guest in contemplation

St. John Paul II Meditation Garden next to the Abbey church

Inside the guesthouse private garden

Walking path to the Chama River

Guesthouse common area, kitchenette, and library

Simple accommodations for guests

Wooden statue of St. Francis in the guesthouse private garden

The Chama River and surrounding cliffs are less than 1/4 mile from the guesthouse

Guests have a fabulous view

Guesthouse room seven is always in high demand...

Ranch House common room

Entrance to the Ranch House

Meditation garden and Gallina Mesa

Day visitors outside the Abbey church

Guests are invited to share in the daily work of the monastery

Liturgy

Gospel procession during Holy Mass

Abbot leads the Schola during Holy Mass

Monastic choir at a Sunday Lauds

Sunday Mass procession

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Brother plays organ for Sunday Vespers

Monastic choir singing antiphonally (from one side of the Abbey church to the other)

St. Antony’s Novitiate

Calling the brothers to prayer: St. Antony’s Novitiate.

Entering St. Antony’s Novitiate.

Novices reside in the separate cloister of St. Antony's

The Novitiate is located 1/4 mile north of the main cloister

Novitiate chapel

The pelican feeds its young from its own flesh -- an ancient symbol of the Eucharist

Chama River Canyon

The monastery is located at the end of a glorious 13 mile drive through the Chama River Canyon.

Traffic in Chama Canyon

Prints from Images of the Desert

You may purchase plaques or prints of breathtaking images from Erik Stensland’s Images of the Desert, either online or by walking into the gallery itself (located next to the monastery gift shop.) Use discount code, “CITD” as that will give you a discount on your order and ensure that Images of the Desert sends 40% of the sale price back to the Monastery.

Images of the Desert Gallery

Images of the Desert Gallery

Ceiling of Lights

Ceiling of Lights

As the World Turns

As the World Turns

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