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Our Ardent Prayers for God’s Protection on All Peoples
Lunch Break on the Farm
Dom Manuel Gonzales Aguilera, O.S.B. Called to Eternal Life
March 6, 2020 This morning our confrere DOM MANUEL GONZALES AGUILERA, O.S.B. of the Monastery of Santa Maria y Todos Los Santos died. D Manuel was 75 years old and in his 23nd year of monastic profession when the Lord called him. Santa Maria y Todos Los Santos is a...
Church Steeples of New Mexico
“If Today You Hear God’s Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts” Psalm 94.
Sunset In The Canyon
Salt of the Earth
Monks Visiting Echo Amphitheater
Ash Wednesday
Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Joel 2:12-18; Second Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Gospel According to Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. The readings for Mass today set the tone for the entire season of Lent which we now begin. Keep in mind the word “Lent” comes from the same...
In the Morning, Fill Us With Your Love, O Lord.
Contemplative Community
At Christ in the Desert we live our monastic life in community. There are times and places for solitude and privacy during each day, but much of what we do, be it prayer in church, our work, indoors or outdoors, meals in the refectory and recreation some days, we do...
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Scripture Readings: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; First Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5: 38-48 When preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation as a seventh-grader in a Catholic school many moons ago, we adolescents were reminded by the nuns teaching that we were temples of...
“All You Beasts, Wild and Tame, O Bless The Lord” (Book of Daniel)
Monastic Exchange
“Lord, in Your Light We See Light” (Psalm 36:9)
Four Novices Profess First Vows: Feast of Saint Scholastica
Feast of Saint Scholastica, February 10, 2020
Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The familiar and famous words of Jesus to Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany, deserve special attention on this day, the Feast of Saint Scholastica, sister of Saint Benedict, and the day on which our...
Dom Joseph Kuchta Chylinski Makes Solemn Vows
On Sunday, February 2nd, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, our Dom Joseph Kuchta Chylinski made his solemn vows, becoming a permanent member of our monastery. The day was beautiful in every way and...
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