View Sunday morning of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. A community of monks lives at this Benedictine monastery in the Chama Canyon wilderness, about 75 miles north of Santa Fe. According to its website, ‘The monks here have the goal of living the contemplative life, which St. Benedict, whose Rule is followed, envisions as a life free from all attachments so that a relationship with God becomes their central and even exclusive relationship. Such a life is modeled on the self-sacrificing love of Jesus Christ and empowered by a prayer life in the Holy Spirit as the monk spends his days in prayer and work.’ Photo by Liddie Martinez
The view Sunday morning inside the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, which was founded in 1964 by Fr. Aelred Wall, OSB. To learn more, visit christdesert.org. Photo by Liddie Martinez
The view Sunday morning inside the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, which is in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Another view Sunday morning inside the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Scene of the landscape viewed Sunday around the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Scene of the landscape viewed Sunday around the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Scene of the landscape viewed Sunday around the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Scene of the landscape viewed Sunday around the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. Photo by Liddie Martinez