Brothers of the Desert: The Story of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert

Located in the spectacular Chama River Canyon of northern New Mexico the Monastery of Christ in the Desert has both struggled for survival and flourished with plenty since its founding in 1964. Throughout the years the monastery has offered men a spiritual life of work and prayer in the Benedictine tradition of the primitive observance and has welcomed guests of all faiths to join the brothers in chanting the prayers of the Divine Offices. As Abbot Philip Lawrence notes in his foreword this book is the story of the joys and sorrows agonies and ecstasies setbacks and accomplishments of our monastery.