Monks from the Monastery of Christ in the Desert will be leading an audience in chanting the Divine Office on Feb. 20 at Rothko Chapel. The centuries-old Christian monastic tradition will be sung in ...

If you drive about an hour and a half north of Santa Fe, N.M., into a place called the Chama Canyon, you might hear the clanging of church bells in the distance. The Monastery of Christ in the Desert ...

Seeking solace in the desertThe river’s banks are lush and fertile, covered with coarse grasses that blend with gray-green sage and desert bushes. They almost hide the monastery from view, except for ...

My introduction to composer Robert Kyr was a result of foolishness and grace. I didn't know anything about him or his luminous music before New Year's Eve 2008. On that fateful day, my friend Bill and ...