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The likely final bunch of roses for decorating our church were cut in our cloister garden on October 8th. That is very late for us for having fresh flowers, especially roses. In addition, even a lingering Easter lily was found in the garden as well. We always plant the lilies after they fade in church during the Easter season.
Mild temperatures have prevailed over the ...
Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 26:6-10; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 22:1-14
Reflecting on the Gospel passage today, I would ask: who of us hasn’t been to a wedding? I think we are all familiar with the atmosphere of a wedding: the necessary preparation, the actual ceremony, subsequent hoopla, ...
Autumn 2026 is now underway, but so far we have not received any early morning frost in our Chama Canyon setting. That means the roses in our cloister garden are still blooming.
Abundant rainfall over the past many days has added to the longevity of the roses as well, as seen in today’s photo, where they have been used to decorate in our church over the past months.
Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 5:1-7; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Philippians 4:6-9; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 21:33-43
In this Sunday’s Gospel parable, Jesus uses the imagery of growing grapes and making wine to convey an important message. Jesus often used familiar imagery of the day to make clear points about how God enters peoples’ lives and ...
While enjoying rainfall over the past several days, Saturday also provided some morning mist to enhance the landscape, evident in today’s photo.
The recent rains have made Forest Service Road 151 leading to the Monastery wet and muddy in quite a few places. Some vehicles have gotten stuck.
No rain fell Saturday, so the road is drying up, though washouts in place...