At least once a year since 1997, I have made a private retreat at Christ in the Desert.  This is a relatively new monastery and is located in the high desert of northwest New Mexico next to the Chama river.  They keep the entire Rule of Benedict.  A women's community, Our Lady of the Desert, is a few hundred yards up the valley.  Both communities are members of the Subiaco congregation.

This year I took videos of the guesthouse, the chapel, a small office (terce), and the refectory.  In addition to the Eucharist, the community says seven offices: Vigils, Lauds, none, sext, terce, Vespers, Compline.  None, sext, and terce are the small offices, and this video is of terce (which occurs around 3:30 p.m.  I hope this video gives you a small taste of what it is like to spend eight days on a private retreat with Benedictine monks.