The Magic of Chimayó
MAGICAL REALISM WAS NOT SIMPLY a literary genre when I spent summers in Chimayó during my youth. It was a lived experience. I’d venture into the hills behind my grandmother’s home, just a stone’s…
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Tag: Churches & Cathedrals
Relax and Recharge at Bishop’s Lodge
MY FOOTSTEPS BREAK the silence of Archbishop Lamy’s Chapel. Perched atop a small hill on the 317-acre property, the Territorial adobe has been carefully restored to its mid-1800s glory, complete with…
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To See and to Suffer
FROM THE INTERIOR of the dome atop Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, an image of Jesus gazes upon me. Rendered in desert-washed jewel tones highlighted with glints of gold leaf, he looms larger than the…
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San Miguel Chapel's Historic Treasures
LAURIANNE FIORENTINO PULLS OUT HER PHONE and calls up a photo. We’re standing in the 1710 rebuild of San Miguel Chapel, first constructed by Santa Fe’s earliest settlers around a century before then…
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Keeping the Faith for New Mexico's Historic Churches
THE LITTLE CHAPEL IN THE PASTORAL Gallinas River Valley had seen decades of cherished rites before it began to crumble. In 2019, historic preservationists undertook lifesaving actions to firm up San…
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The 21st Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year
ON THE SCREEN, a massive elk with intimidating antlers and a tuft of grass hanging from his mouth moved over a ridge, keeping a watchful eye over two downslope females. We’d just begun debating images…
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"Why I Love New Mexico" Photo Contest
WE KNOW YOU LOVE NEW MEXICO. So we asked New Mexico Magazine readers on Instagram to show us why—and did they ever deliver. Close to 400 entries were submitted using #whyilovenewmexico and…
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Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace is on view at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, in Santa Fe. WHENEVER HE RECEIVES A NEW PARISH assignment, the Reverend Timothy Martinez searches for his family ties…
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The 20th Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year | Mobile
White Sands National Park , photograph by Richard Larsson, second place winner. We are pleased to present the winners of the 20th Annual New Mexico Magazine Photography Contest in the Mobile category…
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The 20th Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year | People
Native American Cowboys , Photograph by Shannon Stevens, Honorable Mention in the People category. We are pleased to present the winners of the 20th Annual New Mexico Magazine Photography Contest in…
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