Life in the desert night. The desert fathers along with desert mothers were early christian hermits ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the scetes desert of egypt beginning around the third century adthe apophthegmata patrum is a collection of the wisdom of some of the early desert monks and nuns in print as sayings of the desert fathersthe most well known was anthony the great who moved to the desert in ad. An epic weekend of adventure into science of ufos extraterrestrial life ancient aliens human origins crop circles government disclosure ufo sightings forbidden archaeology contact experiences and the need to know. Dear visitors and guests blessings to you. As the abbot of this monastery i extend a most warm encouraging and welcoming invitation for all persons to visit us.