Built in 1919, St. Patricio-St. Bridget Chapel was the vision of Father Braun, who wanted a chapel located in areas of the reservation that he could not regularly reach. The generous financial gift of two East Coast nuns provided the resources to build the small chapel. After many years of neglect, the chapel has recently been renovated.

Sitting on Hwy. 70 as it winds its way through the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, St. Joseph’s is the realized dream of Father Albert W. Braun. Braun, a young Franciscan Friar, arrived at the reservation in 1916, following service in World War I. Braun started construction with few funds and the help of local Mescaleros. The church was completed in 1939. Among many stunning features contained in the church is the icon, “The Apache Christ," behind the altar.

Located in Tularosa, San Francisco de Paula Church was built in 1865. The church was built as a place of peace and tranquility. Church history tells that local residents built the church in response to a military victory over Indians in the region. The women and children prayed to St. Francis during the battle, pledging to build a church to their patron saint if they prevailed in the battle of Round Mountain. True to their word, the church was built. San Francisco de Paula Church received a major renovation in 1956.

This small place of worship, with religious tiles and sacred pictures on the walls and handcrafted metal light fixtures, was designated as a shrine in 1968. It was built in 1916, under Father Fernando Ortiz. After it fell into a state of decay, Thomas Ryan III, who bought the Albert Fall Ranch, had it restored. He also helped set up the fourteen Stations of the Cross around the little white adobe building.