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New from Abbey Editions: The Spiritual Life and Prayer by Mother Cécile Bruyère

2025-06-18T17:02:16-05:00June 17th, 2025|News|

Abbey Editions, the imprint of the monks of Clear Creek, has just republished The Spiritual Life and Prayer According to Holy Scripture and Monastic Tradition by Mother Abbess Cécile Bruyère.  This is a newly typeset edition based on the first English edition of 1900.

Softcover, 304 pages, 6 x 9 inches.

The Spiritual Life and Prayer explores monastic spirituality and prayer, deeply rooted in the Scriptures and monastic tradition. Mother Abbess aims not to satisfy the reader’s curiosity but to increase “in souls, even in this world, the desire of union with God, for the glory of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, who will be the object of their contemplation for all eternity.” She treats in these pages the nature of prayer, the transforming power of […]

New from Abbey Editions: Little Jamie in Paradise

2025-04-30T16:42:59-05:00April 30th, 2025|News|

Abbey Editions, the imprint of the monks of Clear Creek, has just published for the first time in English, Little Jamie in Paradise, written by a monk of Solesmes.

Full of charm, simplicity, yet deep theological insights, this story of a young boy’s death and entry into Paradise is a unique work which will delight hearts and raise the eyes of the soul to heavenly things.

Hardcover, 44 pages, 6 x 9 inches.

Full of charm, simplicity, yet deep theological insights, this story of a young boy’s death and entry into Paradise is a unique work which will delight hearts and raise the eyes of the soul to heavenly things. A favorite of the monks!

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About the Author:

Born in the diocese of Autun in […]

Glimpse into the Cloister: How to read a book in Lent

2025-04-11T11:51:59-05:00April 2nd, 2025|Glimpse into the cloister|

In his Rule, St. Benedict speaks of the practices that monks will take up during Lent.

This rule, written almost one thousand five hundred years ago, describes choosing Lenten practices in a way that is very familiar to Catholics today. The monks are told to choose some extra prayers or penance, with the approval of the abbot, in order to sanctify the time as they prepare with joy for the great Feast of Easter.

But there is another practice described by Saint Benedict that is much less known and much less followed. The monk, in the mind of St. Benedict, is supposed to incorporate another aspect to his Lenten observance that will greatly enrich his prayers and penance: the Lenten Book….

The Lenten book can be […]

Salve Regina: A Monastic Introduction to the Chant

2025-01-08T17:46:18-06:00August 13th, 2024|Videos|

The Choirmaster of Clear Creek Abbey gives an introduction to one of the most well-loved pieces of Gregorian Chant: the beautiful antiphon to Our Lady, Salve Regina. View our Books about Gregorian Chant View our Gregorian Chant Albums

Learn Gregorian Chant

New from Abbey Editions: The Rule of Saint Benedict in English and Latin

2024-08-02T15:59:14-05:00August 2nd, 2024|News|

Abbey Editions, the imprint of the monks of Clear Creek, has just released a new edition of the Rule of Saint Benedict in English and Latin. The Latin text is the one used by the monks of Clear Creek at the Chapter of Prime and also forms the basis for the authoritative Commentary of Dom Delatte on the Rule. The English text is the translation made by Abbot Justin McCann a century ago, modified according to American spelling.

Hardcover, 168 pages, includes index.

The great achievement of St. Benedict, through which the essentials of Western civilization were preserved amid the chaos and confusion of the Dark Ages, cannot be overestimated. And the Rule which he established for his monks has had an influence throughout European […]

New Gregorian Chant Manual: Laus in Ecclesia Level Two

2024-07-03T12:42:59-05:00July 3rd, 2024|News|

The monks of Clear Creek are happy to announce the publication of Level 2 of the popular program for learning Gregorian Chant, Laus in Ecclesia.

Developed by the Schola Saint Grègoire in France, Laus in Ecclesia is a three-level course intended to train the faithful, choir members and directors to sing competently and beautifully within the context of the Mass and the Divine Office.

Level one was published in 2017 and sold through the first edition, so a 2nd edition is now available with improved features, such as spiral binding to allow the book to lie open and uncoated paper that is easier to write upon. Level two has just been published for the first time in English, with Level three projected […]

Glimpse into the cloister: Monastic Horarium

2024-06-22T16:26:53-05:00June 22nd, 2024|Glimpse into the cloister|

When Saint Anthony went out into the desert, there were no monasteries or rules, just a few other hermits living by the towns, each one following his own way of life. Having been inspired by hearing the Gospel calling him to poverty, Anthony had arranged things and had taken himself to an abandoned place. He sought out the few hermits and holy men that he could find to learn what he could about the ascetical and spiritual life.

Yet his life lacked structure and direction. He tried to dominate his passions with constant prayer and harsh fasting. But he was still plagued by temptations and evil thoughts that he could not drive away.  He was awash due to the inability to control distractions and to use his time well. […]

Dom Guéranger on Our Lady at Pentecost

2024-05-17T20:03:59-05:00May 17th, 2024|Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year|

Our Lady at Pentecost

by Dom Prosper Guéranger, founding Abbot of the Congregation of Solesmes, taken from his treatment of Whit Sunday in Volume 9 of his Liturgical Year.

Here is a new mission opened for Mary. The Church is born; she is born of Mary. Mary has given birth to the bride of her Son; new duties fall upon the Mother of the Church. Jesus has ascended into heaven, leaving Mary upon the earth, that she may nurse the infant Church. Oh! how lovely and yet how dignified, is this infancy of our dear Church, cherished as she is, fed, and strengthened by Mary! But this second Eve, this true Mother of the living, must receive a […]

Refectory Reading: Carlo Acutis: A Saint in Sneakers

2024-04-11T13:59:18-05:00April 11th, 2024|Refectory Readings|

At the evening meal in the refectory, the monks are reading Carlo Acutis: A Saint in Sneakers by Courtney Mares, recently published in 2023.

From a young age, Carlo’s enthusiasm for Jesus was contagious. His witness brought his own family back to faith. Carlo called the Eucharist “my highway to heaven” and was eager to tell everyone about the incredible reality of Christ’s true presence in the world.

How does a city boy who only lived to the age of fifteen “go viral” more than a decade after he died? Discover the story of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial to be beatified by the Catholic Church.

Born in 1991, the same year as the launch of the World Wide Web, Carlo has been hailed by the pope as an example of love and holiness […]

St Benedict Transitus 2024

2024-03-23T12:08:04-05:00March 21st, 2024|Homilies of Father Abbot|

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
My Very Dear Sons,

When Saint Peter declared to the Lord that he and the other Apostles had “left all things” and followed Him, he could not have realized the immense consequences of his words. He certainly did not consider at that precise moment how thousands upon thousands of human beings in future times would imitate his example by giving up all their earthly possessions, in order to be more perfect followers of Christ. How could he have known in his day that hermits, monks and nuns would someday fill the desert places of earth like so many John the Baptists? Surely, it did not cross Peter’s mind on that particular occasion, as he spoke with Jesus in the land beyond the Jordan, that he was actually tracing a […]

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