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Translated into English for the first time, Dom Prosper Guéranger’s Liturgical Institutions sets forth an erudite and impassioned history of the Roman Rite and of the depredations it has suffered over the centuries.

Softcover, 210 pages, 6 x 9 inches.

Originally published over the course of eleven years (1840–1851) in three ample volumes that span nearly two thousand pages, Dom Prosper Guéranger’s Liturgical Institutions sets forth an erudite and impassioned history of the Roman Rite and of the depredations it has suffered over the centuries at the hands of “anti-liturgical heretics” whose lineage is by no means exhausted. A vast narrative of astonishing breadth and penetration, the Institutions remains a masterpiece of analysis and synthesis, with striking relevance to our times. In this first-ever English translation of the Institutions, based on Jean […]

Translated into English for the first time, this brief but insightful work of Dom Prosper Guéranger, founder of the Benedictine Congregation of Solesmes, to which Clear Creek Abbey belongs, offers a supernatural view of history viewed through a Christian lens.

Softcover, 72 pages, 5 x 8 inches.

Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Christian Sense of History is a profound meditation on the divine thread woven through the fabric of human events. In this work, Guéranger confronts the rationalist and naturalist interpretations of history that dominated post-Enlightenment thought, arguing instead for a view that recognizes the supernatural as essential to understanding the past. He presents history as “the great theatre where the supernatural performs,” emphasizing the transformative power of Christianity in shaping civilizations and guiding nations through Providence. Saints, martyrs, and […]

We are happy to announce the release of Fr. Francis Bethel’s latest book, From Silence to Silence: A Benedictine Pilgrimage to God’s Sanctuary, published by TAN books.

Hardcover, 312 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

In From Silence to Silence: A Benedictine Pilgrimage to God’s Sanctuary, Fr. Francis Bethel, OSB, a Benedictine monk from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma, draws from the centuries-old monastic tradition of prayer and his own personal experience to provide a spiritual guide for Catholics who want to silence the distracting noise of this fallen world to hear more clearly the quiet or “silent” voice of God. To understand and partake in the divine mysteries requires that we block out the cacophony of disruptions that plague our lives and separate us from God.

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“There was a man of venerable life, Benedict by name and grace, who from the time of his very childhood carried the heart of an old man. His demeanour indeed surpassing his age, he gave himself no disport or pleasure, but living here upon earth he despised the world with all the glory thereof, at such time as he might have most freely enjoyed it. He was born in the province of Nursia of honourable parentage and sent to Rome to study the liberal sciences. But when he saw there many through the uneven paths of vice run headlong to their own ruin, he drew back his foot, but new-set in the world, lest, in the search of human knowledge, he might also fall into the same dangerous precipice. Contemning therefore learning and […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

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 […]