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Clear Creek Abbey hosts Empress Zita Symposium 2026

2026-04-08T17:54:21-05:00April 8th, 2026|News|

Servant of God Empress Zita Holy Mass & Symposium at 10am on May 9, 2026.

Holy Mass in honor of Servant of God Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, followed by presentations by

  • our Abbot, the Right Reverend Dom Philip Anderson,
  • Monsieur l’Abbé Jacques Olivier, FSSP,
  • HIRH Princess Maria-Anna Galitzine, and
  • HIRH Princess Xenia Galitzine de Matta.

Catered Meal served by The Clear Creek Guild a Chapter of the Catholic Land Movement.

Reserve a seat soon at their website EmpressZitaCause.com.

Read Father Abbot’s words about Empress Zita in his letter “Humble Nobility“.

Books about Empress Zita

Learn Gregorian Chant – Laus in Ecclesia Level One & Two & Three Courses 2026

2026-04-02T11:34:11-05:00April 2nd, 2026|News|

Clear Creek Abbey will host a week-long instruction in Gregorian chant at three different levels of instruction:

1) Laus in Ecclesia, level 1, for beginners: Gregorian initiation, covering the basics of Gregorian chant, that is, reading the neums, rhythm, modality, Latin pronunciation and verbal rhythm. This level targets the beginner or simply amateur in Gregorian. The student must know how to hold a tune.
Instructor: Kathy Reinheimer.

2) Laus in Ecclesia, level 2, for cantors: covering Gregorian Psalmody and the Divine Office, this level builds on and sharpens the skills learned in the first degree. Prequisites to join level 2: Level 1 or equivalent.
Instructor: Mark Donnelly.

3) Laus in Ecclesia, level 3, for directors of scholae: the concentration is on chironomy and the interpretation of bigger Gregorian pieces.
Instructor: Br. Mark Bachmann, OSB.

Opportunities to sing the chant: two Masses sung in Gregorian […]

Traditional Monastic Breviary is newly republished

2026-02-04T17:14:46-06:00February 4th, 2026|News|

For the first time since 1963, the traditional Breviarium Monasticum, containing the complete Divine Office for the entire year, is now available in a newly-reprinted, high-quality, two volume set.

Black flexible leather cover, 2 volumes, thin Bible paper, printed in red and black with gilt edges and 6 marker ribbons, 4.5 x 6.75 inches.

This Breviary contains all that is necessary to pray the complete Monastic Divine Office of Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline for each day of the liturgical year. This is a reprint of the 1963 Monastic Breviary in Latin only. This was the last edition published before the reforms of Vatican II.

Comparison Guide for the Monastic Office Books Latin only Chant notation Contains Day hours with propers […]

A Monastic Revival in America? An Interview with a Monk

2026-01-22T11:46:29-06:00January 22nd, 2026|Letters to the Friends, News, Videos|

Dear Friends,

Are we living through a renaissance in monastic life? And if so, what does that monastic revival mean for the rest of the Church?

Late last year, Fr. Ambrose Criste, O.Praem., of St. Michael’s Abbey sat down with our very own Fr. Patrick Carter, OSB, to explore these very questions. Their discussion is a compelling and timely one: they cover the history and legacy of the Benedictine monastic tradition, its striking relevance in contemporary society, and its indispensable role in renewing the Church and our society.

They also discuss the role that Our Lady of Clear Creek is playing at this pivotal moment in history—which makes you, our friends, part of this conversation, too!

I hope that you find this conversation as exciting and inspiring as I do. What we are doing here is historic work […]

New Book on the American Catholic Land Movement

2026-01-14T12:45:49-06:00January 14th, 2026|News|

This compelling collection of twelve essays, including one by Fr. Francis Bethel, a monk of Clear Creek, traces the forgotten yet vital history of Catholic agrarian life in America, from early missions and immigrant homesteads to modern efforts at family-based land stewardship. Together, these scholars reveal how faith, work, and land once formed a coherent Catholic way of life—and how they still can.

Softcover, 416 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.

The American Catholic Land Movement: Past, Present, and Future

  • Presents a coherent narrative of the American Catholic land tradition through 12 scholarly essays
  • Explores the impact of key movements such as the Southern Agrarians, the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, and the Catholic Worker movement
  • Analyzes modern efforts—like local, family‑based economic initiatives and homesteading—as practical responses to social and […]

Newly translated work of Dom Prosper Guéranger: The Liturgical Institutions

2025-10-20T16:46:11-05:00October 20th, 2025|News|

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 […]

“The Fire of Faith”: Watch the Short Film

2025-10-01T11:56:44-05:00October 1st, 2025|Fundamental Videos, Letters to the Friends, News, Videos|

Dear Friends,

Recently, a celebrated film crew from Europe journeyed to Clear Creek in an effort to capture a glimpse of our way of life. This stop was part of a longer adventure that took this crew across Europe, tracing the rich and beautiful Benedictine heritage that we do our best to steward in our corner of the Oklahoma plains.

The resulting footage is quite moving. It is a powerful reminder of the role that Benedictine monasticism has played throughout history, and the vital work to which we are being called today.

As the film notes, our community relies on the prayers of faithful men and women from around the world, even as we, in turn, lift the world to God through our work and prayer. I ask that you hold our community in your prayers as we advance […]

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