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 this ancient, holy, necessary work.
In Our Lord and Our Lady,
+br. Philip Anderson, abbot of Clear Creek
