- Inspired by Benedict XVI's vision of the history of the Church, Joseph Pearce in The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, traces three strands interwoven in Church History: The Good Saints, The Bad Persecutors, and The Beautiful Art.
- Published in 2023 and read in the refectory of Clear Creek Abbey beginning in January 2024.
- ISBN: 9781621645344
- Softcover, 309 pages, 5.25 x 8"
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- The Ordinary of the 1962 Mass in Latin and Spanish.
- Brief notes explain the Action at the altar. Includes prayers for before and after Mass, preparation for the Sacrament of Confession, and the chant notation for the Mass of the Angels.
- 5.5 x 8.5 softcover booklet, 58 pages.
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- This volume contains Saint Bernard's sermons for the liturgical seasons of Lent and Easter. Included are sermons for the Purification, Septuagesima, the feast of Saint Benedict, and the feast of the Annunciation, all of which are interpreted by Bernard in light of the paschal mystery.
- ISBN: 9780879074524
- Softcover, 187 pages, 5.5 x 8.5"
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- Structured around Tolkien’s Middle-earth creation myth, The Flame Imperishable follows the thought of Aquinas as a guide in laying bare the deeper foundations of many of the more familiar themes from Tolkien’s legendarium, including such notions as sub-creation, free will, evil, and eucatastrophe.
- ISBN: 9781621383154
- Softcover, 289 pages, 6 x 9 inches.
- Published in 2017.
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- This book of poems every Catholic should know is an anthology providing the finest Christian verse written during the second millennium of Christianity.
- Imitation leather, 297 pages, 6 x 9"
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- Here is a list of 100 books to read before you die with short reviews written by lay people of all ages and walks of life.
- ISBN: 9781621382683
- Softcover, 6 x9"
- 306 pages.
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- ISBN: 9781644136188
- Softcover, 238 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
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- The impact of Tolkien's great notoriety, his relationship with material possessions, and his deep religious faith are all examined at length in this biography, making it possible to understand both the man and the myth that he created.
- ISBN: 9780898708257
- Softcover, 257 pages.
- 5 x 8 inches
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek September-October 2022
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- ISBN: 9781685951498
- Softcover
- 5.25 x 8 inches
- 222 pages
- Wonderful reflections for Advent by Mother Mary Francis to prepare the soul for Christmas!
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- 1917: Red Banners, White Mantle by Warren H. Carroll
- ISBN: 9780931888052
- Paperback, 138 pages
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- Read in the Refectory of Clear Creek Abbey April 2022.
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- ISBN: 9781619705036
- Hard leather cover
- 5.5 x 7.5 inches, 789 pages
- Novum Testamentum Latine or Latin New Testament is Latin only, with the text of the New Vulgate
- Published by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 3rd edition 2014
- Includes maps
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- ISBN: 9781960711120
- A Brief Introduction to the Traditional Latin Mass by Joseph Shaw.
- 2023 edition
- Paperback
- 84 pages, 4 x 6"
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- This short book will introduce you to a the Servant of God Empress Zita whose Catholic faith and unflinching trust in Our Lord directed her throughout a long life of devoted love.
- Softcover booklet.
- 5 x 7", 20 pages.
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- ISBN: 9781944418601
- Softcover, 133 pages.
- 5 x 8 in (13 x 20 cm).
- Inspiring meditations by Thomistic Theologian Romanus Cessario, OP, on the grace to be a priest.
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- Thomas Aquinas: A Historical, Theological, and Environmental Portrait.
- ISBN: 9780809153862
- Softcover, 404 pages.
- Read in the Refectory at Clear Creek beginning in February 2022.
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- ISBN: 9780898704785
- The fast-paced, moving conversion story of the evangelical preacher and scripture scholar Scott Hahn.
- The monks of Clear Creek are reading this in the refectory, starting in August 2022.
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- ISBN: 978-1887593236
- Softcover, 6 x 9
- 384 pages.
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- ISBN: 9780824524142
- The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century by Robert Royal is a fascinating, edifying, and eye-opening view of the panorama of martyrs of the past century.
- The monks of Clear Creek have read this book in the refectory August - November 2023.
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- ISBN: 9721586119719
- Softcover
- 5.3 x 8 inches
- 284 pages
- Daily reflections for the Lenten season by Mother Mary Francis
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- ISBN: 9780906138700
- 546 pages
- Softcover, 4 x 6 inches
- Great way to dive into the writings of the Fathers of the Church.
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- The Rise and Fall of the Communist Revolution by Warren H. Carroll
- ISBN: 9780931888595
- Paperback, 6 x 9 inches
- 832 pages.
- Read in the refectory of Clear Creek, spring 2021.
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- St. Bernard of Clarivaux's masterful work on The Steps of Humility and Pride shows the uncompromising vehemence of his love for God which drew him to embrace the discipline and to learn the humility which monastic tradition taught.
- ISBN: 9780879071158
- Softcover, 89 pages
- 5.5 x 8.5"
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- If you have ever wondered why a certain children's book or film made you feel uneasy, but you couldn't figure out why, this book is just what you need. This completely revised, much expanded second edition also includes a very substantial recommended reading list of over 1,000 books for kindergarten through highschool.
- ISBN: 9780898706789
- Published in 1998.
- Softcover, 260 pages, 5.24 x 8 inches.
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- In The Path to Rome legendary writer Hilaire Belloc speaks of his walk from Southern France to Rome, while using it as the basis for telling the history of Europe, an exploration of the English language, and the journey to Christ and His Church.
- ISBN: 9781505109221
- Softcover, 308 pages, 5.5 x 8.5"
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- In this new edition of a classic work, the great Catholic apologist and historian Hilaire Belloc examines the five most destructive heretical movements in Christianity.
- ISBN: 9781621641384
- Softcover, 196 pages, 5.25 x 8"
- Originally published in 1938.
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- Hardback PPC
- 176 Pages
- 4.5" x 6.85"
- Baronius Press
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- ISBN: 9780898708240
- Softcover
- 4.75 x 7.75 inches
- 232 pages
- A delightful and humorous introduction to religious life in a Poor Clare monastery!
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- This book of reflections by Msgr. Romano Guardini (1885-1968) helps the reader to gaze upon the face of the Living God and come to know him as he truly is.
- ISBN: 9780918477491
- 154 pages
- 5 x 7 inches
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- ISBN: 9781930278882
- 3.5 x 6", 1248 pages.
- Leather bound.
- The Blessed Sacrament Prayerbook by Fr. Lasance is a classic from 1913 with many novenas, prayers, the ordinary of the Mass and devotions for visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
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- ISBN: 9781619700475
- Hard leather cover
- 5.5 x 7.5 inches, 890 pages
- Greek and Latin New Testament (28th Nestle Aland Greek and New Vulgate Latin)
- Published by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2014
- Includes maps
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- The high-quality features of this newly published edition of the 1962 Missale Romanum include:
- 1264 pages with gilt edges, 8" x 10.5" x 2.25"
- Contains all prefaces, including those of the “Quo Magis” decree of 02/22/2020, with Gregorian Chant notation.
- Table of movable feast days, added up to the year 2077.
- Bound in deluxe red leather with silver foil stamping.
- The high-quality features of this newly published edition of the 1962 Missale Romanum include:
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- The Masses of Holy Week (Palm Sunday and the Triduum) and the complete Office of Tenebrae in the Roman Rite (i.e., pre-1955). With full text in Latin and English, Gregorian chants, and illustrations.
- ISBN: 9781960711700
- Softcover, 488 pages, 6 x 9 inches.
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- ISBN: 9781619700468
- Hard leather cover
- 5.5 x 7.5 inches, 890 pages + dictionary (220 pages)
- Greek New Testament (28th Nestle Aland)
- Published by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012
- Includes maps
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- ISBN: 9781586177096
- Hardcover, 329 pages, including 24 pages of photos.
- 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
- Read in the refectory of Clear Creek, starting December 2021.
- When Hitler Took Austria: A Memoir of Heroic Faith by the Chancellor's Son, by Kurt Von Schuschnigg with Janet Von Schuschnigg. His memoir is a tribute to the faith, hope and perseverance of his family and the many people who took great risks in order to help them survive Nazi rule and the Second World War.
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- Jérôme Lejeune: A Man of Science and Conscience by Aude Dugast.
- French edition published in 2019. This English translation was published in 2021 by Ignatius Press.
- ISBN: 9781621644118
- Softcover, 393 pages.
- Read in the Refectory of Clear Creek Abbey starting in February 2022.
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- ISBN: 9781685950217
- Paperback, 5 x 8", 106 pages.
- But I Have Called You Friends: Reflections on the Art of Christian Friendship by Mother Mary Francis. Succinct and inspiring, this book is ideal reading for those living or discerning the vocations of marriage, priesthood, or religious life, as well as for all who have heard Christ’s invitation to friendship with him.
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- Loreto Publications
- ISBN: 9781930278332
- Paperback
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- 280 pages
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- Thomas More by R. W. Chambers is a scholarly yet eminently readable account of the life of a great statesman, scholar, and saint.
- Softcover, 5.5. x 8.5"
- 413 pages.
- Includes index and several illustrations.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek Abbey, beginning in November 2022.
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- ISBN: 9781935302353
- Binding: Premium UltraSoft
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
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- ISBN: 9781944418175
- Softcover, 288 pages.
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
- Read in the refectory of Clear Creek, October-December 2021.
- The English Way is a compilation of the lives of great English saints by some of the greatest English writers of the 20th century.
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- ISBN: 9781586170141
- Softcover, 390 pages.
- 5 1/4 x 8 inches.
- Christ the Ideal of the Priest is a classic work on the priesthood by a Benedictine abbot, Bl. Dom Columba Marmion.
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- ISBN: 9798986815701
- Queen Isabel of Spain comes to life as a powerful and compelling figure under the pen of renowned Catholic historian Dr. Warren Carroll.
- Softcover, 6 x 9"
- 454 pages.
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- ISBN: 9781930278264
- First published in 1912, reprinted by Loreto Publications.
- Softcover, 428 pages