- 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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- Dubbed “the Mother Teresa of D.C.,” Sr. Dede continues to provide medical care to the marginalized from her convent basement clinic and administer the abortion pill reversal procedure that has resulted in the delivery of more than a dozen healthy babies.
- ISBN: 9798889113768
- Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 251 pages, includes color photos.
- Published in 2024 and read in the refectory at Clear Creek Abbey in January 2025.
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- "The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger." Father Stanley Rother was true to his word. He did not run. And he was martyred at the age of 46.
- ISBN: 9781681924564
- Softcover, 6 x 9 inches, 256 pages, with color photographs.
- The biography of Oklahoma's own martyr and the first U.S. priest to be beatified.
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- Here, together in a single volume, are the two biographies that many critics consider both Chesterton's best, and the best short portraits ever written of Saint Dominic and Francis.
- ISBN: 9780898709452
- Softcover, 320 pages, 5.25 x 8 inches.
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- A Saint in the Slave Trade, by Arnold Lunn offers philosophical and spiritual insights on how the power of St. Peter Claver's Christian charity revolutionizes and liberates souls in the direst situations.
- ISBN: 9781644135921
- Originally published in 1935, reprinted 2021.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek Abbey starting in February 2024.
- Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5", 199 pages.
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- This greeting card features an image of the statue of St. Benedict in the cloister at Clear Creek Abbey.
- Sold individually; includes envelope.
- 4.25 x 6.25"
- The inside is blank for your own message!
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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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- Two volumes, printed on bible paper with black and red ink, with gilt edges, 6 marker ribbons and a black flexible cover.
- 4.5 x 6.75 inches.
- Reprint of the 1963 Monastic Breviary in Latin only. The last edition before the reforms of Vatican II.
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- Set in rural France, the novel recounts the joys and travails of a young parish priest, tormented by illness and afflicted by awkwardness, as he deals with a colorful cast of local characters and endures deep interior suffering. Accessible to Catholic and non-Catholic readers alike, it is a tour de force of spiritual storytelling, destined to be a classic for generations to come.
- New translation made in 2025 by Michael Tobin.
- Softcover, 288 pages, 5.25 x 8 inches.
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- This inspiring book gives you a splendid example of how to live as a Christian in a secular environment that can be indifferent or hostile to your Faith. For Elisabeth Leseur had two great loves: God and her husband Felix, who was an atheist.
- ISBN: 9781928832485
- Softcover, 6 x 9 inches, 290 pages.
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- In The Life of Union with Mary, Father Neubert not only gives the dogmatic basis for union with Mary, but details methods of working at and achieving it.
- Originally written in French in 1954, translated and published in 1959. Reprinted in 2014.
- ISBN: 9781601140661
- Softcover, 294 pages
- 5.5 x 8.5"
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- 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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- In writing this work, Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., carefully and prayerfully examined the decree on religious life promulgated by Vatican II and uncovered its noble meaning and purpose.
- ISBN: 9781586171193
- softcover, 118 pages, 5.25 x 8"
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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: 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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- In No Strange Land illuminates the richness of mysticism--in the life of Philip Neri--as an “experience of the activity of God.”
- ISBN: 9781621381341
- Softcover, 9 x 6 inches, 296 pages.
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- Real Leather Breviary Cover. Fits all volumes of the Liturgy of the hours or other similar sized Missals, such as the Baronius Press 1962 Hand Missal. Sheepskin leather , interlined and made to a snug finish.
- Outside measurements = Height 2.7" x Width 5.25"X Length 7.5".
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- Cornelius a Lapide (1557 - 1637) created a Scripture Commentary so complete and scholarly that it was practically the universal commentary in use by Catholics (often available only in 30 some Latin volumes) for hundreds of years.
- This volume contains an English translation of the Epistles to Titus, Philemon, and the Hebrews.
- Hardcover, 6 x 9 inches, 482 pages.
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- A Song for Nagasaki tells the moving story of this extraordinary man, beginning with his boyhood and the heroic tales and stoic virtues of his family's Shinto religion. It reveals the inspiring story of Nagai's remarkable spiritual journey from Shintoism to atheism to Catholicism.
- ISBN: 9781586173432
- Softcover, 5.25 x 8 inches, 267 pages.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek in June 2012
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- The story of how Bella Dodd left the Catholic Faith of her childhood to become a high-ranking member of the Communist Party USA, and later found her way back to the Church.
- ISBN: 9781621382928
- Softcover, 5.35 x 8 inches, 264 pages.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek Abbey in 2018.
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- A fascinating autobiography in the spirit of Bl. John Henry Newman, Drawn from Shadows Into Truth: A Memoir is the intriguing story of how a married minister in the Disciples of Christ eventually came to be an ordained priest in the Catholic Church.
- Softcover, 6 x 9 inches, 256 pages.
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- Further Up & Further In: Understanding Narnia by acclaimed Catholic author Joseph Pearce invites readers to return with the eyes of an adult to C. S. Lewis’s magical land of Narnia entered through that most important wardrobe in literary history.
- ISBN: 9781505108668
- Hardcover, 202 pages, 5.5 x 8.5"
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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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- This special 50th anniversary edition includes three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King), along with an extensive new index—a must-own tome for old and new Tolkien readers alike.
- ISBN: 9780618645619
- Hardcover, 1178 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
- Includes Appendices, Index and Maps.
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- Mother Mary Francis sets out to correct the record with the truth and beauty of the vocation to the contemplative life by toppling the “strange gods” that have assumed majesty and power in the post-modern age.
- ISBN: 9781685952495
- First published in 1965. New edition 2023.
- Softcover, 192 pages, 5.5 x 8.5"
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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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- 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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- Part of the very rare breed of Parachute Chaplains, in his case with the 101st Airborne Division, Sampson spent much of his career as an army chaplain in the center of maelstroms of the 20th century. Throughout it all, Sampson offered a valuable Christian witness in the darkest of times and the most difficult of circumstances.
- ISBN: 9780813236575
- Softcover, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 207 pages.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek, Summer 2025.
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- ISBN: 9781505122848
- Hardcover, 5 x 7 inches
- 102 pages.
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- This volume contains the entire ferial Office for the day Hours (Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline) according to the Roman Breviary of 1568.
- Latin only, with musical notation. No English translation.
- ISBN: 9798860889941
- Softcover, 235 pages, 6 x 9 inches.
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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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- 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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- Encouraging humility, patience, prayer, introspection, and love, the Desert Fathers and Mothers have influenced centuries of believers, showing how contemplative practice can reveal the true meaning of everyday life.
- ISBN: 9781557257802
- Softcover, 5.25 x 8"
- 129 pages.
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- Classic translation of the letters of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. This 2003 edition takes into account much modern scholarship on the 469 letters included.
- ISBN: 9780879071622
- softcover, 6.25 x 9.25"
- 562 pages.
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- First published in 1961, The Priest’s Way to God combines chapters giving practical advice on every facet of the priestly life – prayer, the Holy Mass, and the exercise of virtue. It concludes with short but rich chapters on the theological truths that lie at the root of all spirituality – charity, the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in our soul, and total union with Christ.
- ISBN: 9781905574926
- Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5", 182 pages.
- See all the books of Dom Eugene Boylan here.
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- In He Gave Us So Much, Cardinal Sarah traces the spiritual contours of Benedict XVI's life and thought, revealing the image of a man on fire with love for God and neighbor.
- ISBN: 9781621646846
- Hardcover, 231 pages, 5.5 x 8.25"
- Published in 2023.
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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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- 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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- Sigrid Grabner's vivid narrative of the life of Pope Gregory I reads like a novel, evoking the landscape of early medieval Italy with humanity and realism. It brings us face-to-face with a man who, for all his weakness, became an instrument in the hand of God and let himself be made great.
- ISBN: 9781621643647
- Softcover, 6 x 9 inches, 279 pages.
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- The Smile of a Ragpicker brings us the heroic story of Satoko Kitahara, a young, beautiful woman of wealth who gave up her riches and comfort to be among the ragpickers in the Tokyo slums. Motivated by her newfound faith in Christ, she plunged into the life of the poor, regardless of the consequences.
- ISBN: 9781586178819
- Softcover, 5.35 x 8 inches, 254 pages.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek Abbey in January 2018.
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- The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroism, against the great Enemy. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part.
- This deluxe hardcover edition includes Tolkien's own paintings and drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his vision of the First Age of Middle-earth.
- ISBN: 9780063280779
- 6 x 9 inches, 358 pages, includes maps.
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- This deluxe hardcover edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy contains a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien’s own drawings and full-color illustrations, including the rare “Mirkwood” piece.
- ISBN: 9780618968633
- Hardcover, 300 pages, 5.5. x 8.5 inches.
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- In his Sermons on Conversion, St. Bernard of Clairvaux draws a picture of the perfect frontier bishop, and holds him up as a model for bishops everywhere.
- Translated and published in 1981, this volume includes:
- On Conversion: A Sermon to Clerics
- Lenten Sermons on the psalm "He who dwells."
- ISBN: 9780879079253
- Softcover, 282 pages, 5.5 x 8.5"
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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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- Since its first release in 1967, Christy has sold an astonishing 10 million copies. Now the beloved story is available in a special 50th anniversary edition which includes an afterword reflecting on the success of the book and how many people Christy's story has reached, as well as added features like a character list and a town map to enhance the reading experience for fans old and new.
- ISBN: 9781683701323
- Softcover, 6 x 9 inches, 506 pages
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- In An Exemplary Couple: Saint Gianna Beretta and Pietro Molla, you will read the story of the spouses Saint Gianna Beretta and Pietro Molla, and with an account, through direct testimonies, of the most significant moments of their married life.
- ISBN: 9781505132625
- Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 146 pages.
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- The Price to Pay is the true story of Joseph Fadelle's conversion to Christianity. He risks everything--family, friends, his inheritance and home, and even his life--in order to follow Christ.
- ISBN: 9781586175993
- Softcover, 5.25 x 8 inches, 224 pages.
- Read in the refectory at Clear Creek Abbey in 2016.
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- This provocative account of the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico in the 1920s and 1930s tells the stories of eight pivotal players. The saints are now honored as martyrs by the Catholic Church, and the sinners were political and military leaders who were accomplices in the persecution.
- ISBN: 9781621642626
- Softcover, 5.25 x 8 inches, 286 pages.
