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Month: February 2010

  • RIP Richard Hillert

    Lutheran composer Richard Hillert passed away February 18th. He was Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus at Concordia University Chicago. He wrote many articles and composed many hymns and pieces of service music, among which is the widely used “This is the Feast of Victory.”

  • A Comment on Comments

    Pray Tell’s editorial committee had a great meeting this week. Interesting questions like these came up: …

  • RIP Richard Proulx

    Richard Proulx, master composer and faithful servant of the reformed liturgy, passed away February 18th. He had been received into the Episcopal Church by the bishop of Chicago just a few months ago. May heavenly choirs now welcome him into paradise.

  • Archbishop Coleridge’s Perth Address

    Here is the audio file of Archibishop Mark Coleridge’s address in Perth on the upcoming English missal.

  • A hunger for the fast

    “For those who do too much,” the lector read, “for those who eat and drink too much, or spend too much, or hurry too much, may the discipline of fasting bring simplicity and peace…”

  • Sacrifice by Robert Daly, SJ

    Happily, this is no longer something about which informed Protestant and Catholic theologians need to argue. One representative Protestant theologian, on becoming aware of the trinitarian understanding of sacrifice expounded here, was heard to exclaim: “If we had only known this four hundred years ago we could have saved ourselves a lot of trouble.”

  • Singing the Lord’s Song in Vietnam

    Here is an interesting and moving report on Catholics in Vietnam issuing hymnals and singing hymns under adverse political conditions.

  • Let us pray for our Catechumens and Elect

    Once again it is that great season when catechumens (they’re the “elect” during Lent after the Rite of Election) are preparing for baptism at the Easter Vigil. We stand before great and awesome mysteries. Throughout this Lent, let us pray for those preparing for baptism.

  • Of Spirit and Soul

    I have read books about it for years. I have attended conferences, workshops and retreats. And yet, I am not sure I can define it. I am referring to spirituality. Spirituality is so often spoken about, and yet, it is in essence unspeakable; it is the topic of great lectures and the result of much…