Author: Anthony Ruff, OSB
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AMEN CORNER: “Authentic” Chant Interpretation
It is about so much more than getting the rhythms right. It is about singers making the liturgical chant their own.
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As younger Catholics drift away, the church considers what works
From the Boston Globe: “As Younger Catholics Drift Away, the Church Considers What Works.” Some sobering data here. In 1990, one-third of U.S. children were Catholic. Now it’s 20%. 31.2% of U.S. citizens’ childhood affiliation is Catholic, but 20.9% have it as their current affiliation. The numbers for white mainline Protestants are 18% and 13.5%, a…
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The Prayer the Catholic Church Needs
Come, Holy Spirit.
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Sistine Chapel Choir under Investigation
From the Vatican press office, Pray Tell translation: Concerning what is appearing in the press about some occurrences of the Sistine Chapel Choir, it is confirmed: The Holy Father Francis, a few months ago, authorized an investigation into the economic-administrative aspects of the choir. The investigation is ongoing.
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Teaching Liturgy to Undergrads
How to do it?
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Which Office “Counts”?
As an oblate can I fulfill my diaconal ordination promise to pray the Liturgy of the Hours by using a Benedictine version such as Benedictine Daily Prayer?
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Thank You Pray Tell Readers!
Pray Tell readership has increased over 109% in the past year. New users are up 121%.
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Outdoor wedding in New York City
They’re both vegan… and both conservative. He is Jewish, and by the end of the article, you gather that she is Roman Catholic. A priest performed the wedding… outdoors. Lots of pictures of the wedding in the NYTimes story: “Conservative and a Vegan in New York. Wait! You Are Too?”
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Praying the Rosary
Our manner of prayer changes and develops over the course of our life, with hills and valleys, times of consolation and periods of dryness.