Author: Anthony Ruff, OSB
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Abbey Organ Chronicles: The Pipes Arrive!
Here are some photos of the work and fun.
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For Amazon Synod: 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Today the 40 days of prayer and fasting for the Amazon synod called for by Cardinal Burke begins. I’m in, are you? One decade of the Rosary daily, one day per week of fasting. Let’s all unite with our Amazon brothers and sisters for this wonderful, dynamic event in the life of the church. awr
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16 Theses on Celibacy
In the context of the upcoming Amazon synod, ongoing scandals, and Pope Francis’s efforts to renew and reform the church, the book is timely.
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An Independence Day Homily
Mass on this day is a welcome retreat from all the noise, and a gift.
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Receiving Communion: A Corpus Christi Examination of Conscience
There is more to the mystery of the blessed Eucharist than the human mind can grasp.
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Does Preaching Make Any Difference Whatsoever?
If preaching doesn’t make a difference in the lives of listeners, it’s a waste of time.
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How normal people talk
Let’s speak less churchy vernacular and more vernacular vernacular.
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Saint John’s Abbey among Vital Worship Grant Recipients from Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Promoting congregational singing – as the abbey pipe organ is nearly doubled in size.
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Can You Start Over in Lent?
This Lent was going to be so good…