Category: Do It Rite
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Corporation Rituals
On 28 August, the New York Times ran a story with the headline “God Is Dead. So Is the Office. These People Want to Save Both.”
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Hard Cases make Bad [Liturgical] Law
As we begin the process of opening up our churches again, we will have to make a lot of changes. Obviously, we all have to get used to changes, even when they seem somewhat burdensome. As Pope Francis said last Sunday at the Regina Caeli address, the reopening of churches must “go ahead with the…
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Eucharistic Prayer II on Sundays
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal number 364 says “Eucharistic Prayer II, on account of its particular features, is more appropriately used on weekdays or in special circumstances.” However, in my experience it is by far the most popular Eucharist Prayer II and is often used even on Sundays. When I was ministering in…
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Do It Rite: The Organist as Artist and Dreamer
Fr. Anthony helps you dream about more interesting hymn playing.
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We Want Your Feedback: Do It Rite
Our graduate assistants, Matt and Alex are away for Thanksgiving Break, so there will not be a video today. We appreciate all of their hard work so far this semester. Instead, we prepared an evaluation form for our Do It Rite series.
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Do It Rite: Leading the Congregation
Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB shares how the organist can help manage the liturgical experience of the congregation as a conductor.
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Do It Rite: Cantors, Get off the Mic!
Fr. Anthony Ruff shares the proper role of the Cantor in this installment.
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Do It Rite: The Liturgy and Silence
Johan van Parys explains the role of silence in the Liturgy.
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Do It Rite: Play the Downbeat!
Our fourth installment of Do It Rite.