{"id":70743,"date":"2026-05-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=70743"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:59:09","slug":"podcasts-acus-speaking-of-liturgy-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/podcasts-acus-speaking-of-liturgy-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts: ACU\u2019s Speaking of Liturgy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Staff, May 20, 202<\/em>6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pray Tell&nbsp;<\/em>is pleased to present&nbsp;<em>Singing Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs<\/em>, the latest episode from the Australian Catholic University Centre for Liturgy\u2019s podcast series,&nbsp;<em>Speaking of Liturgy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rev. D&#8217;Arcy Wood<\/strong> describes the significance of music for the Church at prayer and explores how to approach choosing suitable music for the liturgy, bearing in mind the singing ability of worshippers and available musical leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The podcast can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/eas\/pb-dkkgy-1abe36d\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Tonga,\u00a0<strong>Rev. Dr D&#8217;Arcy Wood<\/strong>\u00a0holds BA (Hons), MA and BD (Hons) degrees from Melbourne and a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He spent 15 years lecturing in theology and liturgy in Adelaide and was President of the Uniting Church in Australia 1991-94. D&#8217;Arcy served on the editorial committee of three ecumenical hymnals: The Australian Hymn Book (1977), Sing Alleluia (1987) and Together in Song (1999). 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