Anthony Ruff, OSB
Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB, is a monk of St. John's Abbey. He teaches liturgy, liturgical music, and Gregorian chant at St. John's University School of Theology-Seminary. He is the founder of the National Catholic Youth choir. He is widely published and frequently presents across the country on liturgy and music. He is the author of Sacred Music and Liturgical Reform: Treasures and Transformations, and of Responsorial Psalms for Weekday Mass: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter. He does priestly ministry at the local county jail and the neighboring community of Benedictine sisters in St. Joseph.
Posts by Anthony Ruff, OSB:
Thanks, Rita / awr is back
Monday, June 17th, 2013Posted in Announcements | 4 Comments
Rita Ferrone at the Helm of Pray Tell
Saturday, May 18th, 2013Tags: Pray Tell, Rita Ferrone
Posted in Announcements | 1 Comment
RIP Kevin Seasoltz: “…these changes were heartrending…”
Friday, May 3rd, 2013Tags: Abbot John Klassen OSB, Fr. Kevin Seasoltz OSB, Homily, Liturgiam Authenticam, Obituaries
Posted in Church Reform, Translation / New Missal | 7 Comments
An abbey candidate ponders his calling
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013Tags: Saint John's Abbey
Posted in Humor | 17 Comments
Please pray for Fr. Kevin Seasoltz
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Tags: Fr. Kevin Seasoltz OSB
Posted in Announcements | 39 Comments
Corpus Christi Watershed overshoots
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013Tags: Corpus Christi Watershed, Graduale Romanum, Hymnals, Msgr. Richard Hilgartner, Propers
Posted in BCDW / USCCB, Music: Chant, New Missal Implementation | 33 Comments
Unvested Altar Servers
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Tags: Altar Servers, Papal Liturgy, Pope Francis, Vesture
Posted in Pope Francis, Reform of the Reform | 117 Comments
Pope Francis Reverts to Pastoral Staff of Paul VI
Sunday, April 7th, 2013Tags: Ferula, Papal Liturgy, Pope Francis
Posted in Art and Architecture, Pope Francis | 70 Comments
Vernacular liturgy and Pope Francis’ “hermeneutic of continuity”
Saturday, April 6th, 2013Tags: Hermeneutic of Continuity, Hermeneutic of Rupture, Liturgical Renewal, Papal Liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, The Lateran Basilica, Vernacular
Posted in CDW / Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis | 72 Comments