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Read moreAuthor: 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.
NAAL report: CAL; Opening liturgy
Reports from Milwaukee on the meeting of the Catholic Academy of Liturgy (comprised of Catholic members of NAAL) and the opening liturgy.
Read moreDoing NAAL in Milwaukee
The North American Academy of Liturgy is meeting in Milwaukee this week and PrayTell will be there.
Read moreBruce Harbert and Carl Daw at Saint John’s!
In September 2009, the Diekmann Center at Saint John’s School of Theology·Seminary hosted Msgr. Bruce Harbert, executive director of ICEL, to deliver the address “The Missal’s Image of God.” The Rev. Carl Daw, executive director of The Hymn Society of the U.S. and Canada, gave the response. Both are available online.
Read moreWelcome to “Pray Tell”!
Today PrayTell is launched as a joint venture of Liturgical Press and Saint John’s School of Theology·Seminary. This blog is meant to compliment more traditional media, and to offer new modes of communication and dialogue. We welcome unsolicited contributions, all of which will be seriously considered for posting.
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