Workshop participants will have the opportunity to sing along with the Benedictine monastic community in the beautiful Church of Our Lady of Einsiedeln.
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Category: Music: Hymns
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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Do You Sing Even when You Don’t Want to?
What songs has your parish sung during this Eastertide? Better yet, did any songs bring much rejoicing to your heart? Did any songs bring much weeping and gnashing of teeth?
Read moreNew Music Review: Known Unknowns
Review of Known Unknowns, a collection of hymn texts by John L. Bell and Graham Maule
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Gregorian Chant with Anthony Ruff: January 16-19
Study Gregorian Chant with expert specialist Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB in 2019.
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Sarum Sequence for the Third Sunday of Advent
Continuing my project of offering translations and versifications of sequences appearing in the Sarum rite marking the four Sundays of Advent.
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Hymns in the Liturgy of the Hours [UPDATED]
“Over time, individuals and communities learn to taste and appreciate the native sobriety of the Latin hymns”
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This Is My Song
I am grateful that our PCUSA denominational hymnal does not include the U.S. national anthem.
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National Anthems in Church Hymnals?
A viewpoint on national anthems in Christian liturgy.
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Authenticity in Communal Prayer
Does our communal prayer dare to reflect the reality of the people of God?
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