Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...
From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...
On a beautiful day in a trying political season, Renée Byng Yancey stood outside the Episcopal church across from the White House listening to the bells ring. St. John’s Church, where presidents and ...