David Hull is part of the York Minster bell-ringers alongside his wife and son.
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 ...
Understanding the Ritual of Bell Ringing For those who engage in daily worship at home, knowing the proper technique for ...
With the Coronation of King Charles III, bell ringers take the spotlight. During the depths of the pandemic, bell ringing in the United Kingdom was at a standstill. Towns and villages went quiet and ...
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 ...
When I was a first-year, I used to think that the chiming bells I’d occasionally hear on campus were caused by the wind. It wasn’t until I spotted poster in the campus center inviting people to a ...
A bell-ringer is hoping a group challenge to ring all 245 bells in an area within one day will inspire others to take up the "dying art". Bell-ringers, young and old, from across Somerset hope to ring ...
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that resonate the deepest, such as “Bell by Bell,” a free event presented annually on the Winter Solstice by the non-profit Make Music New York (MMNY) organization.