When the bell’s tone rises in the quiet space of a foyer, the resonance shimmers through clean, gleaming tiles and catches light just as effortlessly as a small star glints across a dark sky. The ...

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 ...