HEILIGENKREUZ, AUSTRIA — Working to reach No. 1 on the charts? Try praying. That’s how the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey found fame. Their compilation of Gregorian chants, a form of sung prayer, has ...
Even centuries after voices first soared in the stone-walled chambers of churches and monasteries, the music of medieval monks' chants has the power to send chills through the body of listeners. Now ...
John Lennon wanted thousands of monks to chant on a song from The Beatles’ Revolver. He subsequently realized this was impractical but he wished the final song was closer to his original idea. Notably ...
For 40 years, the Rev. Gyoro Nagase has overseen a temple to peace in a popular park in Battersea, his ever-present drum by his side. The Rev. Gyoro Nagase, 74, on a peace march this month in ...
He's Father Arnold D’Achille, a Fort Myers resident and Benedictine monk turned Catholic priest. At 92 years old, he’ll say his voice isn’t what it once was, but he is no less devout. It’s been his ...
People don't need to travel to this birthplace of St. Benedict to hear the monks sing; their chants are on a CD that’s topped the Billboard charts this summer in classical, traditional music. The ...
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Monks to chant Rathana Sutta at the Maligawa today
SRILANKA, Dec. 4 -- The Most Venerable Anunayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter, Ven. Narampanawe Ananda Thera, announced that 100 monks from the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters will chant the Rathana Sutta ...
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