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Chanting 101

Found in religious traditions from around the world, chant focuses us on the divine.

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The Gregorian Chant Comeback

A recent Vatican statement calls for parishes to revive traditional music at Mass-what Rome has been saying all along.

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Praying Twice

A Benedictine nun tells how chanting affects the spiritual, emotional, and physical health of her community.

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Chant Made Simple
By Robert M. Fowells
Paraclete Press, 59 pp.

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Chant

As an ecstatic experience, a way of life or a mode of prayer, chant connects believers to the power of the divine.

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Lesson Seven: The Hidden Wisdom of Psalmody

Learning to sing the psalms.

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The Sounds of Insight

What's all the chanting about? Lama Surya Das explains how sacred sound is a surefire path to spiritual insight. And it's fun!

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Christmas Chant: Music for the Feast of the Nativity

Audioclips of Byzantine Orthodox and Gregorian chant for the holiday.

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