When I was a little girl, one of the things that mesmerized me at my Uncle George’s farm — the home farm of the Bowman clan, where my dad, his brothers and sister grew up — was the rope in their ...

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 ...

The practice of ringing a bell or gong in temples is a long-standing tradition in Hindu culture, rich with spiritual and scientific meaning. It is believed that the sound produced by the bell ...