John Grondelski on the Importance of Church Bells

"If you hear the word 'tintinnabulation,' you are almost certainly going to think of Edgar Allen Poe's poem, “The Bells,” perhaps only because you are unlikely to remember anyplace else you've heard that word. I once heard that Poe was inspired to write that poem by the bells of Fordham University Church, my Bronx alma mater, though I don't vouch for the veracity of that claim.

"Growing up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, I was blessed by bells. . . ."

In a recent commentary, writer John M. Grondelski reflected on some of the ways in which church bells give the Church "a voice in the world."

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National Catholic Register: Blogs: John Grondelski: We Lose So Much When We Lose Church Bells (17 MAY 23)