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Growing up as a boy in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, there were nine Latin and three Eastern Rite parishes in our town. Most had bells, which meant they rang the Angelus at 6 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m. Every December 31, at midnight, they pealed to welcome the new year. And there was one other custom that involved bells: the passing bell.
The Bell of San Remo
Catholics have lost the “public square” over the past 60 years, but Bishop Antonio Suetta in Italy is sounding a wake-up call.