Richard Payne and the Lost Art of the Sacred Voice
The faithful lost a distinctive voice this week. You might not know the name, though you might recognize the voice, especially if you watched any of his excellent documentary films.Born in Ottawa in March 1938, Payne was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. Joseph and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he studied the sciences at the University of Ottawa and philosophy and theology at Saint Paul University.
- ▪The faithful lost a distinctive voice this week.
- ▪You might not know the name, though you might recognize the voice, especially if you watched any of his excellent documentary films.Born in Ottawa in March 1938, Payne was raised in a devoutly Catholic family.
- ▪Joseph and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he studied the sciences at the University of Ottawa and philosophy and theology at Saint Paul University.
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The faithful lost a distinctive voice this week. His name was Richard Payne. You might not know the name, though you might recognize the voice, especially if you watched any of his excellent documentary films.Born in Ottawa in March 1938, Payne was raised in a devoutly Catholic family. Educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he studied the sciences at the University of Ottawa and philosophy and theology at Saint Paul University. He discerned a vocation to the priesthood but ultimately felt called to marriage and to serve the Church in other ways, which he would do nobly in the medium of film. This, however, came later in life.
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