The center aisle of the Basilica takes a turn near the front of the church. Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul One of the as-yet-unsolved mysteries of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is often missed by regular attendees and infrequent visitors alike. From the pews, it’s subtle and almost imperceptible. Priests, […]
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The welcoming baptismal font
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Father Robert D. Lariviere, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Auburn, served at Saints Peter and Paul Church from 1999 through 2008. He was involved in the restoration project and remembers the restoration committee was of one mind about how visitors and parishioners would experience […]
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The beautiful, solemn Dominican choir
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Gail Gregoire Lawrence was a student at St. Peter’s School in the 1960s and remembers the regular walks from Bates Street to what was then Saints Peter and Paul church. She remembers polished marble and sparkling chandeliers; she counted the jewel-like colors in the glittering glass windows. […]
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St. John, the Infant of Prague and the curly locks that bind them
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul The prophet Isaiah identified John the Baptist as one “crying out in the wilderness.” The gospel of Matthew describes him as wearing a camel-hair tunic and subsisting on locusts and wild honey. John’s ministry foretold the coming of Jesus Christ, the “lamb of God,” and artist depictions […]
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The majestic Casavant organ
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul In 1916, the renowned pipe organ builders Casavant Freres of Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada, installed a three-manual (three keyboard) organ, the Opus 665, in the basement of the half-finished St. Peter’s Church. Twenty-two years later, Dominican brothers — who came from that same southwestern Quebec town and were overseeing […]
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Louis Malo: Builder left lasting legacy
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. The first part ran Sunday, June 4. Catherine Malo has boxes of articles and photographs of her great-grandfather, Louis Malo. Lesser-known stories about him have been passed down from his seven children (six sons and a daughter). Grandchildren […]
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Julie-Ann Baumer to discuss Eloise Jordan at March meeting of the Lisbon Historical Society
LISBON FALLS — Julie-Ann Baumer will give a talk on Lewiston Evening Journal writer Eloise Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at the Lisbon Historical Society, MTM Center, 18 School Street, Lisbon Falls. Her talk, “Six Degrees of Eloise,” will include a historical overview of Jordan’s life and writing history as well as several […]
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Eats: Moxify the menu!
Award-winning Moxie recipes range from spicy chicken wings to creme brulee. “Peppy, cheery and determined. It’s all the goodness in life.” Those are the words that Julie-Ann Baumer, coordinator of the Moxie Festival’s Recipe Contest, comes up with when she thinks about Moxie. Baumer left New Hampshire just a couple years ago to settle down […]