In 1841 as Father Lucien Galtier’s pioneer parishioners installed a 3-foot cross on the roof of the new log chapel they named “St. Paul,” the young French priest also planted a seed of faith, which during the next 175 years would grow into the largest of plants: the parish of the Cathedral of St. Paul. […]
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“Voices of Light” is a stunning evening of music and film, merging Carl Dreyer’s legendary 1928 silent film masterpiece “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, with the live performance of a moving and powerful orchestral/choral score by award-winning American composer Richard Einhorn. Join conductor
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Voices of Light is a stunning evening of music and film, merging Carl Dreyer’s legendary 1928 silent film masterpiece “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” widely considered to b e one of the greatest films ever made, with the live performance of a moving and powerful orchestral/choral score by award – winning American composer Richard
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Whatever our beliefs, the Cathedral of St. Paul is in some way or another ours. Graceful and imposing, the structure has been an orienting presence on the landscape, drawing locals and tourists of all faiths to its doors, for a century. A yearlong centennial celebration included Sunday’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first
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A century ago, the dreams of an archbishop and his generous flock were realized in the first mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul. For Palm Sunday, the polished floors of the Cathedral of St. Paul shine in mirror-like brilliance, reflecting a blaze of multicolored light streaming through the massive stained-glass rose windows. Voices rising
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The first homily at the first “Cathedral” of St. Paul — then, just a rustic chapel — was a stoic experience. No heat, no water, in a 25-by-18-foot log cabin that could hold fewer than a hundred. The first homily at the fourth cathedral — the “Cathedral on the Hill,” a more recognized landmark than
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