By the time you read this blog, the bells of the carillon and the consoles (keyboards and pedals) will have reached their destination, the Paccard foundry, in France. Mr....
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Welcomed by a God Who Loves Them
In November, the landscape is stripped away to settle gently into the white silence of winter. A privileged moment to remember our dearly departed ones who have migrated to...
A short history of the great Beckerath organ in the Oratory Basilica
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The Joy of Back-To-School Season
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Alfred Bessette : Novice (1870-1874)
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Spend the summer with Saint Brother André
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Rituals for the Blessing of Vehicles
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Bye Bye Dust!
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