Fr. Aloysius Schmitt, Hero of Pearl Harbor
Navy Chaplain Father Aloysius Schmitt had just finished Mass aboard the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He died helping men to escape.
The Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches
Sep 6, 2021 | 19th century, 20th century, audio available, episodes, german, laity, midwest, ohio, places and buildings, priest
In the 19th century, German Catholics immigrated to western Ohio where the Precious Blood fathers built many cross-tipped churches in a small area
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