Episodes about "missouri"

Mark Twain and Joan of Arc

Mark Twain and Joan of Arc

Mark Twain considered Joan of Arc his best, and his favorite work. Twain was anti-Catholic, but found in Joan what he regarded as the greatest person ever to live.

Father Augustus Tolton

Father Augustus Tolton

Fr. Augustus Tolton was the first black priest in American history. He was born a slave, eventually studied in Rome, and was a beloved pastor.

Fr. Pierre-Jean de Smet, SJ

Fr. Pierre-Jean de Smet, SJ

The Jesuit missionary Fr. de Smet met, befriended, and evangelized nearly every native tribe west of the Mississippi in the mid-19th century and, as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, was prized among nearly everyone for his joy, his wisdom, his holiness, and his tirelessness in bringing Christ to all he could meet.

The True Story Behind The Exorcist

The True Story Behind The Exorcist

The Exorcist is one of the scariest movies and books of all time, but Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us of the true story behind it: the exorcism of a teenage boy in 1949 in Maryland and Missouri, the tenacious priests who wouldn’t give him up, and the Archangel that finally freed him.
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Basilica of St. Louis, The King

Basilica of St. Louis, The King

The Old Cathedral of St. Louis was the first cathedral west of the Mississippi and was the only building spared when the Gateway to the West Arch was built.

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Rose Philippine Duchesne came to the New World to become a missionary to the native peoples. She founded a religious community and educated natives.