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# American Catholic History

The great stories of Catholics on these American shores since 1513.

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- [Babe Ruth](https://americancatholichistory.org/babe-ruth/) - Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time, but he was no saint in his personal life. Yethis Catholic faith remained an important part of his life.
- [The Ark and The Dove and the Foundation of Maryland](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-ark-and-the-dove-and-the-founding-of-maryland/) - In 1634, The Ark and The Dove, two ships owned by Lord Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, arrived at St. Clement Island where settlers founded the Maryland colony
- [The Carmelites of Port Tobacco](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-carmelites-of-port-tobacco/) - In 1790 four Carmelite nuns established a monastery at Port Tobacco, Maryland, making it the first women's religious community in the new United States
- [Brother Joseph Dutton: Friend to the Lepers of Molokai](https://americancatholichistory.org/brother-joseph-dutton-friend-to-the-lepers-of-molokai/) - Joseph Dutton, a convert, spent 44 years serving lepers on the Kalaupapa peninsula of Molokai, Hawaii. He helped St. Damien and St. Marianne Cope.
- [Lt. Col. John Fitzgerald, Aide de Camp to George Washington](https://americancatholichistory.org/lt-col-john-fitzgerald/) - John Fitzgerald was an aide-de-camp to George Washington who helped him avoid a coup and helped build Virginia's first Catholic church.
- [Roman Martyrs in a Kentucky Catholic Church](https://americancatholichistory.org/roman-martyrs-in-a-kentucky-catholic-church/) - The relics of two Roman Martyrs rest in St. Martin of Tours, a Louisville, Kentucky Catholic Church. Anti-Catholicism plays a role in this whole story
- [The Miraculous Loretto Staircase](https://americancatholichistory.org/loretto-staircase/) - The "miraculous" Loretto Staircase is in the Chapel of the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which was purportedly built by St. Joseph.
- [St. Rose Priory and the Coming of the Dominicans](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-rose-priory-and-the-coming-of-the-dominicans/) - St. Rose Priory in Kentucky is the original home of the Dominicans in America. Dominic Edward Fenwick brought the Order of Preachers to the US and established them on the Kentucky frontier.
- [Gethsemani Abbey](https://americancatholichistory.org/gethsemani-abbey/) - Gethsemani Abbey in the Kentucky Holy Land has been home to Benedictine Trappists for more than 170 years after monks fled France for a new home.
- [Father Stephen Badin](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-stephen-badin/) - Fr. Stephen Badin was the first priest ordained in the United States, he ministered to the Catholics in Kentucky, and is connected to Notre Dame.
- [St. Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-elizabeth-ann-seton/) - Elizabeth Ann Seton was a wealthy socialite and then a convert. She founded parochial education and the daughters of charity, and is the first American-born saint.
- [Perry Como](https://americancatholichistory.org/perry-como/) - Perry Como sold hundreds of millions of albums and had a successful 19-year television career. His Catholic faith and his family kept him grounded and humble.
- [Mother Catherine Spalding](https://americancatholichistory.org/mother-catherine-spalding/) - Mother Catherine Spalding, founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, in Kentucky, spent 45 years building schools, orphanages, and infirmaries through her order.
- [Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget](https://americancatholichistory.org/bishop-benedict-joseph-flaget/) - Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget was the first bishop of Bardstown and Louisville, Kentucky. He was a very humble man and hardworking bishop.
- [Bloody Monday in Louisville](https://americancatholichistory.org/bloody-monday-in-louisville/) - August 6, 1855 is known as Bloody Monday in Louisville, Kentucky. The Know Nothings used violence to try to keep Catholics from voting, and the violence turned into riots.
- [Margaret Brent, Savior of Maryland](https://americancatholichistory.org/margaret-brent-savior-of-maryland/) - Margaret Brent was among the wealthiest colonists of her day, and she may have singlehandedly saved the Catholic colony of Maryland in the 17th century.
- [The Baltimore Basilica](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-baltimore-basilica/) - When the Baltimore Basilica was built it was America's first cathedral, and the result of hard work and grand planning by Archbishop John Carroll.
- [Margaret Haughery](https://americancatholichistory.org/margaret-haughery/) - Margaret Haughery, the "Bread Woman of New Orleans," was an immigrant from Ireland who lost her family twice before starting successful businesses and doing extraordinary philanthropy.
- [Kentucky Catholics and Bourbon](https://americancatholichistory.org/kentucky-catholics-and-bourbon/) - Catholic families from Maryland moved to the Kentucky frontier where they established the Church and helped make Bourbon a thing.
- [Ben Franklin Picks John Carroll for First Bishop of Baltimore](https://americancatholichistory.org/benjamin-franklin-and-bishop-john-carroll/) - Ben Franklin helped choose Jesuit Father John Carroll to be the first bishop of Baltimore after their friendship began on a diplomatic trip to Canada.
- [Commodore John Barry, Father of the US Navy](https://americancatholichistory.org/commodore-john-barry/) - Commodore John Barry was an Irish immigrant who became known as the Father of the US Navy, its first commissioned officer, and first flag officer.
- [Pope Night in the American Colonies](https://americancatholichistory.org/pope-night/) - The anti-Catholic Pope Night was the pre-Revolutionary War import of the British Guy Fawkes revelries on November 5, until George Washington stopped it.
- [Squanto and the Catholic Founders of Thanksgiving](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-catholic-saviors-of-thanksgiving/) - Thanksgiving only happened with the help of some Spanish Franciscans and Squanto, a Native American they rescued from slavery and who became Catholic.
- [George Washington: Deathbed Catholic Convert?](https://americancatholichistory.org/george-washington-catholic/) - Ever since he died, there has been speculation that George Washington converted to Catholicism on his deathbed. Tom and Noëlle Crowe look at the reasons why some think our first President did and the attitudes and actions in his life that were favorable toward Catholics.
- [Fr. Juan de Padilla, Proto-Martyr of the USA](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-juan-de-padilla-proto-martyr-of-the-usa/) - Fr. Juan de Padilla accompanied Coronado into what is today Kansas and became the first martyr on American soil for his efforts to evangelize.
- [Charles Carroll of Carrollton](https://americancatholichistory.org/charles-carroll-of-carrollton/) - Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the wealthiest man in the colonies before the Revolutionary War and the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence
- [Orestes Brownson Part 2: Catholics as the Best Americans](https://americancatholichistory.org/orestes-brownson-his-american-thinking/) - Orestes Brownson, the first American Catholic intellectual, had strong ideas about Catholics' place in American political life, as well as about slavery.
- [Conversion of Daniel Barber and Family](https://americancatholichistory.org/conversion-of-daniel-barber-and-family/) - Rev. Daniel Barber was a fine upstanding protestant minister — Congregationalist then Episcopalian — before questions of Apostolic Succession rocked his world.
- [Bishop Jean Louis Cheverus](https://americancatholichistory.org/bishop-jean-louis-cheverus/) - Jean Louis Cheverus was the first bishop of Boston, 1808-23. He was a remarkable man of humility, learning, and service. Bishop Cheverus died in 1836.
- [Immaculate Conception, the Patroness of the United States](https://americancatholichistory.org/immaculate-conception-the-patroness-of-the-united-states/) - In 1846 the bishops of the United States voted to name the Immaculate Conception the patroness of the United States of America.
- [Our Lady of La Leche](https://americancatholichistory.org/our-lady-of-la-leche/) - The oldest shrine to Our Lady, the Blessed Mother Mary, in the United States is the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine, Florida.
- [Old St. Mary, Pine Bluff, Arkansas](https://americancatholichistory.org/old-st-mary-pine-bluff-arkansas/) - Old St. Mary Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas was originally built on a barge in 1786, and is the birthplace of Catholicism in Arkansas.
- [Blessed Carlos Rodriguez](https://americancatholichistory.org/blessed-carlos-rodriguez/) - Blessed Carlos Rodriguez was a catechist and a lover of the liturgy, especially the Easter Vigil. He was the first Puerto Rican to be beatified.
- [Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-samuel-mazzuchelli/) - An Italian Dominican friar missionary named Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli evangelized the American Midwest in the early 19th century. His example continues to inspire.
- [St. Josaphat Basilica](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-josaphat-basilica/) - At the beginning of the 20th century, Polish Catholics in Milwaukee planned to build a massive new church for their community. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us construction was set to begin when they discovered Chicago's federal building was for sale. They just had to move it from one city to another. The post St. Josaphat Basilica appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Holy Hill Basilica & Shrine](https://americancatholichistory.org/holy-hill-basilica-shrine/) - Rising above the flat landscape near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rises Holy Hill and atop the hill stands a grand basilica dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians.
- [The History of St. Patrick’s Day Festivities](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-history-of-st-patricks-day/) - As great as St. Patrick is and important to Ireland, as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day didn’t become the cultural phenomenon it is until Irish-Americans essentially created it and exported it around the world.
- [The Josephites: Dedicated to Serving Black Catholics](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-josephites/) - The Josephites separated from the Mill Hill priests to serve freed slaves and all other black Catholics in the US. They faced faced terrible racism, segregation
- [Mother Mathilda Beasley](https://americancatholichistory.org/mother-beasley/) - Mother Beasley was a free Black woman who married into wealth and then gave it all away as a widow in order to found one of the first Catholic religious orders for Black women in the US. Tom and Noelle Crowe tell the story of this courageous woman who also defied the law to educate enslaved children and spent her life serving others. The post Mother Beasley appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [The Pope's Stone and the Washington Monument](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-popes-stone-and-the-washington-monument/) - Pope Pius IX donated "The Pope's Stone" to be included in the Washington Monument. Know Nothings stole it, and dumped it in the river near Washington, DC.
- [Father Henry Duranquet, SJ: Apostle to the Tombs](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-henry-duranquet-sj-apostle-to-the-tombs/) - Father Henry Duranquet, SJ, became known as "The Apostle to the Tombs" for his 25-plus years working to save souls in the prisons of New York City.
- [Buffalo Bill Cody](https://americancatholichistory.org/buffalo-bill-cody/) - Buffalo Bill Cody, one of the most famous people on earth in his day, traveled the world with his Wild West show and was baptized the day before he died.
- [Mother Mary Lange, OSP](https://americancatholichistory.org/mother-mary-lange-osp/) - Mother Mary Lange, OSP founded the first religious community for black Catholic Americans, the Oblate Sisters of Providence, in Baltimore.
- [Samuel Sutherland Cooper](https://americancatholichistory.org/samuel-sutherland-cooper/) - Samuel Sutherland Cooper, a convert, is an important priest of early American catholicism whom you've never heard of. Eucharistic miracle, zeal, saving souls
- [Joseph Barbera](https://americancatholichistory.org/joseph-barbera/) - Joseph Barbera, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, got his start at his Catholic grade school. He drew Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Scooby Do, and others.
- [Joseph Warren Revere](https://americancatholichistory.org/joseph-warren-revere/) - Joseph Warren Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, led a life of military service, discipline, and duty. He became Catholic while serving as a general in the Civil War.
- [Catholics Fight Segregation in Florida](https://americancatholichistory.org/catholics-fight-segregation-in-florida/) - Three Sisters of St. Joseph were arrested in St. Augustine, Florida in 1913 for refusing to comply with segregation. Bishop Michael Curley supported the sisters
- [Fr. Joseph T. O'Callahan, Savior of the USS Franklin](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-joseph-t-ocallahan-savior-of-the-uss-franklin/) - Navy Chaplain Father Joseph T. O'Callahan was aboard the USS Franklin when it was bombed during World War II. His actions that day merited the Medal of Honor
- [Andy Warhol](https://americancatholichistory.org/andy-warhol/) - Andy Warhol is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He lived a hedonist lifestyle, but was raised Byzantine Catholic and had a Catholic funeral.
- [Bob Newhart](https://americancatholichistory.org/bob-newhart/) - Bob Newhart became a beloved and influential comedian through his album, The Button Down Mind, plus his TV shows The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart.
- [Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon and Maronite Catholics](https://americancatholichistory.org/shrine-of-our-lady-of-lebanon-and-maronite-catholics/) - The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, just outside Youngstown, Ohio, is a pilgrimage site for Maronites across the country.
- [American Catholic Food: Creole, Cajun, Filet-o-Fish, Pepperoni Rolls, Monterey Jack, and Muskrat Fridays](https://americancatholichistory.org/american-catholic-food-creole-cajun-filet-o-fish-pepperoni-rolls-monterey-jack-and-muskrat-fridays/) - Catholics in America are responsible for some uniquely American foods: Monterey Jack cheese, Cajun food, Creole food, the Filet-o-Fish, the Pepperoni Roll, and Muskrat Fridays
- [The Apparition of The Lady in Blue](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-apparition-of-the-lady-in-blue/) - Sister Maria de Jesus de Agreda, the Lady in Blue, a Spanish nun, enjoyed the gift of bilocation and evangelized the Jumano people near San Angelo, Texas
- [Eucharistic Congresses in the U.S.](https://americancatholichistory.org/eucharistic-congresses-in-the-u-s/) - Before 2024 the last national eucharistic congress in the US was in 1941. Eleven eucharistic congresses took place in the US between 1895 and 2024.
- [The World's Largest Rosary Collection](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-worlds-largest-rosary-collection/) - The world's largest rosary collection is in the Columbia Gorge Museum in Washington. Don Brown, a Catholic convert, collected more than 4,000 rosaries.
- [Father Ferdinand Farmer](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-ferdinand-farmer/) - When Jesuit Father Ferdinand Farmer came to the US colonies before the Revolution, they were bitterly divided by religious intolerance. Tom and Noëlle tell us how his selfless, tireless efforts did much to break down the walls and help the Catholic faith to gain respect.
- [Daniel Rudd: Journalist, Civil Rights Pioneer](https://americancatholichistory.org/daniel-rudd/) - Born a slave before the Civil War, Daniel Rudd was a Catholic journalist, who was the first black man to own a national newspaper of any kind.
- [Annie Moore, First Immigrant Through Ellis Island](https://americancatholichistory.org/annie-moore-and-catholic-immigration/) - On January 1, 1892, Annie Moore was the first immigrant to pass through the gates of Ellis Island and as Tom and Noelle Crowe tell her story, they also tell the story of Catholic immigration to the US in the late 19th century, including the hopes, the challenges, and the helping hands. The post Annie Moore and Catholic Immigration appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [The Founding of Regina Laudis Abbey](https://americancatholichistory.org/regina-laudis-abbey-mother-benedict/) - The story of the founding of the Regina Laudis Abbey in Connecticut by Mother Benedict is worthy of a movie — and it was made into one.
- [Fr. Aloysius Schmitt, Hero of Pearl Harbor](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-aloysius-schmitt-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.
- [Venerable Henriette DeLille](https://americancatholichistory.org/henriette-delille/) - Henriette DeLille was a woman of mixed race in antebellum New Orleans who rejected the placage system and founded an order that educated the children of slaves
- [The Haunting at Wizard Clip](https://americancatholichistory.org/wizard-clip/) - Wizard Clip was a demonic infestation after the death of a stranger in modern day Middleway, West Virginia. It required an exorcism by Fr. Prince Gallitzin.
- [The Cathedral of the Plains](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-cathedral-of-the-plains/) - From the prairie of Victoria, Kansas soars St. Fidelis basilica, AKA "The Cathedral of the Plains." It was built by immigrant Volga Germans.
- [Sister Blandina of Cincinnati](https://americancatholichistory.org/sister-blandina-of-cincinnati/) - Sister Blandina spent decades helping immigrants in Cincinnati realize the American dream while holding onto their faith, and aiding women and children.
- [Vince Lombardi](https://americancatholichistory.org/vince-lombardi/) - Vince Lombardi coached the NFL Green Bay Packers to wins in Super Bowl I and II. He went to daily Mass and his Catholic faith formed his coaching.
- [Sister Blandina, Fastest Nun in the West](https://americancatholichistory.org/sister-blandina-fastest-nun-in-the-west/) - Sister Blandina was an Italian-born nun in the late 1800s sent to bring the Gospel to the Wild West. She earned the respect of many, including Billy the Kid.
- [Charlene Richard](https://americancatholichistory.org/charlene-richard/) - Charlene Richard was an ordinary girl in Louisiana. But the way she died of leukemia, and the miracles that followed, make her the "Little Cajun Saint."
- [Stagecoach Mary Fields](https://americancatholichistory.org/stagecoach-mary/) - Mary Fields, AKA "Stagecoach Mary," was a gun-toting, hard-drinking, street-brawling black woman on the Montana frontier, with a soft spot for some Ursulines
- [Shrines of St. Anne, Grandmother of Jesus](https://americancatholichistory.org/shrines-of-st-anne/) - Shrines of St. Anne usually sprung up among French settlers, and are among the oldest Catholic establishments in the U.S., with dramatic stories.
- [Blessed Stanley Rother](https://americancatholichistory.org/blessed-stanley-rother/) - Bl. Stanley Rother was an Oklahoma farm boy who became a priest and then missionary in Guatemala during the height of its civil war. Tom and Noëlle Crowe share his story of courageous service to his people and Jesus, including giving up his life and becoming the first US-born martyr for the Faith. The post Blessed Stanley Rother appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Cora Evans: Mystic, Visionary, Convert from Mormonism](https://americancatholichistory.org/cora-evans-mystic-visionary-convert-from-mormonism/) - Cora Evans was a Mormon homemaker in the early to mid-20th century who lost her faith soon after her wedding. But Tom and Noëlle Crowe reveal how she reported mystical experiences ever since childhood that led her to Catholicism and eventually to a cause for canonization.
- [Orestes Brownson Part 1: Biography and Conversion](https://americancatholichistory.org/orestes-brownson-biography-conversion/) - Orestes Brownson was a major intellectual and a Catholic convert. He was raised Christian, but it took 41 years before he found his way to the Catholic faith.
- [Noel Dube, WWII Hero and Devoted Son of Mary](https://americancatholichistory.org/noel-dube-hero-of-d-day/) - Noel Dube, Noëlle's grandfather, was a man of deep faith who made significant contributions on D-Day. He was a true hero of WWII (World War II).
- [John Wayne, Cardiac Catholic](https://americancatholichistory.org/john-wayne/) - John Wayne cultivated a rugged and tough, but family-friendly on-screen persona. But in his private life, it wasn't until his death that he mended his ways.
- [Julia Greeley](https://americancatholichistory.org/julia-greeley/) - Julia Greeley, born a slave, lived the majority of her life with a deep devotion to the Sacred Heart, at the service of others in need in Denver.
- [Mother Mary Bentivoglio](https://americancatholichistory.org/mother-mary-magdalene-bentivoglio/) - Mother Mary Magdalene Bentivoglio established the Poor Clares in the U.S. Her story is yet another of overcoming obstacles and persevering in faith.
- [The Pilgrimage Sanctuary of Chimayo](https://americancatholichistory.org/el-santuario-de-chimayo/) - El Santuario de Chimayo in northern New Mexico is the largest pilgrimage site in the U.S. Many miracles are attributed to the holy dirt found on the site.
- [Fr. Leo Heinrichs, OFM](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-leo-heinrichs-ofm/) - Fr. Leo Heinrichs was a Franciscan martyred during Mass in his Colorado parish in 1908. Tom and Noëlle Crowe reveal the story of this humble German friar who was slain by an anti-Catholic anarchist during Holy Communion and at the feet of a statue of Our Lady, where he had said he would choose to die. The post Fr. Leo Heinrichs, OFM appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [St. Kateri Tekakwitha](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-kateri-tekakwitha/) - St. Kateri Tekakwitha lost both of her parents to smallpox when she was four, and she was permanently scarred by it. She remained a virgin and became Catholic at 19.
- [Roger Maris](https://americancatholichistory.org/roger-maris/) - Roger Maris was New York Yankee who broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. He was a quiet, hard-working Catholic who cared for teammates and family.
- [St. Damien of Molokai](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-damien-of-molokai/) - Fr. Damien de Veuster arrived in Hawaii in 1864 as a missionary. He ministered to the leper colony at Kalaupapa, Molokai, where he died of leprosy.
- [Bishop Waters and the Integration of Catholic North Carolina](https://americancatholichistory.org/racial-integration-of-catholic-north-carolina/) - Bishop Vincent Waters led the integration of Catholic North Carolina as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh before the Civil Rights Act passed the U.S. Congress.
- [Father Francis Duffy](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-francis-duffy/) - Father Francis Duffy was a seminary professor, chaplain to the Fighting 69th during World War I, and was a parish priest in New York City. He is memorialized in Times Square.
- [Betty Hutton](https://americancatholichistory.org/betty-hutton/) - Betty Hutton was "The Incendiary Blonde" of Hollywood, known for her high energy and her big singing voice. But her tragic personal life was only saved by a Catholic priest.
- [Lawrence Welk](https://americancatholichistory.org/lawrence-welk/) - Lawrence Welk was born in North Dakota, where his parents instilled a strong Catholic faith. The leader of The Lawrence Welk Show was a daily communicant.
- [Lilies of the Field: The Back Story](https://americancatholichistory.org/lilies-of-the-field-the-back-story/) - Sidney Poitier won the first Oscar by a black man for his role in Lilies of the Field. The 1963 movie was produced on a shoe string budget in 14 days.
- [Mary Lou Williams](https://americancatholichistory.org/mary-lou-williams/) - Mary Lou Williams was one of the great jazz musicians of the 20th century. In her 40s a crisis led her to abandon jazz. Eventually she became Catholic, and her new faith fueled great creativity.
- [Carnival and Mardi Gras in the United States](https://americancatholichistory.org/carnival-and-mardi-gras-in-the-united-states/) - Mardi Gras and Carnival have been celebrated around the world before they came to the New World. Mobile celebrated it before New Orleans took over.
- [Ven. Augustus Tolton, First Black Priest in America](https://americancatholichistory.org/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.
- [St. John Neumann](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-john-neumann/) - Born in Prachatice, Bohemia, St. John Neumann was the fourth bishop of Philadelphia and a Redemptorist. He was known for humility, and deep concern for souls.
- [The Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-land-of-the-cross-tipped-churches/) - In the 19th century, German Catholics immigrated to western Ohio where the Precious Blood fathers built many cross-tipped churches in a small area
- [John von Neumann](https://americancatholichistory.org/john-von-neumann/) - John von Neumann developed game theory, "mutually assured destruction," redefining ordinal numbers, the atomic bomb, the modern computer, and much more.
- [Ven. Frederic Baraga](https://americancatholichistory.org/ven-frederic-baraga/) - Ven. Frederic Baraga, the first bishop of Marquette in the upper peninsula of Michigan, was a tireless missionary from slovenia, who is known as the "snowshoe priest."
- [Dom Virgil Michel, OSB](https://americancatholichistory.org/dom-virgil-michel-osb/) - Virgil Michel was a Benedictine monk who spearheaded the liturgical movement in the U.S. and believed that liturgy should be at the center of catechesis and social justice.
- [Mary Virginia Merrick and the Christ Child Society](https://americancatholichistory.org/mary-virginia-merrick-christ-child-society/) - Servant of God Mary Virginia Merrick was paralyzed when she was young, but she had a deep love of Christ and she founded the Christ Child Society.
- [Frank Capra: The GOAT of Directors?](https://americancatholichistory.org/frank-capra-the-goat-of-directors/) - Frank Capra made deeply Catholic films, even when rarely using religious imagery and themes. Learn why we call him the "GOAT" of directors
- [Joyce Kilmer, Warrior Poet of World War I](https://americancatholichistory.org/joyce-kilmer/) - The poet Joyce Kilmer was a Catholic convert who wrote "Trees" and more poems, and died heroically during World War I in France.
- [Padre Pio and US Servicemen](https://americancatholichistory.org/padre-pio-and-us-servicemen/) - St. Padre Pio had some interesting interactions with US servicemen during and after WWII, including reports of a flying friar waving off bombers.
- [Fr. Vincent Capodanno, The Grunt Padre](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-vincent-capodanno-the-grunt-padre/) - Fr. Vincent Capodanno was a chaplain with the US Marines in Vietnam and a Maryknoll priest. As Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us in this very personal episode, he was known as the Grunt Padre for how he served his Marines. His ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield led to him receiving the Medal of Honor and being placed on the path to canonization. The post Fr. Vincent Capodanno, The Grunt Padre appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [North American Martyrs](https://americancatholichistory.org/north-american-martyrs/) - Sts. Isaac Jogues, Rene Goupil, and John de Lalande were the first Jesuit martyrs to give their lives for Christ in what was then New France in the 1640s.
- [The Knights of Columbus in The Great War](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-knights-of-columbus-in-the-great-war/) - At the start of World War I, the Knights of Columbus were still relatively young, but as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, that didn't stop them from providing remarkable support to our servicemen in the US and overseas, a service that would be emulated in WWII and later by the US government itself. The post The Knights of Columbus in The Great War appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [The Apparition of Our Lady of Champion](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-apparition-of-our-lady-of-champion/) - In 1859, a young Belgian woman in Wisconsin, Adele Brise, had an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary who instructed her to teach the children the faith.
- [Catholics at Gettysburg](https://americancatholichistory.org/catholics-at-gettysburg/) - Catholics, including the Daughters of Charity and St. Francis Xavier church were heavily involved in the Civil War battle of Gettysburg.
- [Fr. Emil Kapaun, POW Hero of the Korean War](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-emil-kapaun/) - Fr. Emil Kapaun was an Army chaplain who died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War. He is now a Servant of God.
- [St. Frances Xavier Cabrini](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/) - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini overcame odds her entire life to make a huge difference for Italian immigrants in America, through trust in God's providence, and her own tenacity
- [John Boyle O'Reilly](https://americancatholichistory.org/john-boyle-oreilly/) - John Boyle O'Reilly, Irishman, poet, soldier, convict, escapee, journalist, was also a champion of civil rights for all, regardless of race or creed.
- [Jack Kerouac](https://americancatholichistory.org/jack-kerouac/) - Jack Kerouac was the co-founder of the Beat Generation and author of "On the Road," published in 1957. His entire life was a seeking for God, whom he found.
- [Gary Cooper](https://americancatholichistory.org/gary-cooper/) - Gary Cooper was one of the great hollywood actors of all time. But his womanizing ways were a problem until a late in life conversion.
- [Patricia Neal](https://americancatholichistory.org/patricia-neal/) - Hollywood star Patricia Neal had a famous affair with Gary Cooper before marrying Roald Dahl. She endured tragedy before finding peace at Regina Laudis Abbey.
- [Sister Ignatia and Alcoholics Anonymous](https://americancatholichistory.org/sister-ignatia-and-alcoholics-anonymous/) - Sister Ignatia co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous at St. Thomas Hospital in the 1930s. Her methods became important parts of the way AA works.
- [Maria von Trapp](https://americancatholichistory.org/maria-von-trapp/) - Long before The Sound of Music, Maria von Trapp was the driving force behind the Trapp Family Singers. Her life was more interesting than the musical suggests.
- [Francis Sampson, Paratrooper Padre Hero of D-Day](https://americancatholichistory.org/francis-sampson-paratrooper-padre/) - "Paratrooper Padre," Fr. Francis Sampson, parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. He saved lives, was nearly executed, and was nominated for the Medal of Honor.
- [Mark Twain and Joan of Arc](https://americancatholichistory.org/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.
- [Venerable Nelson Baker](https://americancatholichistory.org/venerable-nelson-baker/) - Venerable Nelson Baker trusted everything to Our Lady of Victory, and through her intercession built institutions and a Basilica in Lackawanna, near Buffalo, New York.
- [St. Mary of Sorrows and Clara Barton](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-mary-of-sorrows-and-clara-barton/) - During the Second Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War, Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, nursed wounded soldiers on the grounds of St. Mary of Sorrows
- [Doc Holliday](https://americancatholichistory.org/doc-holliday/) - Doc Holliday, friend of Wyatt Earp, went to the wild west due to tuberculosis. Years after the shootout at the OK Corral, he became Catholic before his death.
- [St. Junipero Serra](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-junipero-serra/) - St. Junipero Serra is the Father of California. He founded the missions that brought the Catholic faith and modern agriculture techniques to California.
- [Father Mulcahy, MASH](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-mulcahy-mash/) - Father Mulcahy of the MASH 4077 was perhaps the most important priest on television not named Fulton Sheen. William Christopher, who played him, was Methodist.
- [Edgar Allan Poe and the Blessed Mother](https://americancatholichistory.org/edgar-allan-poe-and-the-blessed-mother/) - Edgar Allan Poe is known for horror and suspense, but he showed an understanding of Catholicism in some works, and wrote a lovely poem to the Blessed Mother
- [General James Longstreet](https://americancatholichistory.org/james-longstreet/) - James Longstreet was a Civil War Confederate general rejected by his former compatriots after the war, who eventually became Catholic.
- [Cinderella Man](https://americancatholichistory.org/cinderella-man/) - James Braddock was a rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of the 1920s and 30s, and was heavyweight boxing champion, winning in a stunning upset victory. But as Tom and Noelle Crowe tell us, he was also a devoted family man and devout Catholic who never forgot the charity he received at his lowest time of his life. The post Cinderella Man appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Gene Kranz, NASA Mission Control](https://americancatholichistory.org/gene-kranz/) - As director of mission control, Gene Kranz oversaw dozens of NASA spaceflights, including Apollo 11 and 13. And his Catholic faith played a large role.
- [Father Peter Whelan, The Angel of Andersonville](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-peter-whelan-the-angel-of-andersonville/) - Fr. Peter Whelan was an elderly Irish priest in Georgia and South Carolina who brought Christ to the sick and imprisoned during the Civil War. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell how brought Christ to both Confederate POWs in the North, and Union POWs at the most notorious prison camp in the South, Andersonville. The post Father Peter Whelan: The Angel of Andersonville appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [The 1918 Spanish Flu and Philadelphia’s Catholics](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-1918-spanish-flu-and-philadelphias-catholics/) - The Influenza pandemic of 1918 hit Philadelphia particularly hard, killing up to 16,000 people. The Catholic Church in the city stepped up to help mightily.
- [Potawatomi Trail of Death and Father Benjamin Petit](https://americancatholichistory.org/potawatomi-trail-of-death-and-father-benjamin-petit/) - In 1836, the Potawatomi, many of whom were Catholic, were force-marched from Indiana to Kansas. A young priest named Benjamin Petit, joined them.
- [Fr. Pierre Gibault and Francis Vigo, Catholic Revolutionary Heroes](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-pierre-gibault-and-francis-vigo/) - Fr. Pierre Gibault and Francis Vigo were instrumental in helping George Rogers Clark defeat the British in the western theatre of the Revolutionary War.
- [Bernard Nathanson: Abortionist to Catholic Convert](https://americancatholichistory.org/bernard-nathanson-abortionist-to-catholic-convert/) - Abortionist Bernard Nathanson co-founded NARAL and helped make abortion legal in the US. He later abandoned abortion and then became Catholic.
- [Mother Teresa in America](https://americancatholichistory.org/mother-theresa-in-america/) - Mother Teresa, St. Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, an honorary citizen, spoke against abortion at the National Prayer Breakfast
- [Conversation with Dr. Kevin Schmiesing](https://americancatholichistory.org/conversation-with-dr-kevin-schmiesing/) - Dr. Kevin Schmiesing, author of A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History and Catholic History instructor for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, talks with Tom and Noelle.
- [Happy Fourth of July Weekend!](https://americancatholichistory.org/happy-fourth-of-july-weekend/) - This Independence Day and Fourth of July Weekend enjoy some stories of Catholics who helped build this country and assure things like religious freedom.
- [Conversation Part 2 with Matt Breuninger](https://americancatholichistory.org/conversation-part-2-with-matt-breuninger/) - Dr. Matt Breuninger, host of Ask a Catholic Therapist, asks us "Why History?" and we talk about why we did a history podcast rather than another theology podcast
- [Conversation with Matt Breuninger](https://americancatholichistory.org/conversation-with-matt-breuninger/) - Dr. Matt Breuninger, host of Ask a Catholic Therapist, discusses knowing your own history in an American Catholic History Conversation
- [Fr. Anthony Kohlmann and the Seal of Confession](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-anthony-kohlmann-and-the-seal-of-confession/) - In New York in 1813 the court nearly tried to compel Father Anthony Kohlmann, SJ, to break the seal of confession. Instead, the seal was recognized in law.
- [Danny Thomas and St. Jude](https://americancatholichistory.org/danny-thomas-and-st-jude/) - Danny Thomas, son of Lebanese immigrants, became the star of Make Room for Daddy and after a promise he founded St. Jude Children's Hospital
- [Patrick Manogue](https://americancatholichistory.org/patrick-manogue/) - Irish immigrant Patrick Manogue made a fortune in the California gold rush before going to seminary, and eventually becoming first bishop of Sacramento.
- [Knute Rockne](https://americancatholichistory.org/knute-rockne/) - Knute Rockne, legendary coach of Notre Dame football, revolutionized the game of football. He became Catholic after the example of his devout players.
- [Fr. Patrick Peyton](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-patrick-peyton/) - Fr. Patrick Peyton coined the phrase "the family that prays together stays together." His "family theatre" program inspired thousands, and he helped the CIA.
- [Prince Gallitzin](https://americancatholichistory.org/prince-gallitzin/) - Demetrius Augustin "Prince Gallitzin" was a Russian prince who immigrated, was ordained, and established the Church in the middle of Pennsylvania.
- [Mount Saint Macrina](https://americancatholichistory.org/mount-saint-macrina/) - Every year, thousands of Eastern Rite Byzantine Catholics gather in uniontown in western Pennsylvania on pilgrimage to Mount Saint Macrina.
- [Archbishop Charles John Seghers, Apostle to Alaska](https://americancatholichistory.org/archbishop-charles-john-seghers-apostle-to-alaska/) - Archbishop Charles John Seghers is considered the "Apostle to Alaska." He lived and died tragically bringing Catholic Faith to the Pacific Northwest.
- [Rose Hawthorne](https://americancatholichistory.org/rose-hawthorne/) - Rose Hawthorne was born into American literary royalty, but converted to Catholicism and eventually founded the Dominicans of Hawthorne and a hospital.
- [The Martyrs of La Florida](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-martyrs-of-la-florida/) - Over the span of about 200 years, up to 1,000 Catholic missionaries and natives, were martyred in what is now the US Southeast.
- [St. Anthony Chapel, Pittsburgh](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-anthony-chapel-pittsburgh/) - St. Anthony Chapel in Pittsburgh is a remarkable place of pilgrimage containing more than 5,000 relics of saints, the Blessed Mother, and Jesus.
- [William Grace](https://americancatholichistory.org/william-grace/) - William Grace was an Irish immigrant, founder of a successful company , a generous philanthropist, and first Catholic mayor of New York City.
- [St. Mary’s, Galveston](https://americancatholichistory.org/st-marys-cathedral-basilica-galveston/) - In 1900, the Cathedral of St. Mary's, Galveston was the only Catholic church to survive the great hurricane which killed 20% of Galveston's population.
- [Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich](https://americancatholichistory.org/blessed-miriam-teresa-demjanovich/) - Bl. Miriam was the first American to be beatified on US soil in 2014, but before that, as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, she was a Ruthenian Catholic Sister of Charity known for her profound spiritual insight and writings, even as a novice, before she died at just 26 years old. The post Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Pierre Toussaint](https://americancatholichistory.org/pierre-toussaint/) - Pierre Toussaint was a freed slave in New York City in the late 1700s, where he became an in-demand hairdresser and important philanthropist.
- [John Dubois](https://americancatholichistory.org/john-dubois/) - John Dubois was friend to Robespierre, Patrick Henry, and Lafayette, founded Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg and fought trusteeism as bishop of New York.
- [Yogi Berra](https://americancatholichistory.org/yogi-berra/) - Yankees legend Yogi Berra was perhaps the best catcher of all time, he is the source of some of the greatest quotes in American history, and a devout Catholic.
- [Irene Dunne](https://americancatholichistory.org/irene-dunne/) - Irene Dunne was one of the most successful and famous actresses of Hollywood’s golden age, as well as a down-to-earth wife and mother and a devout Catholic.
- [Dorothy Day](https://americancatholichistory.org/dorothy-day/) - Dorothy Day was a champion of the rights and dignity of the poor and laborers was lauded for her holiness even as others decried her former roots in Communism.
- [Eusebio Kino](https://americancatholichistory.org/eusebio-kino/) - Fr. Eusebio Kino, S.J., was a 17th century Jesuit who ministered tirelessly to the native people of Arizona and Sonoran Mexico, fought for their dignity, and introduced cattle ranching.
- [St. Rose Philippine Duchesne](https://americancatholichistory.org/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.
- [Fr. John Bapst, SJ, and the “Know Nothings”](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-john-bapst-sj-and-the-know-nothings/) - Before he was the first president of Boston College, Fr. John Bapst, SJ served as a pastor in Maine, where anti-Catholic Know Nothings beat him.
- [Alfred Hitchcock](https://americancatholichistory.org/alfred-hitchcock/) - Alfred Hitchcock was a master filmmaker who created some of the most compelling movies of the 20th century. Tom and Noëlle Crowe also tell us that Hitchcock was a Catholic for whom the Catholic worldview pervaded his films and informed his view of good and evil and justice. The post Alfred Hitchcock appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [John McLoughlin, Father of Oregon](https://americancatholichistory.org/john-mcloughlin-father-of-oregon/) - Before Oregon and Washington were US states, John McLoughlin was in charge of essentially all of the Pacific Northwest. He was a larger than life presence.
- [Mrs. Mattingly’s Miracle](https://americancatholichistory.org/mrs-mattinglys-miracle/) - In 1824, a widow in Washington, DC, experienced a miraculous healing of a debilitating cancer that had kept her bedridden for years: "Mrs. Mattingly's Miracle."
- [The Catholic Kentucky Pilgrimage Announcement](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-catholic-kentucky-pilgrimage-announcement/) - A special announcement: In 2021, Tom & Noëlle Crowe will lead a pilgrimage to important sites in American Catholic History in Kentucky, including several distilleries in the home of Bourbon that are part of that history. The post The Catholic Kentucky Pilgrimage Announcement appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Annie Chambers Ketchum](https://americancatholichistory.org/annie-chambers-ketchum/) - Annie Chambers Ketchum started life as a stereotypical antebellum Southern lady, but as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, by the end of her life she'd converted to Catholicism, was an accomplished poet and scientist, and had become a Dominican tertiary. The post Annie Chambers Ketchum appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Clare Boothe Luce](https://americancatholichistory.org/clare-boothe-luce/) - In her life, Clare Boothe Luce was a Congresswoman, ambassador, playwright, war correspondent, and advisor to presidents. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how this remarkable woman went from a dissolute socialite to a woman of deep Catholic faith brought about by a personal tragedy that caused her to re-encounter Christ. The post Clare Boothe Luce appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Basilica of St. Louis, The King](https://americancatholichistory.org/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.
- [Fr. Gabriel Richard](https://americancatholichistory.org/fr-gabriel-richard/) - Fr. Gabriel Richard helped found the University of Michigan, tirelessly worked to evangelize Detroit, and helped rebuild the city after a devastating fire.
- [Ven. Antonio Margil de Jesús](https://americancatholichistory.org/ven-antonio-margil-de-jesus/) - Fray Antonio Margil was the "The Friar of the Winged Feet" who evangelized much of Central America, Mexico, and present day Texas and Louisiana.
- [American Shrines to St. Thérèse of Lisieux](https://americancatholichistory.org/american-shrines-to-st-therese-of-lisieux/) - There are least three different shrines in the United States that claim to be the first dedicated to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower. Tom and Noëlle Crowe relate how the shrines in Rhode Island, Alaska, and Illinois came to be, their claims to be first, and what makes each unique. The post American Shrines to St. Thérèse of Lisieux appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [The True Story Behind The Exorcist](https://americancatholichistory.org/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. The post The True Story Behind The Exorcist appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [Blessed Solanus Casey](https://americancatholichistory.org/blessed-solanus-casey/) - A man who was simplicity itself has risen to the greatest heights. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us the story of Bl. Solanus Casey, a Capuchin friar who, as the man who answered the door, made people his business and brought the love of Christ to the thousands of people who sought out his aid and comfort. The post Blessed Solanus Casey appeared first on SQPN.com. ...
- [President Arthur Saves the North American College](https://americancatholichistory.org/president-arthur-and-the-north-american-college/) - The new Italian government was about to confiscate the North American College in Rome, until President Chester Arthur intervened to save it.
- [Harry Warren](https://americancatholichistory.org/harry-warren/) - Harry who? Harry Warren was one of the most prolific and successful American songwriters, with hits on Broadway and in Hollywood.
- [Roberto Clemente](https://americancatholichistory.org/roberto-clemente/) - Roberto Clemente was one of the greatest baseball players, but his off-the-field charitable work inspired by his Catholic faith that remains his greater legacy.
- [Carl Schmitt](https://americancatholichistory.org/carl-schmitt/) - Carl Schmitt was a great American artist whose Catholic faith informed his understanding of how our ability to produce art fit into the designs of God.
- [The Philadelphia Nativist Riots](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-philadelphia-nativist-riots-of-1844/) - The Philadelphia Nativist Riots of 1844 were sparked by tensions between Catholics and Protestants over religious indoctrination in public schools.
- [Mary Edmonia Lewis](https://americancatholichistory.org/mary-edmonia-lewis/) - Mary Edmonia Lewis was a black Catholic woman and a great sculptor who gained respect and admiration around the world, but who had to leave the U.S. to gain it.
- [Bishop Simon Bruté](https://americancatholichistory.org/bishop-simon-brute/) - The French-born Bishop Simon Bruté, first bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, was a famed intellectual and missionary. He was even associated with Napoleon Bonaparte. But Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us he was also a simple man of deep faith and very humble with a lasting impact.
- [Blessed Michael McGivney and the Knights of Columbus](https://americancatholichistory.org/blessed-michael-mcgivney-and-the-knights-of-columbus/) - Fr. Michael McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus to aid families struggling with the loss of a breadwinner, and to help the men in his parish to retain the faith.
- [Fr. Pierre-Jean de Smet, SJ](https://americancatholichistory.org/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 Unsinkable Molly Brown](https://americancatholichistory.org/the-unsinkable-molly-brown/) - Margaret Brown helped the poor, helped to build the Cathedral in Denver, established a juvenile justice system, mediated labor strife, and survived the Titanic.
- [Fred Allen](https://americancatholichistory.org/fred-allen/) - Fred Allen was a hugely influential and beloved comic whose characters, tropes, and sketches have been imitated since his death. He also was a devout Catholic.
- [Sr. Miriam Michael Stimson](https://americancatholichistory.org/sr-miriam-michael-stimson/) - Without the discovery made by the Dominican scientist Sr. Miriam Michael Stimson, our knowledge of DNA would have been impossible.
- [Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy](https://americancatholichistory.org/archbishop-jean-baptiste-lamy/) - Jean-Baptiste Lamy was the first archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and had to deal with obstinate clergy and a terribly uncatechized flock.
- [Father James Coyle](https://americancatholichistory.org/father-james-coyle/) - Father James Coyle was a beloved pastor and a firm defender of the faith in Birmingham, Alabama. The anti-Catholicism of the KKK led to him dying a martyr.
- [Claude McKay](https://americancatholichistory.org/claude-mckay/) - Claude McKay, poet and author and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, believed that socialism was the answer before he became Catholic.
- [Ponce de Leon and the First Mass](https://americancatholichistory.org/ponce-de-leon-and-the-first-mass/) - Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of Florida in April 1513, and the first Mass was offered. Because it was Holy Week he named the land "La Florida."
- [Andre Cailloux](https://americancatholichistory.org/andre-cailloux/) - Andre Cailloux, a black Catholic in antebellum New Orleans, became one of the first black officers in the Union Army, and died heroically during the attack on Port Hudson.

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- [Commodore John Barry, Father of the US Navy](https://americancatholichistory.org/audioplayer/commodore-john-barry-father-of-the-us-navy/)
- [Fr. Peter Whelan](https://americancatholichistory.org/audioplayer/fr-peter-whelan/)
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- [Padre Pio and U.S. Servicemen during World War II](https://americancatholichistory.org/audioplayer/padre-pio-and-u-s-servicemen-during-world-war-ii/)
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- [Catholics at Gettysburg](https://americancatholichistory.org/audioplayer/catholics-at-gettysburg/)
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- [blessed](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/blessed/)
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- [poor clares](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/poor-clares/)
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- [founders](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/founders/)
- [italian](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/italian/)
- [nebraska](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/nebraska/)
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- [philadelphia](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/pennsylvania/philadelphia/)
- [jesuit](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/jesuit/)
- [pennsylvania](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/pennsylvania/)
- [new haven](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/connecticut/new-haven/)
- [new york city](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/new-york/new-york-city/)
- [new jersey](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/new-jersey/)
- [delaware](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/delaware/)
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- [bishop](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/bishop/)
- [french](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/french/)
- [vincennes](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/indiana/vincennes/)
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- [virginia](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/virginia/)
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- [missouri](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/missouri/)
- [st. louis](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/missouri/st-louis/)
- [florissant](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/missouri/florissant/)
- [iowa](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/iowa/)
- [council bluffs](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/iowa/council-bluffs/)
- [wyoming](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/rocky-mountains/wyoming/)
- [great plains](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/)
- [rocky mountains](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/rocky-mountains/)
- [utah](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/rocky-mountains/utah/)
- [oregon](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pacific-northwest/oregon/)
- [washington state](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pacific-northwest/washington-state/)
- [montana](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pacific-northwest/montana/)
- [idaho](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pacific-northwest/idaho/)
- [north dakota](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/north-dakota/)
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- [kansas](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/kansas/)
- [indians](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/)
- [sioux](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/sioux/)
- [nez perce](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/nez-perce/)
- [salish](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/salish/)
- [pend d'oreilles](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/pend-doreilles/)
- [blackfoot](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/blackfoot/)
- [pacific northwest](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pacific-northwest/)
- [belgian](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/belgian/)
- [omaha](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/nebraska/omaha/)
- [20th century](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/20th-century/)
- [pittsburgh](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/)
- [musician](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/artist/musician/)
- [entertainer](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/entertainer/)
- [black catholic](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/black-catholic/)
- [sculptor](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/artist/sculptor/)
- [artist](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/artist/)
- [laity](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/laity/)
- [servant of god](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/servant-of-god/)
- [south](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/)
- [louisiana](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/louisiana/)
- [alabama](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/alabama/)
- [mobile](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/alabama/mobile/)
- [new orleans](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/louisiana/new-orleans/)
- [painter](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/artist/painter/)
- [saint](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/saint/)
- [maryland](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/maryland/)
- [baltimore](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/maryland/baltimore/)
- [emmitsburg](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/maryland/emmitsburg/)
- [puerto rico](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/puerto-rico/)
- [athlete](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/athlete/)
- [baseball](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/athlete/baseball/)
- [latin american](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/latin-american/)
- [benedictines](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/benedictines/)
- [california](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/california/)
- [hollywood](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/california/hollywood/)
- [kentucky](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/kentucky/)
- [massachusetts](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/massachusetts/)
- [franciscans](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/franciscans/)
- [boston](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/massachusetts/boston/)
- [washington](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/washington/)
- [DC](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/dc/)
- [iroquois](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/iroquois/)
- [illinois](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/illinois/)
- [alaska](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/alaska/)
- [rhode island](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/rhode-island/)
- [places and buildings](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/places-and-buildings/)
- [canada](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/canada/)
- [venerable](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/venerable/)
- [southwest](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/southwest/)
- [texas](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/southwest/texas/)
- [mexico](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mexico/)
- [michigan](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/michigan/)
- [sulpician](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/sulpician/)
- [wisconsin](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/wisconsin/)
- [miracles](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/miracles/)
- [carmelites](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/carmelites/)
- [south carolina](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/south-carolina/)
- [politician](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/politician/)
- [educator](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/educator/)
- [convert](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/convert/)
- [tennessee](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/tennessee/)
- [civil war](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/civil-war/)
- [colorado](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/rocky-mountains/colorado/)
- [ohio](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/ohio/)
- [sisters of charity](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/sisters-of-charity/)
- [new mexico](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/southwest/new-mexico/)
- [filmmaker/actor/actress](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/artist/filmmaker-actor-actress/)
- [maryknoll](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/maryknoll/)
- [military](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/military/)
- [boxing](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/athlete/boxing/)
- [oklahoma](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/great-plains/oklahoma/)
- [martyr](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/martyr/)
- [georgia](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/georgia/)
- [eastern catholic](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/eastern-catholic/)
- [german](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/german/)
- [polish](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/polish/)
- [chicago](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/illinois/chicago/)
- [milwaukee](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/wisconsin/milwaukee/)
- [denver](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/rocky-mountains/colorado/denver/)
- [ursulines](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/ursulines/)
- [poet](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/artist/poet/)
- [potawatomi](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/indians/potawatomi/)
- [arizona](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/southwest/arizona/)
- [maine](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/maine/)
- [florida](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/florida/)
- [sisters of loretto](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/sisters-of-loretto/)
- [alaska](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pacific-northwest/alaska-pacific-northwest/)
- [dominicans](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/dominicans/)
- [healthcare](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/healthcare/)
- [congregation of the holy cross](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/congregation-of-the-holy-cross/)
- [english](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/english/)
- [football](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/athlete/football/)
- [nevada](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/nevada/)
- [hawaii](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/hawaii/)
- [bohemian](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/bohemian/)
- [new hampshire](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/new-hampshire/)
- [scientist](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/scientist/)
- [16th century](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/16th-century/)
- [vermont](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/new-england/vermont/)
- [minnesota](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/midwest/minnesota/)
- [social justice](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/social-justice/)
- [hispanic](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/hispanic/)
- [west virginia](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/mid-atlantic/west-virginia/)
- [north carolina](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/north-carolina/)
- [pilgrimage](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pilgrimage/)
- [maryland-virginia-2022](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/pilgrimage/maryland-virginia-2022/)
- [redemptorists](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/redemptorists/)
- [slovenian](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/slovenian/)
- [anti-catholicism](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/anti-catholicism/)
- [Conversations](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/conversations/)
- [arkansas](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/south/arkansas/)
- [audio available](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/audio-available/)
- [America 250](https://americancatholichistory.org/category/america-250/)

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