A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History
- Explore various sites in the USA that impacted Catholic history
- Learn the history of the Faith in the USA
- Meet famous and infamous Catholic characters
- Consider the complicated and conflicting roles Catholics have played in US History
- Fascinating book about our Faith in the United States
Historian Kevin Schmiesing takes you to more than two-dozen sites and events that symbolize and embody America’s rich and sometimes tumultuous Catholic past, including the Santa Fe Trail, Gettysburg, and the Bourbon Trail. You’ll also meet both famous and infamous Catholics—including Augustus Tolton, Dr. Samuel Mudd, and Frances Cabrini—who impacted our nation’s history.
The idea for A Catholic Pilgrimage through American History came from Schmiesing’s mother, he says. She turned every childhood vacation into a pilgrimage, purposely inserting religious sites into the family’s journey to places such as Niagara Falls, Washington, DC, or Myrtle Beach.
Catholics have been part of the American experiment since the beginning—in founding the colonies and expanding the west, building education and health care systems, abolishing slavery, fighting on the front lines, and advancing science, technology, and space exploration. Each of the twenty-seven sites on Schmiesing’s virtual itinerary—including, the Washington Monument, Wounded Knee Creek, the University of Notre Dame, and Mission San Diego de Alcalá—transports you to a significant time in US history and connects the dots to our Catholic heritage. You will meet notable Catholics such as John F. Kennedy, Black Elk, and Katharine Drexel, and learn more about their contributions to history.
You will explore the various and sometimes conflicting roles Catholics have played in key periods and events through the stories of shrines, memorials, and other historic places including:
- the Catholic Plymouth Rock—St. Mary’s City, Maryland;
- the Bourbon Trail—Church of St. Thomas, Bardstown, Kentucky;
- the Pope’s Stone—the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia;
- a Catholic mission and a Native American tragedy: Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota; and
- the home of the first Black priest—the churches of Quincy, Illinois.
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- Saints & Blesseds
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- Ave Maria Press
- Created Date:
- 2022-10-28
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- short_description:
- Discover America's rich Catholic heritage with "A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History" by historian Kevin Schmiesing. This fascinating book takes you on a journey through over two dozen significant sites in the U.S, such as Gettysburg and th
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- e University of Notre Dame, revealing the pivotal roles played by Catholics like Augustus Tolton and John F. Kennedy. Explore the diverse and complex contributions Catholics have made to American history.
A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History
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