American Catholic History

American Catholic History


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Edgar Allan Poe and the Blessed Mother
October 31, 2022

Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre, was not Catholic, but much of his writing was filled with Catholic sensibilities, and even explicitly Catholic theology. Tom and Nolle Crowe discuss Poe's

Father Mulcahy, MASH
October 24, 2022

Father Mulcahy was one of the most important priests ever on network TV. Tom and Nolle Crowe tell us how this humble fictional military chaplain on the wildly successful MASH gave an example of dedic

St. Junipero Serra
October 10, 2022

The Franciscan friar St. Junipero Serra is called the Father of California. Tom and Nolle Crowe reveal his single-minded devotion to evangelization and missionary work and improving the lives of the

Doc Holliday
September 19, 2022

Doc Holliday was a real Old West character, a dentist, a gambler, and a gunslinger. Tom and Nolle Crowe tell us that he was also a Catholic who converted on his deathbed, in part due to the influence

St. Mary of Sorrows, Clara Barton, and the Red Cross
August 29, 2022

The little Catholic church of St. Mary's in Fairfax Station, Virginia, played an important role in the Civil War as a hospital for wounded soldiers. Tom and Nolle Crowe also tell us about Red Cross f

Venerable Nelson Baker
August 15, 2022

Ven. Nelson Baker was a Catholic priest whose radical trust in Our Lady of Victory helped him serve orphans, mothers, and children for decades. Tom and Nolle Crowe tell us about the turning points in

Roman Martyrs in a Kentucky Catholic Church
August 01, 2022

Why does a very old Catholic parish in Kentucky have the complete relics of two Roman martyrs? Tom and Nolle Crowe tell the fascinating story of the relics of St. Bonosa and St. Magnus, an Italian Ci

Mark Twain and Joan of Arc
July 18, 2022

Tha man who wrote Tom Sawyer would seem an unlikely author of a book about Joan of Arc. Tom and Nolle Crowe explain how Mark Twain, this anti-Christian, even anti-Catholic, author, became not just in

Fr. Francis Sampson, Paratrooper Padre
June 06, 2022

Fr. Francis Sampson was chaplain with the 101st Airborne who jumped over France on D-Day, 1944. Tom and Nolle Crowe tell us of the selfless exploits of this Catholic priest who some believe should ha

Andre Cailloux
May 30, 2022

Capt. Andre Cailloux was a black free man and a hero of the Civil War. Tom and Nolle Crowe tell us how this Catholic family man joined the Union Army as one of its first black officers and became a h