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The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States
WHAT DO BUFFALO BILL, JOHN F. KENNEDY, VINCE LOMBARDI, DOROTHY DAY, FULTON SHEEN, AND ANDY WARHOL HAVE IN COMMON?
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Theyāre all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 inspiring stories celebrate the historic contributions of American men and women shaped by their Catholic faith. From famous figures to lesser-known saints and sinners, The American Catholic Almanac tells the fascinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholicsā influence on American history, culture, and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Notre Dame football, this unique collection of stories highlights the transformative role of the Catholic Church in American public life over the last 400 years.
Did you knowā¦
ā¢ The first immigrant to arrive in America via Ellis Island was a 15-year-old Irish Catholic girl?
ā¢ Al Caponeās tombstone reads āMY JESUS MERCYā?
ā¢ Andrew Jackson credited Americaās victory in the Battle of New Orleans to the prayers of the Virgin Mary and the Ursuline Sisters?
ā¢ Five Franciscans died in sixteenth-century Georgia defending the Churchās teachings on marriage?
ā¢ Jack Kerouac died wanting to be known as a Catholic and not only as a beat poet?
ā¢ Catholic missionaries lived in Virginia 36 years before the English settled Jamestown?
From the Hardcover edition.
Ā
Theyāre all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 inspiring stories celebrate the historic contributions of American men and women shaped by their Catholic faith. From famous figures to lesser-known saints and sinners, The American Catholic Almanac tells the fascinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholicsā influence on American history, culture, and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Notre Dame football, this unique collection of stories highlights the transformative role of the Catholic Church in American public life over the last 400 years.
Did you knowā¦
ā¢ The first immigrant to arrive in America via Ellis Island was a 15-year-old Irish Catholic girl?
ā¢ Al Caponeās tombstone reads āMY JESUS MERCYā?
ā¢ Andrew Jackson credited Americaās victory in the Battle of New Orleans to the prayers of the Virgin Mary and the Ursuline Sisters?
ā¢ Five Franciscans died in sixteenth-century Georgia defending the Churchās teachings on marriage?
ā¢ Jack Kerouac died wanting to be known as a Catholic and not only as a beat poet?
ā¢ Catholic missionaries lived in Virginia 36 years before the English settled Jamestown?
From the Hardcover edition.
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WHAT DO BUFFALO BILL, JOHN F. KENNEDY, VINCE LOMBARDI, DOROTHY DAY, FULTON SHEEN, AND ANDY WARHOL HAVE IN COMMON?
Ā
Theyāre all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 inspiring stories celebrate the historic contributions of American men and women shaped by their Catholic faith. From famous figures to lesser-known saints and sinners, The American Catholic Almanac tells the fascinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholicsā influence on American history, culture, and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Notre Dame football, this unique collection of stories highlights the transformative role of the Catholic Church in American public life over the last 400 years.
Did you knowā¦
ā¢ The first immigrant to arrive in America via Ellis Island was a 15-year-old Irish Catholic girl?
ā¢ Al Caponeās tombstone reads āMY JESUS MERCYā?
ā¢ Andrew Jackson credited Americaās victory in the Battle of New Orleans to the prayers of the Virgin Mary and the Ursuline Sisters?
ā¢ Five Franciscans died in sixteenth-century Georgia defending the Churchās teachings on marriage?
ā¢ Jack Kerouac died wanting to be known as a Catholic and not only as a beat poet?
ā¢ Catholic missionaries lived in Virginia 36 years before the English settled Jamestown?
From the Hardcover edition.
Ā
Theyāre all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 inspiring stories celebrate the historic contributions of American men and women shaped by their Catholic faith. From famous figures to lesser-known saints and sinners, The American Catholic Almanac tells the fascinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholicsā influence on American history, culture, and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Notre Dame football, this unique collection of stories highlights the transformative role of the Catholic Church in American public life over the last 400 years.
Did you knowā¦
ā¢ The first immigrant to arrive in America via Ellis Island was a 15-year-old Irish Catholic girl?
ā¢ Al Caponeās tombstone reads āMY JESUS MERCYā?
ā¢ Andrew Jackson credited Americaās victory in the Battle of New Orleans to the prayers of the Virgin Mary and the Ursuline Sisters?
ā¢ Five Franciscans died in sixteenth-century Georgia defending the Churchās teachings on marriage?
ā¢ Jack Kerouac died wanting to be known as a Catholic and not only as a beat poet?
ā¢ Catholic missionaries lived in Virginia 36 years before the English settled Jamestown?
From the Hardcover edition.
