The first volume in a four-volume work detailing the work of Catholic missionaries in the early Midwest, and the founding and growth of Catholic institutions in Saint Louis and surrounding regions in Missouri and Illinois.

Saint Louis, the Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol 1: From Canoe To Cathedral

History

Witt, Michael John

Americas

Miriam Press

The second volume in a four-volume work detailing the work of Catholic missionaries in the early Midwest, and the founding and growth of Catholic institutions in Saint Louis and surrounding regions in Missouri and Illinois.

Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol 2: The Lion and the Fourth City

"The Age of Cardinals of Saint Louis ranged from 1903..". to 1969: John Joseph Glennon (made Archbishop in 1903, Cardinal in 1946) to Joseph Elmer Ritter (made Archbishop in 1946, Cardinal in 1961) to John Joseph Carberry (made Archbishop in 1968, Cardinal in 1969). Prostrate before the Pope, new cardinals take an oath of loyalty which the Holy Father prays: "To the praise of Almighty God and the honor of His Holy See, receive the red hat, the distinctive sign of the cardinal's dignity, by which is meant that even until death and the shedding of blood you will show yourself courageous for the exaltation of our holy Faith, for the peace and successful living of Christian people and for the growth of the Holy Roman Church. In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." "But the three cardinals of Saint Louis do not tell the story of Catholic evangelization in America's heartland. They provide a framework. Catholic evangelization was done in the twentieth century by legions of priests, nuns, brothers, and dedicated laity." "During the age of cardinals, two generations of young Catholics and converts were given the Gospel of Jesus Christ, were given the sacraments of the Church, and were put on the path to personal sanctification by these men and women who served under the leadership of the three cardinal-archbishops." "Their story through two world wars, a great depression, the struggle for civil rights, and the swirl of urbanization and suburbanization is a story of keeping the Faith and passing it on to the next generation." ..".Saint Louis remains a mighty force in advancing Catholic evangelization."

Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol 3: The Age of Cardinals

Volume 4, "Contemporary Challenges," continues "The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland." It begins in 1968, from the appointment of Cardinal Carberry to lead the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, and continues through Archbishop Carlson's tenure in the early 2000s. Msgr. Witt covers the challenges within society and the Church following the Second Vatican Council. These challenges included: the assault on unborn babies in the form of Roe v. Wade, but which launched the Pro-Life movement which has grown every year; the precipitous decline in religious and priestly vocations, but which has been met with new congregations and an energized laity; and the liturgical chaos and unauthorized experimentation, but which resulted in new liturgical flowering in every way, from folk Masses to a rediscovery of the beauty of the ancient Latin liturgy. And within this story is the heavy-handed approach of the federal and state governments to eviscerate the Hill neighborhood by driving an interstate through it like they had done with other old Saint Louis communities. This challenge was met by a charismatic priest and community in solidarity with him. And the Hill was saved. The decades following the Second Vatican Council have not been easy for the Church, but this volume chronicles the creative responses to these challenges.

Saint Louis, The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol. 4, Contemporary Challenges

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Saint Louis, the Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol 1: From Canoe To Cathedral

Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol 2: The Lion and the Fourth City

Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol 3: The Age of Cardinals

Saint Louis, The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland: Vol. 4, Contemporary Challenges