Catholic life in the early Upper South developed unevenly, with bold promise in Maryland and little visible presence elsewhere.
Anthony D. Andreassi
Anthony D. Andreassi, C.O., holds a doctorate in history from Georgetown University; his research and writing have focused on the American Catholic community.
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Catholicism in the Lower South: Thriving communities built on French and Spanish foundations
The Catholic story of the lower South reflects a long journey from mission to a mature presence.
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Intrepid missionaries and martyrs: The origins of Catholicism in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan
In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, we now turn our attention to the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
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A Quaker, a Bavarian monk and a Catholic king: Exploring Catholic history in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey
Catholic life throughout the region was often sustained quietly through family networks, informal gathering places, and the ministry of itinerant priests.
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Catholic growth in anti-Catholic colonies: The fledgling Church in New England
Catholics in colonial New England kept a low profile, and for long stretches there was effectively no public Catholic life at all.
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Jesuit missionaries and a log chapel: Exploring the Catholic history of Delaware
With construction of a log chapel, Delaware gained its first Catholic church, marking the transition from a scattered mission community to a visible and enduring center of Catholic life in the new state.
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The Catholic stories Ken Burns left out of his new American Revolution documentary
Ken Burns’s new documentary achieves a tone that is unmistakably Burns: measured, atmospheric, at times elegiac and always attentive to nuance.
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Review: The British monarchy’s fraught (and sometimes bloody) history with Catholicism
A new study exploring the relationship between religion and the English monarchy by Catherine Pepinster explores the impact Elizabeth II and the monarchs that preceded her have had on the Church of England as well as on other faith traditions in their realm.
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Sister Stephen changed my life in the fourth grade. Now, she’s in her 90s and teaching (in person) during a pandemic.
Mary Stephen Healey, R.D.C. has continued to lead and serve the students, faculty and families at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Elmsford, N.Y., even during a pandemic.
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An archbishop nicknamed ‘Dagger John’
When a historical figure has a reputation as large as John Hughes, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.