This biography for young readers tells of the adventurous life of the Wampanoag Indian who befriended the Pilgrims at Plymouth.

A wave of missionary fervor swept through 17th century France, powered by the desire to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard it.  Traders, adventuruers and explorers saw the New World asd territory to exploit, while the Jesuits saw it as a land ripe for the Gospel message.  They were ready to give up everything to proclaim the God they loved. These men faced incredibly …

Sister Mary Celeste (History Professor at St. Xavier College, Chicago, in the 1930s-40s). Starting with the time of primitive man up through the history of the New World in America (and everything in between)—this is a great history book. With an honest Catholic perspective, this is interesting and necessary information for everyone and a book that students will look forward to reading. This …

This book will ship in August 2004. Order now to the get the book at the pre-order price. The riveting tale of the clash of two powerful institutions - Notre Dame and the Ku Klux Klan-that changed both institutions - and America - forever. In 1924, students of the University of Notre Dame and members of the Ku Klux Klan faced off in a violent confrontation in South Bend, Indiana. This shocking …

First published by Benziger Bros. in the 1950's. These beautiful reproductions of The Land of Our Lady Series of American History present a balanced Catholic view of this history. The five volumes, grades 4-5-6-7-8, cover the time from before Columbus landing in America to the mid-1950's—when these great books were originally published. Each book contains a concise yet interesting record of a …

Scott McDermott "A Roman Catholic but an Ardent Patriot." (from a letter by John Adams, writing on Charles Carroll) Charles Carroll did everything he could for the Revolutionary cause except to pick up a rifle and head into battle.  He didn't need to, because he had already succeeded in leading into the Patriots' cause virtually all the Catholic population of Maryland - along with many …

What a story! Fr. Pierre De Smet (1801-1873) is mentioned in U.S. history books almost as a footnote, but there was in the mid-19th century America no single person the American Indians trusted as they did this Jesuit Priest. He was "more powerful than an army" at a huge treaty conference of U.S. officials and the Western Indian nations near Laramie in 1851, and he was the chief …

Alfred Noyes An unusual story. Your first guess is it's about squirrels and chipmunks and porcupines and weasels. Well, it is and it isn't -- and are they animals? Halfway through you conclude that it is about Indians and white men in colonial times. . . . A story of adventure and mystery -- with a difference. And it is the "secret", elusive and priceless, that spells the difference between …

"The city's going to be destroyed by earthquake!" one excited person exclaimed. "No, fire and brimstone are going to fall from Heaven!" said others. "It's the end of the whole world, not just the city of Lima!" declared still others. What on earth had the saintly Father Francis Solano said last night in that sermon he gave in the market-place? Why, it was now midnight, and the whole city was …

Saints Of The American Wilderness - The Brave Lives And Holy Deaths Of The Eight North American Martyrs Fr. John A. O'Brien French priests enter a war zone where captured Westerners are paraded before their captors, tortured, and then beheaded. Their desecrated bodies get dumped by the roadside. Iraq in 2004? The Gaza Strip? Western Afghanistan? No. A place more dangerous: Canada in the 1600s. …

This is a study of seven of the American Founding Fathers - an examination of their attitudes, values and philosophies, all from the Roman Catholic point of view.  No American who would underestand his heritage can afford to miss what D'Elia gleans from the diaries, letters, books, and lives of Benjamin Rush, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Hamilton and Charles Carroll - the only …

A thorough study of the historical contributions of Catholic nuns to the building of America through its schools, hospitals and charitable organizations. The book also describes the collapse of religious orders following Vatican II.

Eva K. Betz This is an exciting historical novel about the then famous Father Farmer’s life and experiences in colonial America. The story starts in New Jersey where the priest encounters much danger and excitement while riding circuit, providing Mass and the sacraments to people who had not heard Mass for years. But the main story surrounds Father Farmer’s adventures helping a man solve the …