Category Archives: American Catholic History

Tom and Noelle Crowe finds the hidden gems and compelling stories of Catholic Americans who have contributed to their nation by virtue of their faith over the past three centuries.

Fr. Gabriel Richard

Fr. Gabriel Richard founded the University of Michigan, wrote the motto of the city of Detroit, represented Michigan in Congress, and ... Read more

Holy Hill Basilica & Shrine

Rising above the flat landscape near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rises Holy Hill and atop the hill stands a grand basilica dedicated to Our Lady. Tom ... Read more

Basilica of St. Louis, The King

The Old Cathedral of St. Louis, Missouri, was the first cathedral west of the Mississippi and Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell its story, which is the ... Read more

Clare Boothe Luce

In her life, Clare Boothe Luce was a Congresswoman, ambassador, playwright, war correspondent, and advisor to presidents. Tom and Noëlle Crowe ... Read more

Annie Chambers Ketchum

Annie Chambers Ketchum started life as a stereotypical antebellum Southern lady, but as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, by the end of her life ... Read more

The Catholic Kentucky Pilgrimage Announcement

A special announcement: In 2021, Tom & Noëlle Crowe will lead a pilgrimage to important sites in American Catholic History in Kentucky, ... Read more

Sr. Blandina of Cincinnati

In part 2 of the story of Sr. Blandina, Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how the Italian-born nun returned from the Wild West to Cincinnati and ... Read more

Sister Blandina, Fastest Nun in the West

Sister Blandina was a tiny Italian-born nun in the late 19th century sent alone to bring the Gospel to the Wild West. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell ... Read more

Mrs. Mattingly’s Miracle

In 1824, a Catholic widow in Washington, DC, experienced a miraculous healing of a debilitating cancer that had kept her bedridden for six ... Read more

John McLoughlin, Father of Oregon

In the early 1800s, John McLoughlin was in charge of essentially all of the Pacific Northwest as local head of major trading company. Tom and ... Read more

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock was a master filmmaker who created some of the most compelling movies of the 20th century. Tom and Noëlle Crowe also tell us ... Read more

An important message from StarQuest’s Dom Bettinelli

Dom Bettinelli shares an important message about the future of this podcast and all the shows at StarQuest. Read more

Fr. Vincent Capodanno, The Grunt Padre

Fr. Vincent Capodanno was a chaplain with the US Marines in Vietnam and a Maryknoll priest. As Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us in this very ... Read more

Lt. Col. John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald was a Catholic and one of George Washington's aides de camp. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us that Fitzgerald helped Washington ... Read more

Fr. John Bapst, SJ, and the “Know Nothings”

Before he was the first president of Boston College, Jesuit Fr. John Bapst served Catholics as a pastor in Maine. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us ... Read more

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Surviving the French revolution, Rose Philippine Duchesne's dream was to go to the New World and become a missionary to the native peoples. Tom ... Read more

Eusebio Kino

Fr. Eusebio Kino, S.J., was a 17th century Jesuit who ministered tirelessly to the native people of Arizona and Sonoran Mexico. Tom and Noëlle ... Read more

Potawatomi Trail of Death and Father Benjamin Petit

In 1836, the Potawatomi native Americans, many of whom were Catholic, were forced off their land in Indiana and force-marched to Kansas. Tom ... Read more

Padre Pio and US Servicemen

While Padre Pio was not American, as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, he did have some interesting interactions with US servicemen during and ... Read more

Joyce Kilmer

Every student learns the poem "Trees" in school. But now Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us the story of its author Joyce Kilmer Catholic convert who ... Read more