The United Saints of America: On Pilgrimage with Our Mother Mary from Sea to Shining Sea

The United Saints of America, you ask? Well, yes. The "big S" saints -- those raised to the altar by the Catholic Church -- have traversed our land, sea to shining sea, from St. Isaac Jogues in the East to St. Junípero Serra in the West. There are, however, hundreds of "little s" saints of equal grace, if not equal title, who have left holy footprints all across this land. They helped lay a foundation that has made America "one nation under God" and, in the process, grown an initially persecuted religion -- the Catholic faith -- to one with 72 million members, making it the single largest religious denomination in the United States. What unites all of them, big S or small, is a great sense of mission and a fierce desire to bring the Good News to a foreign land, most frequently under the guidance of the first bearer of that Good News, missionary extraordinaire, Mother Mary of Nazareth. To mark our nation's 250th birthday, join veteran journalist and passionate storyteller Peggy Stanton on a tour of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, in search of the Mother's land and her famous and not-so-famous shrines, those least recognized but with wonderful, intriguing back stories. (Color Illustrations throughout) Read more