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In this comprehensive history, Fr. Charles Connor details the life of Catholics in the American Colonies. It's a tale that begins with the flight of English Catholics to religious freedom in Maryland in 1634, and continues through the post-Revolutionary period, by which time the constitutions of all but four of the first 13 states contained harsh anti-Catholic provisions. Catholic readers will be proud to learn that despite almost two centuries of ever-more-intense religious persecutions and even harsher legal prohibitions, American Catholics in the colonies simply refused to abandon the Catholic Faith. This is an indispensable reading for souls interested in the deep roots of Catholicism in America, and in the holy courage of scores of Catholics who kept remorseless forces from driving Catholicism out of America. Among other things, you'll learn: The tale of The Ark and The Dove that carried the first settlers to Maryland. The surprisingly harsh anti-Catholic sentiments of most of the Founding Fathers. The Quaker/Catholic alliance that promoted both religions. The role of persecuted Catholics in the Revolutionary War. Why, in that War, many Catholics favored the anti-Catholic British. The French Jesuits who evangelized New York and its frontier areas, and the saints who were martyred there. The years in which, throughout the colonies, Catholics became an endangered species.

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This is a work of impressive scope and historical insight. -- CardinalTimothy M.Dolan, Archdiocese of New York Personal Endorsement I highly recommend this refreshing and insightful story of the beginning of the Catholic Church in America. -- Rev. Msgr. Andrew R. Baker, S.T.D., Rector, Mount St. Mary's Seminary Personal Endorsement Father Charles Connor has written a wonderfully absorbing, skillful- in fact, an invaluable&#8212history of the Catholic experience in the early American colonies. -- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia Personal Endorsement Father Connor unfolds the story of the Church in the early United States with erudition, skill, understanding and clarity. -- Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington Personal Endorsement A natural storyteller, Fr. Connor brings to life an important period of American Church history in a way that continues to shed light on the ecclesial realities of the 21st century. -- Archbishop Bernard Anthony Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Personal Endorsement Once again, Father Connor has shown his extraordinary ability to deepen our understanding of our Catholic forebears. -- Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton Personal Endorsement

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Father Charles P. Connor is an expert in Church history and is the author of Pioneer Priests and Makeshift Altars: A History of Catholicism in the Thirteen Colonies and numerous other books. He has hosted several television programs on EWTN, including Catholic Beginnings, a series that explores the rich Catholic heritage in America and its influence on the nation.

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