You forgot to mention the Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland! The high tower with the statue of Mary, which you did mention, is the entrance point to the Grotto. The Grotto is a replica of that in Lourdes, France, and the fresh mountain spring water is said to be holy. The pathway features the Way of the Cross, an outdoor chapel, and dozens of beautiful statues and mosaics. It is so peaceful and good for the soul!🙏🌹
1. The Cathedral of St. Augustine 4:16 2. The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America: 7:20 3. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 10:22 4. St. John Paul II Shrine 12:51 5. National Shrine of St. Elizabeth of Anne Seton 13:58 6. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe 15:33 7. The Shrine of the Divine Mercy 16:55 8. National Shrine of St. Thérèse 17:45 9. Loretto Chapel 18:54 10. Mother Cabrini Shrine 23:22 11. Mount Saint Macrina 25:27 12. Church of San Miguel Arcángel 26:24 13. California Mission Trail 27:24 14. St. Joan of Arc Chapel 31:14 15. National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion 32:14 16. Schulenburg Texas Painted Churches 35:27 17. The National Shrine of St. Joseph 37:06 18. Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe 37:40 19. Saint Anthony Chapel 38:35 20. Our Lady of the Rockies 39:12 21. National Shrine of the North American Martyrs 41:11 22. Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine 42:39 23. Shrine of St. Damien of Molokai 43:49 24. St. Michael's Abbey 48:49 25. St. Meinrad Archabbey 49:38 Timestamp Missing: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame☘
People don't think "Catholic" when they think California but it is!! Our capital "Sacramento" is named after the the Blessed Sacrament and a majority of our towns and cities have Catholic names. Please, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, make California a Holy Catholic place again!! I live in the town of Sonoma, the site of the last California mission (north of San Francisco and San Rafael).
I dont know there are catholics in California but after our indian bishop Dominic Jala died in a car crash in California I came to know because most Americans are protestant
On the same day as the Chicago fire, Champion WI was leveled by a fire that was an order of magnitude worse. But there were no newspapers in Peshtigo, WI, so nobody knew. But Adele Brise led the townsfolk onto property of the Catholic church, along with their livestock, and they prayed for deliverance. The fire surrounded them, charring the OUTSIDE of a WOODEN FENCE...but it never harmed anyone on the church property. I hope to go there this summer.
Can you please put in the comments a written list of the 25 places and the names? To make it easier to do follow up research to learn about these places by reading more? To do some info compiling for future trip planning?
There's these books: 101 Places to Pray Before You Die: A Roamin' Catholic's Guide Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America
In St. John Indiana , The Shrine of Christ Passion is amazing. It is a series of 5' bronze statues that go through the Stations of the Cross through the Resurrection and more. There is also a large statue of our Lady, a dedication to Unborn Children and more.
El Santuario de Chimayo in New Mexico has beautiful surroundings. The small chapel is rustic and humble but we felt awed and inspired there. Being there and praying there in the chapel contributed to my journey back to a right relationship with God.
Awesome show. Another beautiful place is The Holy Family Shrine in Gretna Nebraska. A beautiful structure you can see off I-80. One of the most peaceful places I know.
The Marian apparition in Wisconsin is also the site of a miraculous sparing of life in a horrible fire that swept through the area and everyone at the church were spared as they prayed.
And if I may add, The St Kantius Shrine in Chicago , Shrine of Christ 's Passion in St. JOHNS, Indiana, Shrine of Maxillian Kolbe , in Marytown, Libertyville, Illinois. Happy travels to you all. 😊❤❤❤
Kentucky’s Holy Land, right in the middle of bourbon country. The Trappists of Gethsemani Abbey, the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse founded in 1812, the Basilica of Saint Joseph-where America’s first inland diocese was located in Bardstown, and the home of several parishes founded in the late 1700s. Come see the Catholic sites and drink some bourbon. I’ve been trying to get you guys to visit there for years!
100% agree!! It's a wonderful place to visit 💜. My husband and I came for a visit for the Bourbon Trail years ago and ended up loving Bardstown so much we moved here. We just received our Sacraments this past Easter Vigil.
Oh, my, yes! I've been there. It's lovely (although surrounded by urban blight). Fr. Solanus healed my great-uncle when he visited the good Father to obtain a blessing back in the day.🙏🌹
Look up the San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tuscon Arizona. We just happened upon it on a road trip back in 2016. It's a beautiful church. From its website: A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Construction of the current church began in 1783 and was completed in 1797. The oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings. It is a place where visitors can truly step back in time and enter an authentic 18th Century space.
So excited you talked about Mount St Mary’s! I graduated from the college and continue to love visiting the grotto. The statue of the Blessed Mother drew me to the college in the first place.
When you come to Santa Fe for the staircase and the oldest church in the US... be sure to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Fe: the oldest church in the USA dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Sancturario of Chimayo, San Felipe in Albuquerque - the current building is over 200 years old... of course San Miguel was nearly 100 years old when the parish was founded... Join the pilgrimage to Chimayo on Holy Thursday... don't worry about a map, just show up at the Cathedral in Santa Fe after the Mass of the Last Supper and join the long walk through the night.
Up until this past August, I worked in IT for the company that currently owns the hotel next to Loretto Chapel. Absolutely beautiful location! It is literally a block and a half from San Miguel Mission, a 3-4 minute walk. So two beautiful locations very close to each other. If you guys are ever in Santa Fe, I have to recommend both. I still work in Santa Fe close to both locations, so feel free to hit me up if you need a guide to them. 😊 By the way, the Sisters of Loretto, who are a Roman Catholic congregation of women founded in Kentucky (another state I lived in) are still sometimes involved with the chapel and do things there. I once assisted them in getting IT work done for an event they had there. The company I worked for did not own the chapel despite the hotel also being called Loretto, but we still helped where we could.
I lived in San Jose, California, for 13 years. For seven of those years I was within walking distance of the Santa Clara Mission on the campus of Santa Clara University, and I would sometimes walk there on a Saturday morning to enjoy the site and to pray. My favorite drive to take was to Carmel to visit the Carmel Mission Basilica there. That is such a beautiful place: the church itself, a museum, a lovely courtyard, beautiful grounds, graves of converts. I bought a rosary in the gift shop, although I was not yet a Catholic at that time (I was part of a Protestant denomination). One of the things that drew me to Catholicism was the ambiance of the churches. I also was able one time to visit the San Diego Mission, which, again, was beautiful.
I wish I'd known that in 1991...I was in Gettysburg on the way to d.c. (dad had a work related thing in d.c. so my parents and I and my older sister Drove out. Brother had high school finals and couldn't come)
Holy Hill in Hubertus Wi is a must see... let us know when you come to Wisconsin... we will join you. Btw... Marquette Univ. is in Milwaukee. Really enjoy your program amd prayers for Father Rich!
I didn't even know about Blessed Stanley but happened to be living in OkC. I was just happy to find a mass and confession time that I would make. Once I had gone a few times I finally made it into the museum and walked the grounds. It is a beautiful site and moving story. Very inspiring. It became my regular saturday mass location for quite a while. I learned to try different churches from my mom. She is always trying to attend daily mass and it leads to many great discoveries.
Our Lady of CZESTOCHOWA in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a 0:02 beautiful Shrine to the Black Madonna on a large grounds with a large cemetery, and a small Chapel that was the original church! It’s run by the Pauline Order
If you're ever in Chattanooga, TN, come check out Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica. It holds the coffin with remains of Fr Patrick Ryan, Servant of God, whose case has been opened for canonization. There is a documentary on Formed about his story and how he gave his life during the Yellow fever in order to stay behind and care for the parishioners.
I am planning on going there this summer. We tried last year but it got so hot and I was bringing my mom and her sister. I then had to go back to work (school nurse). Fingers crossed it works out this year!
The rest of the story of Our Lady of Champion. Read about, or watch The History Guy on the Great Peshtigo fire. While EVERYTHING around the Church burnt, The Church sustained NO damage
Definitely come up to Milwaukee and pray with us at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel! If you're here during the fall and spring terms at Marquette, the 10 pm Tuesday night Mass at the Chapel is a highlight of many of our students' week, and a fond memory for our alums. And the story about the stone that St. Joan prayed on and kissed always being cooler than the surrounding stones is a "Can Confirm" 🙂
St. Augustine is one of my favorite places as a Florida Native, so I will definitely be making the drive to start the Camino, Been there a few times but never knew about the stamp ! I was blessed enough to be able to visit The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in DC and spent last Good Friday there where I got to actually adore/touch true relics from the Passion of the Christ (thorns from the crown, shavings of the nails, piece of the cross, etc.) in the Crypt shrine as well as participate the stations of the cross and Good Friday mass.
Fascinating show! As always , thanks for doing all this research, guys. Sister Wilhelmina’s incorrupt body in Missouri would be an inspiring one to add to the list too.
PERSONAL NOTES: 0:00 Introduction 3:25 The Cathedral of St. Augustine 7:20 The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America 10:22 The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 12:51 St. John Paul II Shrine 13:58 National Shrine of St. Elizabeth of Anne Seton
I am a fan of two shrines in Michigan. First is the Cross in the woods, in Indian River. I especially enjoy the doll museum - every doll in a different habit of an order of nuns. The other one is the Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, Bishop Baraga, in L’Anse in the upper peninsula. Last time I was there they had the best pasties!
Hanceville, Alabama also has a few cool Catholic places to visit. There’s Ave Maria Grotto, which is on the grounds of a Benedictine monastery. One of the monks, Brother Joseph Zoettl, was originally from Germany. He joined the community in 1892 and died in 1961. He spent 46 years of his life creating all the statues and works of art that line the Grotto’s walking trail. About 15 minutes away from there is the Eucharistic Shrine to Pope St. John Paul II. It’s a church that Mother Angelica built as an offshoot of EWTN’s main headquarters in Irondale, Alabama. When she died in 2016, her remains were interred in the crypt underneath the church. Both of these places are beautiful hidden gems tucked away in the Alabama countryside. I live in Nashville and it’s about 2 hours away from there.
You can add "Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica" in Lackawanna, N.Y. . Beautiful story/miracle on how the Basilica is heated buy natural gas to this day since 1926. Also, The Chapel of St. Michael in Tarpon Springs, Florida & the beautiful story on how the chapel came to be through a miracle of healing a young boy who lived there.
Thank you for reminding us of OLV in NY. the letters I rec'd from there had a beautiful odor of sanctity about them......occasionally I get a whiff of that exact essence as I am carrying my cross. I know it is a grace indicating the presence of God and the BVM helping me.
St Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette University is in Milwaukee. It’s about 2 hours from the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. People miraculously escaped the October 8, 1871 Peshtigo Fire at the shrine chapel.
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama is an incredible place. It was founded by Mother Angelica and is where she is buried. It is also where her order of nuns is cloistered. Highly recommend. They have a free retreat house for clergy, and all the masses at the shrine are ad orientam, with communion rails, and still novus ordo.
Ave Maria Grotto is about 15 minutes away! The artwork there was created by a Benedictine monk who lived and died on the grounds. He spent 46 years of his life putting it all together.
@@brianagrzybowski4734 indeed! St. Bernard’s Abbey is also a beautiful place, including Ave Maria grotto. They actually just got funding to refurbish the whole grotto and they are having a renowned preservation society and university do the restoration.
The shrine of N. American Martyrs in Auriesville (Osssernon), NY is right in my neighborhood. Been to Mass at the coliseum, and celebrated July 4th there as well. Beautiful area and a must see for any faithful Catholic
Absolutely fantastic grounds at the missions around San Antonio. Additionally, there are great missions around Goliad, TX. Its near those painted churches as well.
In St Louis is the Basilica Cathedral of St. Louis has the largest collection of mosaics in North America. Pope John Paul II visited there in 1999. There's a museum in the basement with his vestments, etc for him visit. Also the Oratory of St Joseph and other beautiful churches within a few miles of each other. Across the river in Cahokia is a Log Church built in 1699 and up the hill from there is the National Shrine of Our Lady of Snows. Many beautiful churches in a concentrated area in the middle of the country.
I love the Basilica in St. Louis! The old Cathedral by the Arch is a cool place, too. There's also the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is in Perryville, MO (a bit of a drive, but worth it).
2 places by Buffalo/Niagara Falls: Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna NY founded by the Venerable Father Baker. I’ll drive there for mass if I’m really feeling the need to put my mind at ease. There is so much to see. Also in Lewiston NY the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. I think the Barnabites founded it. It has amazing statues all over the grounds.
Not on the list, but two places are very special to me: - The Saint Kateri National Shrine and Historic Site (Fonda, NY); Where my husband and I had our last date before we decided to be in a relationship. I was in the small chapel and wrote a prayer intention for St. Kateri, asking for prayers that if I was meant to be with my husband that I would be open to the graces to recognize it. Sure enough when he asked later if I'd be in a relationship with him I said yes! - The Our Lady of Fatima Shrine (Youngstown, NY); Where my husband and I went for a day trip date, and he proposed around the heart-shaped rosary fountain after we attended Mass. Now we've been married for just over a year, and I am so blessed and happy to always be growing in faith with him. ❤
I recently learned about Blessed Rhoda Wise house and Grotto in Canton, OH. She had the stigmata. Mother Angelica had a healing and conversion at her house when she was a teen. I have not been there yet
St Joseph Church in Erie PA, where Fr Larry Richards started an Annual Octoberfest. The Church could be the most beautiful that I've ever seen (outside of Basilica or Arch-Basilica). The Octoberfest is highly recommended (I have no ulterior motives), and tents ensure that you need not worry about the weather.
Please add to your list the National Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Barto, Pa. It was built by Mrs. Vera Calandra whose daughter was granted a life saving miracle directly from Padre Pio shortly before his death. It is a magnificent shrine with so much to offer, please check it out.
I watch Fr. Chris' talks on The Divine Mercy TH-cam channel. I went to Cooperstown for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Found out it was about 2 hours away from there and went. Got there (didn't know it was St. Faustina's Fest day) and there were a lot of people. They have life size stations and to me going into the shrine and seeing the stations was well worth the trip there!
Cloisters on the Platte outside of Gretna, Nebraska is a silent retreat center, that has life sized Stations of the Cross... overlooking the Platte River. It is based on St Ignatius of Loyola prayers... ❤
If you ever wanted to check out Canadian sites, there's the Martyr's Shrine in Waubashene, Ontario, Mother House of the Grey Nuns of National Historic Site, St. Joseph's Oratory in Montréal (which was founded by Canada's first home-grown saint and now has a museum), the Rosary Path at Mary Lake, and much more!
Scheel, the largest statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in Windsor. There is a festival for the Feast of the Assumption where I will be helping run the fireworks display if you want to check it out. That invitation is open to everyone!
St. Bernard Abbey, a community of Benedictine Monks, and the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Alabama with its “A World in Minature” is a beautiful place! It’s amazing to see the Holy Land in miniature plus other sites that were created by Brother Joseph Zoetle, O.S.B.! 🙏🏻❤️✝️
For those of you coming to Miami, I would recommend the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. It’s small and relatively new, but it’s in a beautiful location on the water and the story is remarkable. We also have the Basilica of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, the southernmost church in the Continental US all the way down in Key West, and Ave Maria Oratory, which is in the middle of the Everglades. I have yet to go over there but everyone I know who has been says it’s beautiful.
Love the idea of a travel book! (Candacebaily’s post). We don’t need to go to Europe etc to do a pilgrimage, and especially good ideas for those of us unable to travel as much as an outside the country pilgrimage would require.
The National Shrine of Blessed Francis X. Seelos is in New Orleans as well as St Louis Cathedral, the old Ursuline Convent, and many other beautiful churches and shrines in this very Catholic city.
There is a shrine to St Therese of the Little Flower in San Antonio, TX. I think it is the National Shrine. The actors Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyk donated money to the building of it.
Yes it is a National Shrine!! I go there for confession from time to time and also to Mass when I don't go to my regular church. Went this past Saturday night and after Mass they had a relic of hers for people to see.
@@Carlos-ig6oo Next time you go look at the water fonts and you will see Stanwyk and Taylor's names on them. One or both of them had just become Catholic.
St. Donatus on the Mississippi in Iowa has the first outdoor stations of the Cross west of the Mississippi. It is a climb up steep hills through a sheep pasture with a Pieta Chapel at the top. The town was founded by Catholic Luxembourg immigrants in 1846.
How about compiling all the Catholic sites in America, with contributions from listeners, and selling it as a travel book? Southern Indiana: St. Meinrad Archabbey (also a female monastery 10 miles away in Ferdinand).
The Maria Stein Shrine (Maria Stein, OH) - 1200 relic shrine, 95% first class. It's a gorgeous place. There's a retreat house next door. It's a beautiful place for a quiet, spiritually oriented retreat.
Love this episode! I'm sure you could have gone on forever with suggestions of US Catholic pilgrimage sites. You've suggested several places I have not yet been to. Five of the suggested churches I filmed for my channel (before deciding to divorce Disney (my co-interest) and end this career--perhaps I'll pick up only with the church again as I loved filming the churches). Might I also suggest. St. Anne in Lawton, MI which was crafted in the mountains of Southern Poland and assembled in Michigan. I'm not sure if this terminology is accurate but I believe it is "overseen" by the canons-regular of St. John Cantius--another amazing church once voted the most beautiful church. It is located in Chicago and anyone there would be happy to show you around. St John Cantius has a replica of the largest gothic altarpiece in St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków. Also, Holy Trinity Polish Mission in Chicago has catacombs and over 250 relics of saints and blesseds! One final suggestion is to look up Catholic Church Tours in Chicago. This is a not-for-profit group. If you attend this tour, the churches visited will be unfolded to you in a manner which you've never seen. I am not affiliated with them, just feel that what the woman who created the group is doing is beautiful, educational and needed.
You missed The Grotto in Portland, Oregon. You're in the middle of nature while being in the middle of Portland, Oregon. There is a lower and upper gardens. There's an elevator built into the mountain that takes you to the upper gardens. There are several shrines, an outdoor stations of the cross. There's also a meditation chapel built on the edge of the mountain that has a beautiful view. The Grotto is akso home of the Servite Friars Monastary. Downstairs in the lower gardens there is a Church, outdoor chapel, and gift shop. During advent, there is quite a show of lights.
America as in North, South, and Central? Or only as in USA? 😅 Assume the later. This will be fun! Will watch this, as I’m a bit of a “Roaming Catholic” and MassTimes is an often-used app of mine! 😁
yep the santa fe staircase is a tourist attraction & really only focuses on the craftsmanship/woodwork. there's a rosary park in minnesota outdoors it's free and can be prayed or take photos of the beautiful sculptures and art right next door to saint peters parish which is a beautiful place to go for mass. im more impressed by the wooden adornments inside there than the staircase in NM. there is however a mission in mescalero apache otw to alamogordo where you can go inside and sign the visitor book. it's huge and really tremendous very great stop to check out. there's also a life size rosary in the ground in vermont with beads so big you can physically stand on each one.
Shrine of North American Martyrs is near me! Auriesville, NY is about 45 minutes north west of Albany. Beautiful area! We had our Eucharistic Congress there. Come visit & stay on the Great Sacandaga Lake & see what the REAL upstate New York is like.
My parents are from St. Meinrad and my grandparents lived there pretty much until they went home to the Lord. So, it's safe to say I grew up in the shadow of the Archabbey. The monks that founded St. Meinrad Archabbey came over from Switzerland, partly at the urging of Fr. Kundek in nearby Jasper, Indiana. Fr. Kundek was from Croatia and needed help ministering to the newly arrived German immigrants. Fr. Kundek is a bit of a local legend. He laid the foundations of the current St. Joseph's parish in Jasper, designed and began construction of the Dubois County Courthouse, and founded several towns in the county including Ferdinand (where there is a large Benedictine women's community - Monastery Immaculate Conception).
I absolutely love the Lady of Our Lourdes Shrine in Euclid!! I live in Parma and used to work on the east side. The shrine was one of the things that brought me closer to the Catholic faith from being Episcopalian. Its so sad to see how it looks now; wish I could do more to help restore the Stations of the Cross.
Middle of nowhere, but the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa is also an incredible visit. It is the largest man-made grotto in the world.
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Here's a big one, yall: Fulton Sheen's tomb in Peoria, Illinois. Stunning church. And it has a really nice reliquary.
You forgot to mention the Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland! The high tower with the statue of Mary, which you did mention, is the entrance point to the Grotto. The Grotto is a replica of that in Lourdes, France, and the fresh mountain spring water is said to be holy. The pathway features the Way of the Cross, an outdoor chapel, and dozens of beautiful statues and mosaics. It is so peaceful and good for the soul!🙏🌹
1. The Cathedral of St. Augustine 4:16
2. The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America: 7:20
3. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 10:22
4. St. John Paul II Shrine 12:51
5. National Shrine of St. Elizabeth of Anne Seton 13:58
6. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe 15:33
7. The Shrine of the Divine Mercy 16:55
8. National Shrine of St. Thérèse 17:45
9. Loretto Chapel 18:54
10. Mother Cabrini Shrine 23:22
11. Mount Saint Macrina 25:27
12. Church of San Miguel Arcángel 26:24
13. California Mission Trail 27:24
14. St. Joan of Arc Chapel 31:14
15. National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion 32:14
16. Schulenburg Texas Painted Churches 35:27
17. The National Shrine of St. Joseph 37:06
18. Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe 37:40
19. Saint Anthony Chapel 38:35
20. Our Lady of the Rockies 39:12
21. National Shrine of the North American Martyrs 41:11
22. Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine 42:39
23. Shrine of St. Damien of Molokai 43:49
24. St. Michael's Abbey 48:49
25. St. Meinrad Archabbey 49:38
Timestamp Missing: The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame☘
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I have been to only 2, DC and Divine Mercy in Massachussetts
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National Shrine and Museum of St. Therese in Darien, Illinois . Mass at 1130am Monday-Friday.
People don't think "Catholic" when they think California but it is!! Our capital "Sacramento" is named after the the Blessed Sacrament and a majority of our towns and cities have Catholic names. Please, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, make California a Holy Catholic place again!! I live in the town of Sonoma, the site of the last California mission (north of San Francisco and San Rafael).
Grew up there and you are right. California has strong Catholic roots.
I dont know there are catholics in California but after our indian bishop Dominic Jala died in a car crash in California I came to know because most Americans are protestant
The Blessed Sacrament Cathedral is in Sacramento. Very beautiful Cathedral
All the missions along the coast.
@@jeanf8998 alas,,No more
Love that the comments are full of other beautiful places to discover! I have to also recommend the St Josephat Basilica in Milwaukee, WI!
Yes! Highly recommend!
On the same day as the Chicago fire, Champion WI was leveled by a fire that was an order of magnitude worse. But there were no newspapers in Peshtigo, WI, so nobody knew. But Adele Brise led the townsfolk onto property of the Catholic church, along with their livestock, and they prayed for deliverance. The fire surrounded them, charring the OUTSIDE of a WOODEN FENCE...but it never harmed anyone on the church property. I hope to go there this summer.
Thanks for talking about America. We really need places here that people can visit and receive healing. Not all of us can afford to fly all the time.
Can you please put in the comments a written list of the 25 places and the names? To make it easier to do follow up research to learn about these places by reading more? To do some info compiling for future trip planning?
There's these books:
101 Places to Pray Before You Die: A Roamin' Catholic's Guide
Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America
Hi Tim! It looks like if you go into the note section under the video, there are time stamps with each location title written out.
@@Rebecca-bf8hj thank you Rebecca
There is The Grotto in Portland Oregon too. A very prayerful place.
In St. John Indiana , The Shrine of Christ Passion is amazing. It is a series of 5' bronze statues that go through the Stations of the Cross through the Resurrection and more. There is also a large statue of our Lady, a dedication to Unborn Children and more.
El Santuario de Chimayo in New Mexico has beautiful surroundings. The small chapel is rustic and humble but we felt awed and inspired there. Being there and praying there in the chapel contributed to my journey back to a right relationship with God.
Awesome show. Another beautiful place is The Holy Family Shrine in Gretna Nebraska. A beautiful structure you can see off I-80. One of the most peaceful places I know.
The chapel is very plain and not catholic looking though. I've been there
The Marian apparition in Wisconsin is also the site of a miraculous sparing of life in a horrible fire that swept through the area and everyone at the church were spared as they prayed.
What city is it in?
@@notyou9743 Champion, Wisconsin near Green Bay.
I’ve been to the St. Damien Shrine… So beautiful. Very peaceful, very humble. I’m so grateful to have had the experience. St. Damien - pray for us!
And if I may add, The St Kantius Shrine in Chicago , Shrine of Christ 's Passion in St. JOHNS, Indiana, Shrine of Maxillian Kolbe , in Marytown, Libertyville, Illinois. Happy travels to you all. 😊❤❤❤
Was in st Augustine a few years ago. Went to the Church, the little chapel, the giant cross. Loved the grounds. So awesome.
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche
Visit the National Shrine of Padre Pio in Barto, Pennsylvania!
Amazing place
Kentucky’s Holy Land, right in the middle of bourbon country. The Trappists of Gethsemani Abbey, the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse founded in 1812, the Basilica of Saint Joseph-where America’s first inland diocese was located in Bardstown, and the home of several parishes founded in the late 1700s. Come see the Catholic sites and drink some bourbon. I’ve been trying to get you guys to visit there for years!
100% agree!! It's a wonderful place to visit 💜. My husband and I came for a visit for the Bourbon Trail years ago and ended up loving Bardstown so much we moved here. We just received our Sacraments this past Easter Vigil.
There is a movie about the miracle of the Loretto Chapel staircase. It stars Barbara Hershey.
This was terrific. More, more, more, please.
Hope you are listing these. Great show, God Bless each one of you. Still praying.
I always had wanted to go to Detroit to see the tomb of Solanus Casey who may someday be named Saint.
Oh, my, yes! I've been there. It's lovely (although surrounded by urban blight). Fr. Solanus healed my great-uncle when he visited the good Father to obtain a blessing back in the day.🙏🌹
Thank you so much for informing us of so many Catholic shrines and churches. ❤❤❤
Look up the San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tuscon Arizona. We just happened upon it on a road trip back in 2016. It's a beautiful church.
From its website:
A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Construction of the current church began in 1783 and was completed in 1797.
The oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings. It is a place where visitors can truly step back in time and enter an authentic 18th Century space.
We frequently go to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Love it, never want to leave. ❤
So excited you talked about Mount St Mary’s! I graduated from the college and continue to love visiting the grotto. The statue of the Blessed Mother drew me to the college in the first place.
Yes! But unfortunately, they didn't mention the Grotto of Lourdes at Emmitsburg!
I always enjoy Fr. Tetlow guest hosting, love ya padre! 👍🏻
There is also the Padre Pio Shrine in Barto, Pennsylvania!
When you come to Santa Fe for the staircase and the oldest church in the US... be sure to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Fe: the oldest church in the USA dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Sancturario of Chimayo, San Felipe in Albuquerque - the current building is over 200 years old... of course San Miguel was nearly 100 years old when the parish was founded... Join the pilgrimage to Chimayo on Holy Thursday... don't worry about a map, just show up at the Cathedral in Santa Fe after the Mass of the Last Supper and join the long walk through the night.
I visited Santuario of Chimayo several years ago. That was an amazing, spiritual place. We absolutely loved it ❤🙏
Up until this past August, I worked in IT for the company that currently owns the hotel next to Loretto Chapel. Absolutely beautiful location! It is literally a block and a half from San Miguel Mission, a 3-4 minute walk. So two beautiful locations very close to each other. If you guys are ever in Santa Fe, I have to recommend both. I still work in Santa Fe close to both locations, so feel free to hit me up if you need a guide to them. 😊
By the way, the Sisters of Loretto, who are a Roman Catholic congregation of women founded in Kentucky (another state I lived in) are still sometimes involved with the chapel and do things there. I once assisted them in getting IT work done for an event they had there. The company I worked for did not own the chapel despite the hotel also being called Loretto, but we still helped where we could.
But it’s not owned by the Catholic Church anymore
Our Lady of The Snows has beautiful grounds.
I lived in San Jose, California, for 13 years. For seven of those years I was within walking distance of the Santa Clara Mission on the campus of Santa Clara University, and I would sometimes walk there on a Saturday morning to enjoy the site and to pray. My favorite drive to take was to Carmel to visit the Carmel Mission Basilica there. That is such a beautiful place: the church itself, a museum, a lovely courtyard, beautiful grounds, graves of converts. I bought a rosary in the gift shop, although I was not yet a Catholic at that time (I was part of a Protestant denomination). One of the things that drew me to Catholicism was the ambiance of the churches. I also was able one time to visit the San Diego Mission, which, again, was beautiful.
I lived in LosGatos and we were able to visit lots of beautiful shrines & missions in a weekend
Nice thing about the Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton, you also have Gettysburg across the border. She play an important role in American history.
I wish I'd known that in 1991...I was in Gettysburg on the way to d.c. (dad had a work related thing in d.c. so my parents and I and my older sister Drove out. Brother had high school finals and couldn't come)
Holy Hill in Hubertus Wi is a must see... let us know when you come to Wisconsin... we will join you. Btw... Marquette Univ. is in Milwaukee. Really enjoy your program amd prayers for Father Rich!
and Ryan D... bring Jenn... known for its tremendous healing ...has healing masses ❤
I chose Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton for my confirmation saint so her shrine is on my bucket list to visit! Thanks for including it in the list 😊
I didn't even know about Blessed Stanley but happened to be living in OkC. I was just happy to find a mass and confession time that I would make. Once I had gone a few times I finally made it into the museum and walked the grounds. It is a beautiful site and moving story. Very inspiring. It became my regular saturday mass location for quite a while. I learned to try different churches from my mom. She is always trying to attend daily mass and it leads to many great discoveries.
Our Lady of CZESTOCHOWA in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a 0:02 beautiful Shrine to the Black Madonna on a large grounds with a large cemetery, and a small Chapel that was the original church!
It’s run by the Pauline Order
Great show. Thank you.
If you're ever in Chattanooga, TN, come check out Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica. It holds the coffin with remains of Fr Patrick Ryan, Servant of God, whose case has been opened for canonization. There is a documentary on Formed about his story and how he gave his life during the Yellow fever in order to stay behind and care for the parishioners.
The Shrine of the Passion in Indiana is a life sized stations of the cross.
Love going there!
Brother Estanislao please pray for us to pray the stations often?
I am planning on going there this summer. We tried last year but it got so hot and I was bringing my mom and her sister. I then had to go back to work (school nurse). Fingers crossed it works out this year!
Fr. Tetlow on set, yes!!💪💪
you know fr tetlow is my uncle
Holy Hill and the Basilica of St. Josaphat are both amazing in Wisconsin as well.
The rest of the story of Our Lady of Champion. Read about, or watch The History Guy on the Great Peshtigo fire. While EVERYTHING around the Church burnt, The Church sustained NO damage
Definitely come up to Milwaukee and pray with us at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel! If you're here during the fall and spring terms at Marquette, the 10 pm Tuesday night Mass at the Chapel is a highlight of many of our students' week, and a fond memory for our alums. And the story about the stone that St. Joan prayed on and kissed always being cooler than the surrounding stones is a "Can Confirm" 🙂
Holy Hill is another great stop in Wisconsin.
St. Augustine is one of my favorite places as a Florida Native, so I will definitely be making the drive to start the Camino, Been there a few times but never knew about the stamp ! I was blessed enough to be able to visit The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in DC and spent last Good Friday there where I got to actually adore/touch true relics from the Passion of the Christ (thorns from the crown, shavings of the nails, piece of the cross, etc.) in the Crypt shrine as well as participate the stations of the cross and Good Friday mass.
Fascinating show! As always , thanks for doing all this research, guys. Sister Wilhelmina’s incorrupt body in Missouri would be an inspiring one to add to the list too.
PERSONAL NOTES:
0:00 Introduction
3:25 The Cathedral of St. Augustine
7:20 The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
10:22 The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
12:51 St. John Paul II Shrine
13:58 National Shrine of St. Elizabeth of Anne Seton
I am a fan of two shrines in Michigan. First is the Cross in the woods, in Indian River. I especially enjoy the doll museum - every doll in a different habit of an order of nuns. The other one is the Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, Bishop Baraga, in L’Anse in the upper peninsula. Last time I was there they had the best pasties!
Hanceville, Alabama also has a few cool Catholic places to visit. There’s Ave Maria Grotto, which is on the grounds of a Benedictine monastery. One of the monks, Brother Joseph Zoettl, was originally from Germany. He joined the community in 1892 and died in 1961. He spent 46 years of his life creating all the statues and works of art that line the Grotto’s walking trail. About 15 minutes away from there is the Eucharistic Shrine to Pope St. John Paul II. It’s a church that Mother Angelica built as an offshoot of EWTN’s main headquarters in Irondale, Alabama. When she died in 2016, her remains were interred in the crypt underneath the church. Both of these places are beautiful hidden gems tucked away in the Alabama countryside. I live in Nashville and it’s about 2 hours away from there.
You can add "Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica" in Lackawanna, N.Y. . Beautiful story/miracle on how the Basilica is heated buy natural gas to this day since 1926. Also, The Chapel of St. Michael in Tarpon Springs, Florida & the beautiful story on how the chapel came to be through a miracle of healing a young boy who lived there.
Thank you for reminding us of OLV in NY. the letters I rec'd from there had a beautiful odor of sanctity about them......occasionally I get a whiff of that exact essence as I am carrying my cross. I know it is a grace indicating the presence of God and the BVM helping me.
There is a beautiful Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio and A relic shrine in Maria Stein, Ohio
Very interesting. There were a few places I've been to, but long ago, and this made me feel a desire to go back.
St Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette University is in Milwaukee. It’s about 2 hours from the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. People miraculously escaped the October 8, 1871 Peshtigo Fire at the shrine chapel.
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama is an incredible place. It was founded by Mother Angelica and is where she is buried. It is also where her order of nuns is cloistered. Highly recommend. They have a free retreat house for clergy, and all the masses at the shrine are ad orientam, with communion rails, and still novus ordo.
Ave Maria Grotto is about 15 minutes away! The artwork there was created by a Benedictine monk who lived and died on the grounds. He spent 46 years of his life putting it all together.
@@brianagrzybowski4734 indeed! St. Bernard’s Abbey is also a beautiful place, including Ave Maria grotto. They actually just got funding to refurbish the whole grotto and they are having a renowned preservation society and university do the restoration.
Ditto on the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. We were fortunate to spend several days there and could’ve stayed longer.
Yes, both of these! We are blessed to live about an hour away from them and love to go, they are both such peaceful places and the shrine is gorgeous.
Still novus ordo- ugh
I live in Upstate NY. I've been to the National Shirine of Martyrs. It's an very powerful place. Oddly a very quite and solemn place.
I did the last 100 km of the Camino in Spain, which was fabulous. I like this American Camino in St. Augustine. I would love to get my stamp there.
The shrine of N. American Martyrs in Auriesville (Osssernon), NY is right in my neighborhood. Been to Mass at the coliseum, and celebrated July 4th there as well. Beautiful area and a must see for any faithful Catholic
Also the Spanish Missions of Texas in San Antonio Texas Mission Trail. Can see all in one day
Absolutely fantastic grounds at the missions around San Antonio. Additionally, there are great missions around Goliad, TX. Its near those painted churches as well.
@@jamesberry4514 Love the painted churches. haven't made it to Goliad yet We live in New Braunfels Thanks
In St Louis is the Basilica Cathedral of St. Louis has the largest collection of mosaics in North America. Pope John Paul II visited there in 1999. There's a museum in the basement with his vestments, etc for him visit. Also the Oratory of St Joseph and other beautiful churches within a few miles of each other. Across the river in Cahokia is a Log Church built in 1699 and up the hill from there is the National Shrine of Our Lady of Snows. Many beautiful churches in a concentrated area in the middle of the country.
I love the Basilica in St. Louis! The old Cathedral by the Arch is a cool place, too. There's also the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is in Perryville, MO (a bit of a drive, but worth it).
2 places by Buffalo/Niagara Falls:
Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica in Lackawanna NY founded by the Venerable Father Baker. I’ll drive there for mass if I’m really feeling the need to put my mind at ease. There is so much to see.
Also in Lewiston NY the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. I think the Barnabites founded it. It has amazing statues all over the grounds.
I was going to mention them too.
Not on the list, but two places are very special to me:
- The Saint Kateri National Shrine and Historic Site (Fonda, NY); Where my husband and I had our last date before we decided to be in a relationship. I was in the small chapel and wrote a prayer intention for St. Kateri, asking for prayers that if I was meant to be with my husband that I would be open to the graces to recognize it. Sure enough when he asked later if I'd be in a relationship with him I said yes!
- The Our Lady of Fatima Shrine (Youngstown, NY); Where my husband and I went for a day trip date, and he proposed around the heart-shaped rosary fountain after we attended Mass. Now we've been married for just over a year, and I am so blessed and happy to always be growing in faith with him. ❤
I recently learned about Blessed Rhoda Wise house and Grotto in Canton, OH. She had the stigmata. Mother Angelica had a healing and conversion at her house when she was a teen. I have not been there yet
Is she a blessed now? ❤
St Joseph Church in Erie PA, where Fr Larry Richards started an Annual Octoberfest. The Church could be the most beautiful that I've ever seen (outside of Basilica or Arch-Basilica). The Octoberfest is highly recommended (I have no ulterior motives), and tents ensure that you need not worry about the weather.
If you ever visit Wisonsin, come to St. Josaphat's in Milwaukee. We have a wonderful history and a beautiful experience for you!
The Basilica in DC is awe inspiring. Jaw dropping. I attended my first mass there.
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Would recommend
The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, AZ is another must visit!
My father lived in DC in the 30s. He told us, about going to Mass in the Crypt of the Shrine. I thought, that was so cool.
I have book marked all of these to visit!!
Please add to your list the National Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Barto, Pa. It was built by Mrs. Vera Calandra whose daughter was granted a life saving miracle directly from Padre Pio shortly before his death. It is a magnificent shrine with so much to offer, please check it out.
Great information
Will be adding these to our RV trips
A great Benedictine monastery with a very impressive collection of relics and manuscripts is Mount Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon.
I watch Fr. Chris' talks on The Divine Mercy TH-cam channel. I went to Cooperstown for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Found out it was about 2 hours away from there and went. Got there (didn't know it was St. Faustina's Fest day) and there were a lot of people. They have life size stations and to me going into the shrine and seeing the stations was well worth the trip there!
Mt St Macrina is in Uniontown Pa. They have a big gathering every Labor day Weekend.
Cloisters on the Platte outside of Gretna, Nebraska is a silent retreat center, that has life sized Stations of the Cross... overlooking the Platte River. It is based on St Ignatius of Loyola prayers... ❤
If you ever wanted to check out Canadian sites, there's the Martyr's Shrine in Waubashene, Ontario, Mother House of the Grey Nuns of National Historic Site, St. Joseph's Oratory in Montréal (which was founded by Canada's first home-grown saint and now has a museum), the Rosary Path at Mary Lake, and much more!
Scheel, the largest statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in Windsor. There is a festival for the Feast of the Assumption where I will be helping run the fireworks display if you want to check it out. That invitation is open to everyone!
St. Bernard Abbey, a community of Benedictine Monks, and the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Alabama with its “A World in Minature” is a beautiful place! It’s amazing to see the Holy Land in miniature plus other sites that were created by Brother Joseph Zoetle, O.S.B.! 🙏🏻❤️✝️
For those of you coming to Miami, I would recommend the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. It’s small and relatively new, but it’s in a beautiful location on the water and the story is remarkable. We also have the Basilica of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, the southernmost church in the Continental US all the way down in Key West, and Ave Maria Oratory, which is in the middle of the Everglades. I have yet to go over there but everyone I know who has been says it’s beautiful.
Love the idea of a travel book! (Candacebaily’s post). We don’t need to go to Europe etc to do a pilgrimage, and especially good ideas for those of us unable to travel as much as an outside the country pilgrimage would require.
I'm going to St Meinrad in Sept. Can't wait
The National Shrine of Blessed Francis X. Seelos is in New Orleans as well as St Louis Cathedral, the old Ursuline Convent, and many other beautiful churches and shrines in this very Catholic city.
There is a shrine to St Therese of the Little Flower in San Antonio, TX. I think it is the National Shrine. The actors Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyk donated money to the building of it.
Yes it is a National Shrine!! I go there for confession from time to time and also to Mass when I don't go to my regular church. Went this past Saturday night and after Mass they had a relic of hers for people to see.
@@Carlos-ig6oo Next time you go look at the water fonts and you will see Stanwyk and Taylor's names on them. One or both of them had just become Catholic.
St. Donatus on the Mississippi in Iowa has the first outdoor stations of the Cross west of the Mississippi. It is a climb up steep hills through a sheep pasture with a Pieta Chapel at the top. The town was founded by Catholic Luxembourg immigrants in 1846.
How about compiling all the Catholic sites in America, with contributions from listeners, and selling it as a travel book?
Southern Indiana: St. Meinrad Archabbey (also a female monastery 10 miles away in Ferdinand).
Such a great idea. Most of us don’t realize how many of these places exist!
San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tucson Arizona is an incredible place and should have been included on your list!
The Maria Stein Shrine (Maria Stein, OH) - 1200 relic shrine, 95% first class.
It's a gorgeous place. There's a retreat house next door. It's a beautiful place for a quiet, spiritually oriented retreat.
Love this episode! I'm sure you could have gone on forever with suggestions of US Catholic pilgrimage sites. You've suggested several places I have not yet been to. Five of the suggested churches I filmed for my channel (before deciding to divorce Disney (my co-interest) and end this career--perhaps I'll pick up only with the church again as I loved filming the churches). Might I also suggest. St. Anne in Lawton, MI which was crafted in the mountains of Southern Poland and assembled in Michigan. I'm not sure if this terminology is accurate but I believe it is "overseen" by the canons-regular of St. John Cantius--another amazing church once voted the most beautiful church. It is located in Chicago and anyone there would be happy to show you around. St John Cantius has a replica of the largest gothic altarpiece in St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków. Also, Holy Trinity Polish Mission in Chicago has catacombs and over 250 relics of saints and blesseds! One final suggestion is to look up Catholic Church Tours in Chicago. This is a not-for-profit group. If you attend this tour, the churches visited will be unfolded to you in a manner which you've never seen. I am not affiliated with them, just feel that what the woman who created the group is doing is beautiful, educational and needed.
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona. Also Cathedral St. John the Baptist, Charleston, SC. As mentioned by others, Our Lady of Victory, Lackawanna, NY
You missed The Grotto in Portland, Oregon. You're in the middle of nature while being in the middle of Portland, Oregon. There is a lower and upper gardens. There's an elevator built into the mountain that takes you to the upper gardens. There are several shrines, an outdoor stations of the cross. There's also a meditation chapel built on the edge of the mountain that has a beautiful view. The Grotto is akso home of the Servite Friars Monastary. Downstairs in the lower gardens there is a Church, outdoor chapel, and gift shop. During advent, there is quite a show of lights.
Been there. What a beautiful experience!
One of my favorite priests who taught in Denver at Our Lady of Mount Carmel was a Servite and was buried out at the monastery.He was Fr Gabriel Weber
I was born and raised in Washington DC and visited many of the Catholic Shrines in the DC area.
There is also a National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Allentown, PA.
if you're ever in or near Savannah GA check out the Cathedral of St John the Baptist
America as in North, South, and Central? Or only as in USA? 😅
Assume the later. This will be fun! Will watch this, as I’m a bit of a “Roaming Catholic” and MassTimes is an often-used app of mine! 😁
Another reason I live using Seton Homeschool curriculum. These and more are in the American history lessons. Im ready for a road trip!
yep the santa fe staircase is a tourist attraction & really only focuses on the craftsmanship/woodwork. there's a rosary park in minnesota outdoors it's free and can be prayed or take photos of the beautiful sculptures and art right next door to saint peters parish which is a beautiful place to go for mass. im more impressed by the wooden adornments inside there than the staircase in NM. there is however a mission in mescalero apache otw to alamogordo where you can go inside and sign the visitor book. it's huge and really tremendous very great stop to check out. there's also a life size rosary in the ground in vermont with beads so big you can physically stand on each one.
Shrine of North American Martyrs is near me! Auriesville, NY is about 45 minutes north west of Albany. Beautiful area! We had our Eucharistic Congress there. Come visit & stay on the Great Sacandaga Lake & see what the REAL upstate New York is like.
Great show! Could you please provide time-codes for each site. Thank you very much.
My parents are from St. Meinrad and my grandparents lived there pretty much until they went home to the Lord. So, it's safe to say I grew up in the shadow of the Archabbey. The monks that founded St. Meinrad Archabbey came over from Switzerland, partly at the urging of Fr. Kundek in nearby Jasper, Indiana. Fr. Kundek was from Croatia and needed help ministering to the newly arrived German immigrants. Fr. Kundek is a bit of a local legend. He laid the foundations of the current St. Joseph's parish in Jasper, designed and began construction of the Dubois County Courthouse, and founded several towns in the county including Ferdinand (where there is a large Benedictine women's community - Monastery Immaculate Conception).
I absolutely love the Lady of Our Lourdes Shrine in Euclid!! I live in Parma and used to work on the east side. The shrine was one of the things that brought me closer to the Catholic faith from being Episcopalian. Its so sad to see how it looks now; wish I could do more to help restore the Stations of the Cross.
It’s still beautiful in a rustic way!
Middle of nowhere, but the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa is also an incredible visit. It is the largest man-made grotto in the world.
Shrine of Our Lady of Lasalette in Enfield N.H.