Ep. 1.23: Catholics at War

Monsignor and Teresa continue exploring the Catholic contributions to the American Revolution, both on the East Coast and in the Mississippi Valley. They highlight the vital roles of French commanders Rochambeau and de Grasse at Yorktown, as well as the leadership of Father John Carroll and his cousin Charles Carroll, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. The conversation then shifts west, where Father Pierre Gibault’s influence among French Creoles and Native peoples helped George Rogers Clark secure Kaskaskia for the Americans. The episode closes with rising tensions in St. Louis, setting the stage for the coming Battle of St. Louis.

*Saint Louis: The Story of Catholic Evangelization of America's Heartland originally aired on Covenant Network Catholic Radio. These podcast episodes are being released in anticipation of the Bicentennial Celebrations of the founding of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the Diocese of St. Louis on July 18, 1826.