Catholic American Patriots

Catholic American Patriots

Contributions of American Catholics

Throughout American history and guided by their faith, Catholic Americans have made enormous contributions to American society. Learn about them!

January

Archbishop John Hughes

www.chcweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Dagger-John.pdf

WIlliam "Buffalo Bill" Cody

aleteia.org/2017/01/13/the-day-buffalo-bill-met-pope-leo-xiii/

Mary Mother Angelica www.ewtn.com/motherangelica

Gene Kranz

www.catholicregister.org/archive/item/29924-we-need-a-habitat-on-the-moon-says-former-nasa-flight-director

February

Margaret Haughery

wams.nyhistory.org/expansions-and-inequalities/industry-and-immigration/margaret-haughery

John Basilone

marineparents.com/marinecorps/john-basilone.asp

Fr. John P. Washington

ststephenkearny.com/father-washington

Fr.Pierre Gibault

www.nps.gov/people/father-pierre-gibault.htm

March

Thomas Fizsimons

constitutionallawreporter.com/great-american-biographies/thomas-fitzsimons/

Fr. William Ketcham

www.choctawnation.com/news/iti-fabvssa/father-william-henry-ketcham-part-1/

William R. Grace

www.irishecho.com/2020/7/grace-elected-1st-ny-catholic-mayor

St. Damien of Molokai

damienchurchmolokai.org/wp/saint-damien/

April

John Wayne

msf-america.org/blog/143-john-wayne-catholic-convert

Roger Maris

americancatholichistory.org/roger-maris

Father John Augustine Tolton

todayscatholic.org/from-slavery-to-the-priesthood-father-john-augustine-tolton/

Alfred Hitchcock

www.ncregister.com/blog/the-man-who-knew-his-faith-the-catholicism-of-alfred-hitchcock

May

Phyllis Schlafly

www.ncregister.com/news/phyllis-schlafly-1924-2016-5jph57ut

Bob Newhart

angelusnews.com/voices/bob-newhart-catholicism/

Fr. Stephen T. Badin

www.badinhs.org/badinhistory.html

Jim Thorpe

marymagdalen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Jim-Thorpe.pdf

June

Nellie Gray

www.catholicsun.org/2012/08/15/nellie-gray-86-dies-was-march-for-life-founder-and-emcee/

Venerable Pierre Toussaint

www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/venerable-pierre-toussaint/

George Herman "Babe"Ruth

www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/catholic-faith-babe-ruth

Cardinal Avery Dulles

www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-34-number-1/avery-cardinal-dulles-sj-seeking-freedom-choose-good

July

Venerable Mother Mary Lange

www.motherlange.org/mother-lange

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

media.christendom.edu/1978/07/charles-carroll-of-carrollton-catholic-revolutionary/

Rose Hawthorne (Mother Mary Alphonsa)

www.oursundayvisitor.com/meet-rose-hawthorne-a-famous-authors-remarkable-daughter-on-the-path-to-sainthood/

Venerable Henriette DeLille

sistersofmercy.org/henriette-delille/

August

Servant of God Julia Greely www.denvercatholic.org/julia-greeley-the-hope-that-does-not-disappoint

Flannery O'Connor

www.wordonfire.org/articles/fellows/the-vocation-of-flannery-oconnor/

Bishop James Augustine Healy

portlanddiocese.org/news/james-augustine-healy-slave-scholar-shepherd

James Hoban

the-beautiful-home.com/hobans-white-house/

September

Fr. Walter Ciszek

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=9306

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

setonparish.org/st-elizabeth-ann-seton-bio

St. Junipero Serra

californiamissionsfoundation.org/serra/

Dutch Schultz

https://www.catholic365.com/article/3666/during-the-lenten-season-forgiveness-rules-ask-dutch-schultz.html

October

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

www.catholicherald.com/article/national/scalia-was-deeply-rooted-in-his-faith/

Mary Fields

historynet.com/mary-fields-female-pioneer-in-montana/

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

catholicreview.org/justice-thomas-in-notre-dame-lecture-discusses-faith-modern-views/

Father Vincent Capodanno

www.milarch.org/father-capodanno/bio/

November

Jeremiah Denton, Jr.

catholicphilly.com/2014/04/news/national-news/jeremiah-denton-navy-officer-who-survived-torture-as-vietnam-pow-dies/

St. Katharine Drexel

www.katharinedrexel.org/katharine-drexel/about-st-katharine-drexel/

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Mother Cabrini

www.mothercabrini.org/who-we-are/mother-cabrini/

Fr. Walter Ciszek

www.jesuits.org/stories/jesuit-father-walter-ciszek-a-life-in-service/

December

Sister Thea Bowman

www.fspa.org/content/about/sister-thea-bowman

Roberto Clemente

angelusnews.com/faith/god-wanted-me-to-play-ball/

Blessed Fulton J. Sheen

https://www.celebratesheen.com

Mother Beasley

www.georgiawomen.org/copy-of-carson-mccullers-8

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