A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History

with Dr. Kevin Schmiesing

Guest: Dr. Kevin Schmiesing

What is a pilgrimage? What makes a place pilgrimage-worthy? Are there holy sites in the United States of America as well as Europe?

Dr. Kevin Schmiesing, historian and author of A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History, discusses the practice of pilgrimage and historic American Catholic pilgrimage sites with Franciscan University Presents host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, and panelists Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. Regis Martin of Franciscan University’s Theology Department.

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