Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

You don't have to travel overseas to discover our Blessed Mother's miraculous love for her children. Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America takes you to more than 50 Marian shrines, chapels, and statues, right here in the United States, each with a riveting story to tell. Stories about: The United States' only Church-approved Marian apparition (Champion, Wisconsin), An old Spanish shrine to Our Lady of La Leche, the powerhouse of answered prayers for babies (St. Augustine, Florida), The Grotto, the fulfillment of a boyhood vow to do a "great work" for the Blessed Mother (Portland, Oregon), A family's safe passage to America after invoking the intercession of the Star of the Sea, and the chapel they built in thanksgiving (Cheektowaga, New York), A priest who looked like Dean Martin and sang like Bing Crosby - and commissioned a statue as big as his love for Mary (Santa Clara, California), Written by the author of the blockbuster Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles (OSV, 2021), this book is another must-have for all Catholic travelers. Organized by region and state, Mary's Miracles can help you easily plan your next vacation or pilgrimage and find Marian sites you haven't yet discovered. Additional features include color photos, miracle stories, and an explanation of site-specific Marian titles and devotions. Websites, phone numbers, addresses, and other information are included to help you plan your visit.

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Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

You don't have to travel overseas to discover our Blessed Mother's miraculous love for her children. Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America takes you to more than 50 Marian shrines, chapels, and statues, right here in the United States, each with a riveting story to tell. Stories about: The United States' only Church-approved Marian apparition (Champion, Wisconsin), An old Spanish shrine to Our Lady of La Leche, the powerhouse of answered prayers for babies (St. Augustine, Florida), The Grotto, the fulfillment of a boyhood vow to do a "great work" for the Blessed Mother (Portland, Oregon), A family's safe passage to America after invoking the intercession of the Star of the Sea, and the chapel they built in thanksgiving (Cheektowaga, New York), A priest who looked like Dean Martin and sang like Bing Crosby - and commissioned a statue as big as his love for Mary (Santa Clara, California), Written by the author of the blockbuster Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles (OSV, 2021), this book is another must-have for all Catholic travelers. Organized by region and state, Mary's Miracles can help you easily plan your next vacation or pilgrimage and find Marian sites you haven't yet discovered. Additional features include color photos, miracle stories, and an explanation of site-specific Marian titles and devotions. Websites, phone numbers, addresses, and other information are included to help you plan your visit.

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Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

by Marion Amberg
Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

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You don't have to travel overseas to discover our Blessed Mother's miraculous love for her children. Mary's Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America takes you to more than 50 Marian shrines, chapels, and statues, right here in the United States, each with a riveting story to tell. Stories about: The United States' only Church-approved Marian apparition (Champion, Wisconsin), An old Spanish shrine to Our Lady of La Leche, the powerhouse of answered prayers for babies (St. Augustine, Florida), The Grotto, the fulfillment of a boyhood vow to do a "great work" for the Blessed Mother (Portland, Oregon), A family's safe passage to America after invoking the intercession of the Star of the Sea, and the chapel they built in thanksgiving (Cheektowaga, New York), A priest who looked like Dean Martin and sang like Bing Crosby - and commissioned a statue as big as his love for Mary (Santa Clara, California), Written by the author of the blockbuster Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles (OSV, 2021), this book is another must-have for all Catholic travelers. Organized by region and state, Mary's Miracles can help you easily plan your next vacation or pilgrimage and find Marian sites you haven't yet discovered. Additional features include color photos, miracle stories, and an explanation of site-specific Marian titles and devotions. Websites, phone numbers, addresses, and other information are included to help you plan your visit.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681929330
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
Publication date: 09/19/2022
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Marion Amberg is an award-winning book author and freelance journalist. Her articles -- mainly religion travel pieces and human-interest features -- have appeared in more than 100 markets. She is known for her "nose for the unique and unusual" and for her engaging writing style.

Table of Contents

Introduction 13

How to Use This Book 17

Northeast

New York 22

Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica, Lackawanna 22

Historic Shrine of Maria Hilf, Cheektowaga 32

Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn 37

Massachusetts 40

Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston 40

Mid-Atlantic

Pennsylvania 50

Miraculous Medal Shrine, Philadelphia 50

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown 61

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Centralia 67

Maryland 70

National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Emmmitsburg 70

Delaware 77

Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Holy Spirit Church, New Castle 77

Southeast

North Carolina 82

Abbey Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Belmont 82

Georgia 85

Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta 85

Florida 92

National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, St. Augustine 92

National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity (Ermita de la Caridad), Miami 99

Basilica of Saint Mary Star of the Sea, Key West 105

Louisiana 111

National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, New Orleans 111

Virgin Island, Pierre Part 119

Madonna Chapel, Bayou Goula (Plaquemine) 121

Midwest

Michigan 126

Our Lady of the Woods Shrine, Mio 126

Ohio 132

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, North Jackson 132

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey 137

Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Garfield Heights 145

Indiana 148

Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 148

Shrine of Christ's Passion, St. John 154

Monte Cassino Shrine, St. Meinrad 161

St. Augustine Church, Leopold 164

Wisconsin 167

National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champion 167

Illinois 178

Church of the Holy Family, Chicago 178

Minnesota 185

Assumption Chapel, Cold Spring 185

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm 194

Iowa 196

Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend 196

Trinity Heights Queen of Peace Shrine, Sioux City 204

Missouri 210

Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Starkenburg 210

Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine, Portage Des Sioux 215

St. Francis Xavier College Church, St. Louis 218

Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace, St. John Church, Leopold 221

Nebraska 223

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, St. Germanus Church, Arapahoe 223

Kansas 231

Benedictine College, Atchison 231

St. Mary's Grotto, St. Mary's Church, St. Benedict 238

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, St. Marks 241

Mountain West

Montana 246

Our Lady of the Rockies, Butte 246

Historic St. Mary's Mission, Stevensville 252

Colorado 261

Mother Cabrini Shrine, Golden 261

Ave Maria Shrine, Trinidad 264

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Conejos 266

Southwest

Texas 272

St. Mary's Grotto, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Windthorst 272

Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine, San Juan 278

New Mexico 285

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe 285

Santuario de Guadalupe, Santa Fe 294

Pacific West

Oregon 304

National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto), Portland 304

California 311

Our Lady of Peace Church and Shrine, Santa Clara 311

Carmel Mission Basilica, Carmel 319

Alaska 327

Immaculate Conception Church, Fairbanks 327

Acknowledgments 331

Resources 335

Index of Featured Marian Sites and Devotions 353

Photo Credits 357

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