Places to Pray: Holy Sites in Catholic Missouri

From the grand basilicas of Missouri’s big cities to small churches in every corner of the state, the stories of generations of Catholics immigrants are set in stone. Built as places to ask for blessings and pray for survival in a foreign land, these churches endure today as monuments to the struggles and the faith of those new Americans and their descendants.

Places to Pray takes readers to Catholic churches, shrines, convents, and monasteries throughout Missouri. Author Patrick Murphy tell...