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Article: THE LIGUORI GUIDE TO CATHOLIC USA: A TREASURY OF CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, MONUMENTS, SHRINES AND MONASTERIES.(Review)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- October 20, 2000
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THE LIGUORI GUIDE TO CATHOLIC USA: A TREASURY OF CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, MONUMENTS, SHRINES AND MONASTERIES By Jay Copp Liguori, 326 pages, $15.95
It's likely the smallest Catholic church in America. But think twice before you open the door to St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, the 14-foot-by-20-foot edifice tucked away amid the cedar trees on a country road east of Fort Atkinson in eastern Iowa. And think twice before you open The Liguori Guide. Why? Open that door or this book and you risk being hooked on American Catholic history, which will take you down a stimulating, inspiring and tantalizing road. Catholic history is faith-deepening. The physical Catholic monuments ...