Ep 3.03: A New Archbishop and a Corrupt City

This episode follows Archbishop‑elect John Joseph Glennon as he steps into leadership amid the final decline of Archbishop John Joseph Kain. Monsignor and Teresa trace Glennon’s early months in St. Louis—from representing the archdiocese at the World’s Fair ceremonies to reorganizing diocesan administration after Kain’s death in October 1903. As Glennon settles into his new role, the narrative widens to the city he has inherited: a St. Louis riddled with political corruption, exposed nationally by muckraker Lincoln Steffens in The Shame of the Cities.