Ep. 3.26 - Building Faith in a Changing World: Knights, Cars, and New Parishes

In this episode, Monsignor takes us into the early 1920s, a decade when the Catholic Church in St. Louis found itself navigating a rapidly changing America. The Knights of Columbus emerge as major players on the world stage—honored in Rome, funding schools, defending religious liberty, and standing firm against the rising hostility of the Ku Klux Klan. At the same time, the automobile revolution reshapes daily life, prompting the Archdiocese to expand outward with new parishes, mission churches, and creative pastoral outreach. From High Ridge to Chesterfield, from Kinloch to the Hill, we watch the map of Catholic St. Louis grow—and we hear the remarkable story of how the people of St. Ambrose rebuilt their church by hand, brick by brick, dime by dime. It’s a portrait of resilience, ingenuity, and faith in motion.