Description: The third volume in a four-volume work detailing the work of Catholic missionaries in the early Midwest, and the founding and growth of Catholic institutions in Saint Louis and surrounding regions in Missouri and Illinois.
Brief description: Monsignor Michael John Witt was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis in 1990. He served the Church for twenty-two years as a Christian Brother, teaching in Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee, and holds a Ph.D. in Modern European History from Saint Louis University and a Masters in Divinity from Kendrick-GLennon Seminary. He is professor of Church history at Kenrick-Glennon and pastor of All Saints Parish in University city.