Catholic Beginnings: Baltimore

This extraordinary series takes you back to colonial Baltimore to see the vital role the Catholic Church played in shaping our new national identity. Fr. Charles Connor travels through the city's history, churches and cathedrals to uncover the fascinating story of the Premiere See, the first Catholic archdiocese in America.

Episodes include:

• America's First Cathedral (The Basilica of the Assumption)
• Fr. Charles Constantine Pise and the Plenary and Provincial Councils
• James Cardinal Gibbons
• The Basilica of the Assumption Yesterday and Today
• St. Mary's Seminary Chapel (Seton Hill)
• Mother Seton's Baltimore Home, Her Life and Ministry to Girls
• Mount Calvary Church
• A Parish's Journey to Rome - Mount Calvary Church
• St. Alphonsus Church
• The Oblate Sisters of Providence
• All Saints Sisters of the Poor
• Leading the “Premiere See” of the United States – A Conversation with Archbishop William E. Lori.

4 DVD discs. Approximately 6 hours.