FAITH ON THE FRONTIER
This series explores the history of the Archdiocese of Omaha, in particular locations in the rural areas where churches used to exist. It has helped me to process change and transition into what my priesthood will look like for the future. Perhaps it may help others accept these changes as well.
1 Introduction
2 Christianity Comes to Nebraska
3 Early Priest Vocations
4 Hardships of Pioneer Life
5 Hardships of Pioneer Priests
6 Mass Location Rotation
7 Stories of Conflict
8 Giving it All Up?
9 Churches Change Over Time
10 St. John City, Dakota County
11 St. John, Willis
12 Immaculate Conception, Waterbury
13 St. Paul, South Creek
14 St. Patrick, Tara Hill
15 St. Francis, Obert
16 St. Catherine, East Bow
17 Ss. Philip and James, St. James
18 Goldkamp Chapel, Bow Valley
19 St. Mary, St. Helena
20 Holy Cross Chapel, Fordyce
21 Immaculate Conception, Beaver Creek
22 St. Mary, Belden
23 Our Lady of Sorrows, Carroll
24 St. Michael, Allen
25 Sacred Heart Chapel, Santee
26 St. Mary, Thurston
27 Catholic Church, Rosalie
28 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dry Creek
29 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tabor
30 St. Henry, Stanton County
31 St. Mary, Ridgeley
32 St. Joseph, Dodge
33 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Wilson
34 St. Patrick, Clyde & St. Patrick, Dublin
35 St. Mary, Rogers
36 St. Mary, Oakdale
37 St. Margaret, South Tilden
38 St. Louis, Frenchtown
39 St. Thomas, Orchard
40 Sacred Heart, Stafford
41 Epiphany, Emmet
42 Immaculate Conception, Turner
43 St. Joseph, Baker
44 Sacred Heart, Naper
45 St. Francis de Sales, Schoolcraft
46 St. Mary, Primrose
47 St. John, Columbus
48 St. Bonaventure Monastery, Columbus
49 St. Patrick, Shell Creek
50 St. Mary of the Angels,
Grand Prairie Township
51 St. Bernard, St. Bernard
52 St. Anthony, Burrows Township
53 St. John Nepomucene,
Joliet Township
54 Sacred Heart, Cornlea
55 Conclusion
Catholic Church in Nebraska
For further history of the Catholic Church in Nebraska read the following books.
Fr. Henry W. Casper, S.J., History of the Catholic Church in Nebraska, Volume I, The Church on the Northern Plains (1838-1874), 1960.
Fr. Henry W. Casper, S.J., History of the Catholic Church in Nebraska, Volume II, The Church on the Fading Frontier (1864-1910), 1966.
Fr. Henry W. Casper, S.J., History of the Catholic Church in Nebraska, Volume III, Catholic Chapters in Nebraska Immigration (1870-1900), 1966.
Stephen Szmrecsanyi, The History of the Catholic Church in Northeast Nebraska: Phenomenal Growth from Scannell to Bergan (1891-1969), 1983.
Rev. Eugene Hagedorn, O.F.M.,
The Franciscans in Nebraska, Prefaced by Historical Sketches of Mid-Nebraska by Francis Dischner, 1931.