The Top 8 Small Towns For Catholics In The United States

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[@randycarson9812]

8. Bethlehem, CT 7. St. Augustine, FL 6. New Ulm, MN 5. Front Royal, VA (Christendom College) 4. Emmitsburg, MD (Mt. Saint Mary's, Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton) 3. St. Mary's, KS (Traditionalist) 2. Steubenville, OH (Franciscan University) 1. Ave Maria, FL

[@b00g3rs21]

thank you for your charity, sir.

[@johnericson7086]

Most of rural western CT is solidly Catholic, same with the bordering parts of Eastern NY such as Brewster, Pawling, Amenia, etc.

[@spinningbacksidekick]

Thank you so much for this. The AI voice + music was a form of torture.

[@glennlanham6309]

Lived in St. Augustine and went to school in Steubenville (online)--too dang cold

[@Romans1.24-27]

Ave Maria FL..so beautiful but hot..south FL..near Naples

[@martha3445]

The AI narration and background music is annoying.

[@robertotapia8086]

Agree

[@ArmenChakmakian]

Every freaking time. I hear the same voice constantly.

[@silenthammer2900]

AND, it's in error. Pope Francis can't empower priests to forgive sins, Jesus already did. Yes, ordination is "passed down" from the local bishop or archbishop, but the pope does not have the power to "empower" this sacrament. And I've been Catholic for 77 years. We don't need any more confusion in the eyes of protestants.

[@merryarttoonesakamarysusan559]

lndeed

[@merryarttoonesakamarysusan559]

and mispronouncing city names

[@WashingtonDC99]

I would love to live in a Catholic town. Thank God for those catholic towns. Deo gratias. Thank you for posting this.

[@patmash]

I live in St Augustine Fl and Basilica is my church. To see it in person is breathtaking to say the least.

[@markeithmollusk9503]

That's amazing! I've been before and the organ is awesome. I would love to live there.

[@maryschade1906]

This is perfect timing..Im in Front Royal and will be contacting the parish and will be on my journey of repentance penance and the Holy Sacraments. I've been homeless and was placed here. God shows His Will in interesting ways. It's 2:30a and Im achy and cant sleep and this came through my feed..❤️‍🔥 Ave Maria.

[@mariekatherine5238]

May God bless you. Welcome to the Faith!

[@melissacroll3811]

God bless you. Did happen on purpose. God talking to you

[@franklinmimi]

God is always by your side. It's hard to understand fully , but we believe because of faith.

[@nirmalasjt5424]

We Catholics have unique faith and belief in God 🙏 almighty in Jesus name Amen Maria Zion from India

[@Cjc-05]

Je désespère de l'église catholique complice de choses pas très catholics!!

[@srich7503]

@@Cjc-05 I despair of people that “think” the Catholic church is complicit of things not Catholic. “People in the church” maybe, but not the church. 🤦‍♂

[@Cjc-05]

​@@srich7503suis d'accord avec votre réponse cependant je suis navré de voir le comportement de certains chrétiens qui trahissent la vérité évangélique et qui prennent Trump en exemple alors que le seul exemple à suivre c'est le Christ lui même... Par ailleurs l' episcopat American est plutôt silencieux face aux menaces de Trump c'est choquant !!

[@srich7503]

@ the following from Catholic Answers may be helpful- “You squirm and roll your eyes. It’s election season, and your pastor has given his opinion on another political issue in his bulletin column. You like your pastor. He is a good priest, and you are so grateful for him. But when it comes to this topic . . . you just don’t see it the way he does. Does being Catholic mean listening to your pastor on politics? Can he tell you how to vote? How does the “separation of Church and State” apply? You should note that your pastor’s stance on an issue might be very different from that of the priest at the next parish down the road. This helps us clarify that we should worry less about what a particular priest says or thinks about political matters and more about what the Church teaches. In fact, the Church does not think that priests are the go-to source for political guidance. As the Vatican II document Guadium et Spes puts it, secular duties and activities belong properly although not exclusively to laymen. . . . Let the layman not imagine that his pastors are always such experts, that to every problem that arises, however complicated, they can readily give him a concrete solution, or even that such is their mission. Rather, enlightened by Christian wisdom and giving close attention to the teaching authority of the Church, let the layman take on his own distinctive role. So should we wholeheartedly embrace the “separation of Church and State”? Though this phrase does have more intellectually robust and morally sound definitions, what it often means in our modern context is the exclusion of religious language, thought, and even moral reasoning from politics. With that understanding, the answer is “no”-this is not an option for the Christian. It also would have been completely alien to the Founders of our country and even most secular Americans until quite recently. We have a duty to bring the gospel to the social and political order. As stated in paragraph 43 of Gaudium et Spes, It is for them (all Christians) to give an example by their sense of responsibility and their service of the common good. In this way they are to demonstrate concretely how authority can be compatible with freedom, personal initiative with the solidarity of the whole social organism, and the advantages of unity with fruitful diversity. Our politics must be formed by our faith. So is there a Vatican checklist, where we can look up the “Catholic position” on particular policies or candidates that we, the lay faithful, are supposed to endorse? No, there is not. Just as the Church does not have a program of “Catholic Medicine,” it also does not have a list of policies that make up “Catholic Politics.” Rather, the Church recognizes that there may be valid differences in opinions among Catholics: Often enough the Christian view of things will itself suggest some specific solution in certain circumstances. Yet it happens rather frequently, and legitimately so, that with equal sincerity some of the faithful will disagree with others on a given matter. . . . They should always try to enlighten one another through honest discussion, preserving mutual charity and caring above all for the common good (Gaudium et Spes 43). These questions call for what is known as “prudential judgments,” or decisions that best solve a problem in the particular time and place. The duty to care for the poor is timeless, but how to go about it may look different in twelfth-century Assisi compared to twenty-first-century New York City. Good people with well thought out reasons may arrive at different or even opposing ideas on the best way to approach a given issue. Even bishops and Church documents give suggestions or opinions on practical matters that may be at odds with one another. When it comes to the question of interventions in the prudential order, it could happen that some Magisterial documents might not be free from all deficiencies. Bishops and their advisors have not always taken into immediate consideration every aspect or the entire complexity of a question (Donum Veritatis 24). This does not mean that the Church has nothing authoritative to say on moral issues pertaining to politics, just as it is not silent on moral issues encountered in the medical field. The Church has authority from Christ through the bishops and popes to define faith and morals. We cannot reject this and still be faithful Catholics. We can disagree, however, on the best way to apply such teachings to complex realities. As Trent Horn puts it, Unlike principles of doctrine and morality, the Church has not definitively taught which specific answers the faithful should embrace when it comes to implementing moral principles. . . . In some cases, differing geographical, cultural, social, or economic circumstances could change which answer is most appropriate for a given community. If your priest preaches the moral principles laid out by the Church, then you should prayerfully listen and apply them to your political thought. You are not adopting his opinion; you are trying to live out the Christian life in how you vote. If, however, he puts forth his opinion on particular ways to meet those moral demands, you should feel free to disagree with him if you have prayerfully researched and thought through the issue and come to an opposing conclusion. Most priests avoid offering their prudential judgements in parish communications. It could be an unnecessary barrier to the Faith if people confused your pastor’s opinion for the gospel. What he (and you!) must remember is the following caution from Gaudium et Spes: It is necessary for people to remember that no one is allowed in the aforementioned situations to appropriate the Church’s authority for his opinion. They should always try to enlighten one another through honest discussion, preserving mutual charity and caring above all for the common good. We may have differences of opinion on how to best apply Church teaching to particular social, economic, or political challenges. Let us make sure that when finding solutions, we neither neglect the moral law nor give an unnecessary stumbling block to others by conflating our judgment calls with Church teaching. Instead, let us communicate the light and truth of the gospel so that they can be saved and contribute their own insights into these prudential discussions for the common good.” Peace!!!

[@lissyniña]

Graduated from Steubenville years ago and still consider it my spiritual home❤

[@ShaughnONeill]

I've been to Ave Maria and Steubenville. Steubenville is better, because it organically came to be (and has been renewed recently) and it has housing for lower-income folks. It's hard to build that sort of thing in new construction IMO

[@lissyniña]

@@ShaughnONeill that's great!

[@KMF3]

I did too but it was not the best place to live. I was there in the 90s. And the school was in it's best years in my opinion. But the area was a steel town with the accompanied smell and pollution.

[@roseannmazik3737]

I also graduated and grew up in Steubenville

[@AutoNoOne11]

I’m becoming Catholic in April and then getting married at the History Chapel ( the one with all the green vines on the front) in St. Augustine this August.

[@rodguy35]

You gotta stop the AI guy. Everyone hates it. Use your voice, even if you suck at narration it’s better than this.

[@sistermargaretjohnson746]

True

[@oldsoul9932]

Nah.

[@Zardawn]

dude is probably living in india who had chatGPT look up the info and write the script too

[@wiederganger1959]

Honestly the voice don't bother me none, but the music does

[@RangerB-16]

Yeah, heard him all around. Know any humans?

[@prlopez6134]

My dream is to live in and retire in a Catholic Town love my catholic faith.

[@edtrent3789]

Check out Ave Maria Florida.

[@alfredpinto7906]

@@edtrent3789Thank you. Good to know. Very helpful.

[@julioalcaraz5417]

It’s time to leave California, which used to be called the Golden State but it’s been GOD FORSAKEN for quite some time. Thank you 🙏 so much for this very informative video. I’m definitely considering some of these small towns in the very near future. GOD BLESS

[@davidlafleche1142]

We need a Monarchy. "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion" (Psalm 2:6). Praise God, the Lord Jesus Christ shall keep His covenant with Israel!

[@userPs91victory]

We all should hold hands in hand and move in straight up 😂. I have been looking for a great small Catholic town for quite sometimes.

[@dennisoconnor2256]

Thanks!

[@purely_catholic]

Thank you!

[@The_Lady_Amelia]

I wish I could live in a little Catholic town with morals and values… ironically I live in Ireland

[@daveschroeder5261]

There's several Irish families here in Ave Maria

[@WT-Sherman]

The Faith in Ireland will come back strong . Keep praying.

[@kevinrhatigan5656]

Ven Matt Talbot is my favorite Irish Saint (although not canonized). I sometimes forget one of the reasons he was able to spiritually thrive was because of how ubiquitous the Catholic Faith was in Dublin at the time.

[@Cjc-05]

Être catholique est avant tout une histoire d'amour entre Dieu et l'homme et non un code de morale et de valeur..

[@JESUS-o4t8i]

You can make values anywhere it doesn't matter where you live it's just depends on you

[@LoveMyCoffee10]

I never knew about some of these towns, very interesting. Thank you!

[@edtrent3789]

Ave Maria Florida. New town with Ave Maria Catholic Church in the center of town , a real Catholic university across the church with a Mother Theresa museum with Catholics coming from all over the USA.

[@KMF3]

I REALLY want to visit

[@TraddyBohemian]

Ave is awesome! I'm thinking of going there for law school!

[@CheapsKate77]

I need to go visit! I live in Palm Beach County.

[@mark_nemecek]

Westphalia and Fowler, two small towns in central Michigan. Combined population is around 2,000 but they've produced many vocations, including 44 priests.

[@CS-hd9xu]

Nice, but you have to get rid of the democrats before I'd ever think to move to Michigan.

[@coreytheexplorer]

Great two Catholic towns with two beautiful churches in Michigan!

[@Kim-ug4hc]

Shhh........don't let our secret get out.

[@marlydealmeida1108]

@@Kim-ug4hc😂😂😂😂

[@connerluttig8642]

Came here to say this.

[@user-rb7pj4lb6k]

As a Catholic, I practice Catholic for worshiping God. I also like to keep traditional Catholic value (love and respect Virgin Mary, praying Our Father, rosary, respect saints, pro-life...). I don't plan to move to one of those cities; but would love to visit them some day. Thanks for sharing.

[@williammadison6796]

We are actively trying to build a small Catholic town in Dayton, TN. We have an ordinariate parish that cares, cheap land, good people, and an active mission. Come and see.

[@user-pb3sb3un7n]

That sounds amazing. I'm going to take a look.

[@alvarocorral1576]

I dig it! I’m going to have to take a look at this..

[@76katster]

Latin Mass?

[@williammadison6796]

@@76katster not in town, about 45 mins away in Chattanooga if you want it, but not in town unfortunately.

[@KMF3]

​@@williammadison6796😢😢😢😢

[@2Hearts3]

Perhaps you'd consider some nice Catholic music here instead of this. Thanks.

[@mangafq8]

Good point

[@deanhardwick548]

North Idaho, Post Falls & Coeur d’Alene. My mother-in-law was a convert from Lutheranism saw the changes as what she left from... Found a retired priest. 10 people were going to that Mass in 1969. She & her husband worked hard to establish Latin Mass here. In 1991 they sent a good well card to Econe. The hand written response... To Dear Mr John O'Neill Thank you very much for your kind card and your prayers You have very great power in God: You found a Priorate. A Chapel. A Carmel. And now a sister's school. What shall be the next foundation? A Bishop's a house? Many greetings for your apostolic works and for all parishioners +Marcel Lefebvre Now there are roughly 4000 traditional Latin Mass people in N Idaho. RIP Mr & Mrs John O'Neill & Mr & Mrs Leonard Malloy

[@JOSEPHJACENKO]

Lived there as a child. My mother attended the consecration of the old church in post falls. Went back a few years ago and was blown away at how expensive everything became.

[@joffercalifornia]

Mount Angel, Oregon, is another interesting German Catholic town. Benedictine monks and sisters have large establishments there.

[@jamesduda6017]

Literally came here to mention Mt Angel. My grandfather helped build the church in 1910. I had both an aunt and a great aunt who were nuns at the convent.

[@Jackieebner14]

I grew up in Mt. Angel!! My husband and I got married at St. Mary’s! ❤

[@sistermargaretjohnson746]

True

[@rebekahhansen1112]

I live in Stayton 😊

[@thomaseberle2818]

I wish you realized that there are Catholics in the western U.S. I grow up in Mt. Angel, Oregon which is definitely worthy of inclusion in this list.

[@marlenemeissner6351]

Agree! I grew up there as well. My mom worked in your dad's store in the 40s.

[@twirleymae]

Mt Angel is wonderful, but cost prohibitive .

[@Jackieebner14]

I grew up in Mt. Angel too!

[@Trawler22]

Look up housing prices there, then you’ll be back to Tennessee and Louisiana

[@michaelkraft218]

Spokane, WA is nor far from Mt Angel. It has many fine parishes.

[@garenas1884]

Praying I could visit each of these towns and feel blessed

[@chadestabrooks14]

Belmont, NC has a truly thriving Catholic community surrounding Belmont Abbey College, a fantastic Newman guide recommended school just like Christendom, Franciscan, or Ave Maria.

[@jayahner]

Loretto, Pennsylvania! Another beauty!

[@RyderBrazeal]

Jesus loves you and we all need to love each other❤❤❤

[@jmacmilz1429]

Christ loves all!!

[@miriambabst4614]

If ever I move to the U.S. ,I would definitely live in one of these towns.

[@fionamorant2769]

…… and if oi decided to move - I’d go to St Mary’sKansas where the SSPX are. They are trustworthy and faithful.

[@theguess5899]

I just spent the weekend in Ava Maria and its was amazing 1000% worth a trip down there..

[@colorvision7]

So great to see this as I am thinking about retirement and moving someday.❤

[@gatometeotologico1229]

Nice concepts. Towns where it's not hard to think where in town Am I going to mass or where Will I educate my children? Which friends will have the same values as I ? Where can I live a lifestyle near my values. It sounds great.

[@danepilipina8069]

I love to live there I am 1000% catholic ❤❤❤

[@MMC-jp1gl]

I would put St. Mary's as first place. Virtually the entire town are Traditional Catholics and people flock there for the community life. I would also add Coeur d"Alene Idaho...a big hub for Traditional Catholics. It has stunning natural beauty too:+) God bless~

[@purely_catholic]

I get roasted in the comments anytime I mentioned Saint Mary’s, or the Immaculata, or anything SSPX related. I really don’t think it’s a crime to consider them Catholic. I actually think they tend to be more Catholic than the modern church in many ways.

[@MMC-jp1gl]

@@purely_catholic You are right. If you know what the Deposit of Faith is you can clearly see that the SSPX is the ONLY entity following it faithfully. They are the heart of the Church. Keep getting roasted for telling the truth...they roasted Our Lord so you are in good company:+) God bless~

[@key_nard9954]

Don't forget about the FSSP

[@martaacosta4415]

Quincy, Illinois, has a wonderful FSSP parish. We are planning our move to Quincy in 5 months. I think you’re avoiding the whole issue of novus ordo versus the traditional Tridentine Mass, and I understand. However, my husband and I have made the decision to attend the Latin Mass and Quincy is the place for us. However, I will say that the towns you have listed in this video are fine places, too, as far as I can tell. I’ve only heard of 4 of them before this.

[@conniemarshner9386]

Front Royal, #5, will be building 300 new housing units in the next year or so, including apartments, townhouses, duplexes, and single-family (those will have 5+ bedrooms. Y'all come!

[@mangafq8]

I love Bethlehem CT. I stay at the Abbey of Regina Laudis every summer for a few nights ❤❤❤ Too bad it floods in St Augustine frequently. Ave Maria is for people planning to spend a minimun of roughly $300k on a 2 bed condo.I wish they would develop more moderately priced housing options.

[@wintersojourn9356]

@mangafq8. Yes, years ago, decades it may have been (not sarcasm I truly can’t recall specifically), I learned minimum 1 million for a family home in Ave Maria. That was disheartening as in so many ways it was exactly what we desired. We could’ve accepted the lack of our idea of 4 seasons, I’m the main one who insists on snow lol; but the financials could not be finessed.

[@merleangelamoningka1000]

My dream ...to live in one of ❤my catholic towns❤. Love being Catholic

[@lumenpraetorius4592]

🙏😇

[@lyndavonkanel8603]

I would like to visit the town in Virginia. The beauty of the Shenandoah valley is already a favorite of min and to be among many other Catholics would be divine!

[@andrewheisler923]

Come and join us!

[@lyndavonkanel8603]

@@andrewheisler923 Thank you, Andre, I will as soon as I can!

[@erlindaestrellado8184]

To God Be The Glory Amen JMJ Amen 🙏 ❤

[@brigittevalbuena8677]

I am so blessed, I am Catholic and live in Florida. ❤🎉

[@brigittevalbuena8677]

This is a beautiful video Thank you. I am so proud and happy to be catholic. ❤

[@marshallkinsey8799]

Dickinson north Dakota is a very Catholic town along with neighboring Assumption Bénédictine abbey in Richardton, North Dakota.

[@angelakralicek5541]

Time to relocate!

[@MartySmiltneek]

I know that a Catholic town is attractive to Catholics but, , , , - - - That's not what we as Catholics are supposed to do, We are expected to live anywhere we choose to live a life of example and willfully risk our comfort and even our lives to show our commitment to a life of love for our brliefs and lord. I applaud that Catholic life has created several good places to live but it.s not where a real Catholic would move to for it's Catholicism. The Catholic church is everywhere and should be more prevelant than it already is. Complacency in the body of the church is the problem with many supposed Catholics including myself who for to many years lived a safe but disappointing life. As Christ said "I am here to set the world on fire". Search -Word On Fire- So much for any christion not just Catholics to ponder there. BTW the AI voice is without infliction or humanity.

[@zhozhoc]

Ah, but having a few towns such as these certainly does give us some wonderful options for retreat and pilgrimmage❤️

[@sabl6381]

I think it's good for Catholic families to have safe(r) havens in which to foster the faith in their children. Live in a bubble of spiritual safety if you can so that you can strengthen yourself and regularly evangelize outside it. Not everyone is called to live among wolves 24/7. Having children of my own, I'm actively against it.

[@NicoleAshfordTX]

Yes we are called to go out into the world and make disciples, not leave the world in retreat.

[@karynsweet3138]

I think it depends on what God is calling each person/family to. Some religious orders are missionaries and preachers and some are monastic. I think it's the same for us to some degree. But I also think for families, it's generally better to live in a strong Catholic community while your children are in formation.

[@filomenapaiva8695]

Wow I would like to live in one of those towns love it 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@victoriabokanvsky2674]

I’m a Florida girl. I lived in St. Augustine and I can CONFIRM that it is NOT catholic. It’s modernist. Unfortunately, they had a Cuban Bishop from Matanzas. Said Cuban Bishop lived the tyranny of communism while in seminary when Castro took over. Cuba was very catholic. The center of life revolved around church traditional calendar. This Cuban bishop eventually would be a Bishop in St. Augustine yet he will be the FIRST to end the traditional (mass of always) in the first catholic region known as Florida founded on Easter Sunday. St Augustine is touristy town full of ghost trolley stories. Every spot of st Augustine, even outskirts, feels creepy

[@fionamorant2769]

Are modernists not Catholic then? My, you do like to judge.

[@MaryelleBea]

@@fionamorant2769Modernists tend toward liberal policies that the pope has instituted; #1 is ridding the Latin Mass. No reason for that.

[@76katster]

@@fionamorant2769Are you not in essence judging her?

[@DamonMoschetto]

I live here now. The Cathedral has 3 theological conservative priests. It's growing like crazy. the new Bishop is decent as well

[@samwiseg7380]

​@@fionamorant2769Modernism isn't Catholic. There's no such thing as Modernist Catholics. We shouldn't judge people's souls - that's for God only. But we absolutely are called to make judgements - how else do you live life? Who to befriend? Who to marry? If a teacher is good? If a neighbor is dangerous? If your child is bullied?

[@bluesonthelake]

Piqua, Ohio, Troy, Ohio, West Milton, Ohio, Carey, Ohio, Seymour, Indiana, Union City (Ohio and Indiana state line)..and historic Mackinac Island, Michigan...pronounced as "Mack-in-Naw."

[@sheilafreisthler4421]

You could also add Shelby, Auglaize, and Mercer counties in Ohio.

[@LuzianaLady]

New Iberia, LA is in the heart of South Louisiana. Most small towns in South Louisiana are majority catholic.

[@dianefrank3688]

Thanks for this video. I am too old to move now. I do live in a Christian community but have to travel a70mile round trip for a Catholic Mission Church for Mass.

[@dannysanchez6017]

My favorite part is the AI narration and music! Sounds great with no mistakes.

[@CanadianAiden2]

This was a great video! 👏

[@DarlowMaxwell]

Except for the annoying music

[@kierancabana2970]

The AI voice is quite annoying. You should use your own voice. Even with a very poor microphone it would be better.

[@gopinathanaugustinemunusam911]

Latin Mass is heavenly its so good to see US little towns preserving true tradition

[@mariaestropia2679]

Thx for sharing

[@andrewkirch5920]

5:32 to be clear SSPX priests can ALWAYS perform the Eucharist. Pope Francis has extended the ability to hear Confession and absolve sin during the Jubilee year. I hope that one day these irregularities can be resolved and that SSPX will rejoin us.

[@fionamorant2769]

…. Re-join you?! You really should conform to the traditional church and stop the silly none sense the modernist church gets up to. All happy crappy tubbish and worship God.

[@andrewkirch5920]

@@76katster modernity? If you think Vatican II was modern you need to look at early Church history and go back to how mass was celebrated by the Apostles. The problem for SSPX is the Church is 2000 years old. Trent is unduly modern by that standard. As for false Obedience you are right in the wrong way. There are many things in Vatican Ii which are still unimplemented or improperly implemented, especially in the American Church. As for the council itself being false, or incorrect, bishops from around the world came together to study and address the issues facing the 20th Century Church. Every session held and document produced was done so with prayer to the Holy Spirit for guidance. Do you deny the Holy Spirit guided the council? If it did not, why was Vatican II different from the 20 councils before it? Nothing the council did was new or controversial, most of the Magisterium set forth in Vatican II was anything but new. Two of the architects later became Pope Saint John Paul II, and Pope Benedict XVI. if Saint John Paul II was an apostate tell me, how did he produce miracles?

[@Joker22593]

The correct word is "Celebrate" not "Perform". Jesus "performs" the Sacraments, we show up to Celebrate his gifts.

[@NGAOPC]

Hyattsville Md is growing Catholicly, northern Virginia has some strong parishes (Arlington Diocese itself leans conservative), Elk Co PA was growing something before Covid.

[@joanl.7543]

Some entries have their controversy, but it's a nice list to consider. Any community with an FSSP parish is going to have its vibrant (traditional) Catholic life. And there are many parishes that have extensive social opportunities for devout Catholics looking for like minded people or similar families.

[@lemmdus2119]

I’ve been to St Augustine several times in my life. Someday I hope to spend part of the winter there.

[@lindawulf6021]

One of the first Catholic Masses was celebrated on Pensacola Beach on August 15, 1559.

[@josht3125]

I’d love to see an Honorable mention for Rome City, Indiana. Before it had a post office of its own mail would be received in nearby Wolcottville, Indiana with the same zip code but as a Catholic community sprang up with many of the same road names the mail carriers who knew their neighbors would write “Rome” on the letters denoting that this mail was to be delivered to the Catholic village in the same township. There has been a Catholic health spa in a natural spring on the lake build over 100 years ago, with an office for the bishop and the town is home to Bishops island on the lake where the bishop of the diocese of Ft Wayne South Bend would spend his summers. The spa has changed hands many times since the 70s and has been a private Christian college and is now in private hands and operates as “Our Lady Mother of Mercy Center”. There is been a private Marian apparition here in this school by nuns in the 1950s and they started hosting Masses on location in the chapel again around 5 years ago. It is a beautiful community and needs more Catholic life reinjected into it before the history is lost. It’s an extremely affordable place to live filled with beautiful nature and lakes all around.

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

I live in Indiana but have never heard of Rome City! I'll have to check it out. Thank you!

[@ilesimplemente424]

Had to turn volume off and read the captions as the background music was hitting my brain too hard.

[@conniemarshner9386]

Two things more about Front Royal: It also has a Ukrainian Catholic parish and eight Catholic schools.

[@julieelizabeth4856]

I grew up in New Ulm in the 70's and 80's. What I mostly witnessed was CINO's (Catholics in name only). That includes the 8 years I spent in Catholic schools. I hope it has gotten better. My old middle school is now a place for cloistered nuns. When I graduated high school there were hardly any left in the town.

[@jeffharting4138]

For your next video you might consider Jasper, Indiana.

[@garenas1884]

I am a Proud Catholic

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

same! 🙂

[@mariekatherine5238]

5:19 Bishop Williamson (center), Bp. Tissier (right) RIP to both.

[@richardharepax123]

They're highly missed and were great to listen to but for me the greatest was archbishop Lefevre since I was confirmed by him and he sounded like a doctor of the church

[@Bucky63]

You should have included Stevens Point, Wisconsin. population of 25,000, it boasts 4 Catholic Churches , a Newman Cub At UWSP, a Catholic high school. Many Polish-American and German-American Catholics.

[@LeonardPlazewski]

FYI - the First Catholic Mass in what is now the United States did NOT take place in St. Augustine. Mass was celebrated hundreds of times in Florida before it was ever celebrated in St. Augustine on September 8, 1565. There were over 30 priests in Florida on various expeditions and attempted settlements (1513, 1528, 1539, 1549, 1559-61) before the founding of St. Augustine. St. Augustine had the First Parish Mass in what is now the United States, not the First Mass.

[@marriedkiwi]

If I may give my piece for the best places in the world for traditional catholics. Gonville, New Zealand. Wirral, England. Villa Viani, Italy.

[@Donna-cc1kt]

Oh I wish! I’d love to live there.

[@AnneStevenson-z3r]

Houghton MI in the UP and St. Albert the Great on MTU campus!

[@Markpatto]

How about New Baltimore Pennsylvania? A two hundred years old town with a fascinating history in the Allegheny mountains of Pennsylvania.

[@gregoryphi]

Ave Maria is a beautiful place!

[@therese_paula]

Awesome

[@joycedsouza2004]

❤ Thanks for the beautiful video ! The people are so blessed to make a home in Catholic areas, we are blessed with Catholic villages, but all the people of different States and religion have made life miserable ! Accept the Almighty's test..🙏❤️🕊️

[@kateuli8481]

Steubenville is an odd situation. Yes, Franciscan is right there and Many school families live right in the neighborhood. Sadly, the neighborhood has its underbelly left over when the mafia no longer controlled the area. Drugs and crime are a problem, even in the areas across from and down the hill from the University itself. I sure do Hope that eventually the University's presence may weed out that problem and help rejuvenate the now closed (as of early 00s) restaurants and other businesses in the area!

[@juanafgutierrez]

8.) Bethlehem, Connecticut - Population - 3,385 7.) St Augustine, Florida - Population - 14, 329 6.) New Ulm, Minnesota - Population 14,000 5.) Front Royal, Virginia - Population - 15, 011 4.) Emmetburg, Maryland - Population - 2,770 3.) St Mary's, Kansas - Population - 2, 759 2.) Steubenville, Ohio - Population - 18, 161 1.) Ave Maria, Florida Population - 6,242

[@Annabanana727]

You need to add Walton Kentucky ❤

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Maria Stein, Ohio is another great Catholic area!

[@dedekwi]

Went to st. Augustine, FL last year

[@ThriftGately]

Mesilla, NM is a great little town in southern New Mexico with a gorgeous basilica.

[@lawrencedsouza7140]

Lovely catholic Church

[@MarcMercier1971]

The Bethlehem cancel stamp is from Bethlehem, NH

[@CheapsKate77]

That’s why something seemed off to me.

[@Chinxcaws]

Mt. Angel, Oregon would have been a good option too

[@RickyPicky-c6w]

Waiting for Lord to remove me from earth and take me to Heaven. BUT..... I'm still here ,, so watching all the Catholic towns mentioned. Live in eastern Pa. Hardly Catholic at all!

[@PaulsWanderings]

I see that while talking about Bethlehem, CT getting an influx of mail for it's post mark with show Bethlehem, NH which is quite a distance from Bethlehem, CT. I grew up in Whitefield, NH which borders Bethlehem, NH.

[@JESUS-o4t8i]

Earth is not my home my home is with Jesus this is just a temporary place Earth will not last forever. I believe in my Lord Jesus Christ Jesus will always be king

[@winhomeinspectionavemaria]

If you are interested in moving to Ave Maria, look me up. I will give you a tour of the town and I am also a licensed home inspector.

[@catherinemuskett9312]

Don’t expect to find a hotel when you visit!! I wanted to bring my daughter to visit the college. Closest hotels are in Naples and very $$. Over an hour from airport. The school offered no help to visitors. So we skipped it. The town has very little “to do.” I hope it grows

[@CheapsKate77]

I heard it’s very expensive. That’s a shame if it’s true.

[@gingerjones111]

Technically, Nouvelle Orlean (New Orleans) is named after the maid of Orleans, Saint Joan of Arc.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Too bad there's too much occult junk like voodoo there

[@jorgelopez2825]

I would love tp love in a catholic community we or lords is respected and praise.

[@patthompson8591]

Some months ago ,the Russian government had invited Roman Catholics Christians in the West to establish a town/city in Russia to live in - with help from the Russian state .

[@ελευθερία-ε2ο]

Lol😂 yeah right. Putin is a fan of Soviet era which was anti catholic

[@TheYso191]

No mention of Mt Angel, OR?!

[@chriscampbell7895]

Go St Mary’s!!

[@bobdelaney3126]

Great job reminding me of my home town of Washington Park Il a blue collar union Democratic community of Irish German Polish with a common denominator the Catholic parish of St Martin of Tours It was the centerpiece of our life: Church School Picnics CYO and social events

[@DadoMac]

Democratic, meaning democrats? I thought dems ideals and Christianity are poles apart.

[@bobdelaney3126]

@@DadoMac You are totally wrong and you know your wrong

[@jamesduda6017]

​@bobdelaney3126 Yeah, because nothing says Catholic like murdering babies in the womb, right?

[@DadoMac]

@@bobdelaney3126 Democratic party's official policy does not recognize unborn babies as human beings. Proof? The main platform of Kamala during the last election is pro-abortion. planned Parenthood is one of their main supporters. Yes there are a few pro-lifers in the party, but they are mostly exceptions to the rule. Enough said.

[@DadoMac]

@@bobdelaney3126 Democrat's policy does not recognize unborn babies as human beings. Proof? The main platform of the party is pro-abortion. Planned Parenthood is one of their main supporters. Yes there are few exceptions in the party, but then, generally speaking. Enough said.

[@jameschuta3943]

Atchison Kansas, benedictine college!

[@acaydia2982]

St Martinville Louisiana

[@dare2554]

St. Mary's, KS should be number 1!

[@tireddad6541]

Loretto PA, good town

[@sibylcook2755]

Now you tell me ! I'm 76. Too late . 👍👍👍👍 Thanks though 🙏🙏🙏

[@OrthodoxofUSA]

I'm surprised you didn't mention any towns in New Mexico.

[@rock_and-or_roll]

No southern Louisiana?

[@alfredpinto7906]

Very helpful video. Thank you.