Introduction: An ancient faith in a modern republic -- Chapter 1: The land and the Native Americans -- Chapter 2: Spanish Friars in the New World -- Chapter 3: Catholic France weighs in -- Chapter 4: English Colonial religion -- Chapter 5: Twin revolutions -- Chapter 6: Moving west -- Chapter 7: An immigrant church -- Chapter 8: Civil War and intellectual challenge -- Chapter 9: A solid Catholic culture -- Chapter 10: New century, new challenges -- Chapter 11: Global war and troubled peace -- Chapter 12: Diversity and complexity -- Conclusion: The Catholic gift -- Bibliography -- Index.