A podcast exploring the history of the Catholic Church, especially the historical background of contemporary Catholic practices and issues. Hosted by Kevin Schmiesing and Scott Schulze. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal to CatholicHistoryTrek@gmail.com Thank you for your support!
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Telling the stories of Catholics on these American shores from 1513 to today. We Catholics have such an incredible history in what are now the 50 states of the United States of America, and we hardly know it. From the canonized saints through the hundred-plus blesseds, venerables, and servants of God, to the hundreds more whose lives were sho-through with love of God, our country is covered from sea to shining sea with holy sites, historic structures, and the graves of great men and women of ...
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This podcast contains lectures on aspects of the history of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The talks were recorded at meetings held in various locations in England and Wales in recent years, and via Zoom. All our speakers are experts in their field.
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G.K. Chesterton and James Walsh join Hilaire Belloc in an energetic rollout of the means by which history becomes propaganda, to the damage, not only to truth, but to the human soul.
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A concise history of the Catholic church told in short episodes of 3-7 minutes. Adapted from the wonderful work, Bible History (1881) by Right Rev. Richard Gilmour. This Podcast publishes new episodes, thrice a week. patreon.com/churchhistorypodcast
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Fathers of the Church and Catholic Church History with Mike Aquilina - Discerning Hearts
Kris McGregor
Trusted Catholic Spiritual Formation and Direction
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Marking the halfway point in his trek across all fifty states, Kevin explores the historic churches of southwestern Illinois, especially Immaculate Conception in Kaskaskia and Holy Family in Cahokia. ("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 25, Illinois)
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149. The Comedian who “Killed it” - Literally
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Genesius set out to please the Roman emperor Diocletian with an anti-Christian comedy act. But then things took an unexpected turn. Find out what happened in this episode of Catholic History Trek. ("Martyrs" series no. 3, Martyrdom of St Genesius) To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (CatholicHistoryTrek@gmail.com) Tha…
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In hopes of atoning for at least some of their sins, Scott and Kevin humbly offer this episode on the history of the Sacrament of Penance, aka Confession, aka Reconciliation. Is listening to it a penance or a guilty pleasure? You decide. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek) Thank …
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What’s more Catholic than fasting and long, barefooted processions? Scott revisits the history and convergence of the Church’s long-forgotten Rogation Days. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (CatholicHistoryTrek@gmail.com) Thank you for your support!
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Connecticut’s earliest Catholics worshiped in homes, barns, a Masonic hall, and finally, an Episcopalian hand-me-down, the state’s first Catholic church. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 24, Connecticut) To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek) Thank you for your support!…
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The earliest Catholic settlement in what is now the state of Arkansas was Arkansas Post, established in 1686 by Henri de Tonti, a lieutenant of the great French explorer Robert Sieur de la Salle. Never a bustling settlement, the Catholics who lived there struggled to maintain their faith, while mission priests came and went. But they built a church…
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In the 16th century, Dutch Calvinists made the Netherlands a very inhospitable place for Catholics. Not only were churches, altars, and statues attacked, but 19 Franciscans and other Catholic priests were tortured & murdered for holding firm in their belief in the Real Presence. In this episode, Scott treks thru their story, and the background for …
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There are a lot of items involved in the celebration of a Catholic liturgy, and each of them has a name and a history. In this gold-plated episode, Scott and Kevin provide a rundown of the chalices, patens, and things you may not even know the name for. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (KevinSchmiesing@CatholicHist…
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Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon and Maronite Catholics
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Maronite Catholics maintain one of the most ancient traditions within the Catholic Church. They are originally from the southern edge of Asia Minor, and lived in relative peace for many centuries in the mountains of Lebanon. But civil wars forced many to flee. During this time of upheaval, the devotion to Our Lady of Lebanon resulted in a massive a…
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143. Julian the Apostate’s 3rd Temple of Jerusalem
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Is returning the Jews to the Holy Land and rebuilding the temple a divine mandate for Christians, or is it working against the will of God? I can’t answer that question. But I can take a historical look into the 4th century when the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate set out to rebuild the temple, and the divine intervention which followed that ende…
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Despite its humble beginning, Mission San Antonio de Valero was the nucleus of one of Texas’s largest cities and would become one of the nation’s most famous battlegrounds. Kevin traces the tumultuous history of the Alamo. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 23, Texas) To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schm…
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141. Remember O Most Gracious Virgin Mary
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Attributed to a couple men named Bernard, but written by neither, Scott looks at the history of the Memorare prayer. (“Catholic Prayers” series, no. 13, Memorare)
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140. Why Does a Priest Wear That? Part 2
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In Episode 132 Scott and Kevin trekked thru the history of priestly vestments. In this episode they follow up with a historical tour of clerical clothing - cassocks, collars, and everything else in your comprehensive guide to clerical clothing.
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Even after Constantine's victory at Milvian Bridge, the Roman Empire was not free of Christian persecutions. Seven years later, a persecution in the eastern half of the empire would create the 40 martyrs of Sebaste. On this episode, Scott treks thru their fate, their attempt to keep their number at 40, and Rome’s famous Lightning Legion. ("Martyrs"…
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138. The Good Old Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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The “new” Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston dates to the 1870s. President John Adams was among the benefactors who enabled the construction of its predecessor, the city's first Catholic church. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 22, Massachusetts)
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137. The Grave Sin of Eating Horses?
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Was there a time when eating horse meat merited a penance comparable to committing murder? Find out in this episode, as Scott treks thru the history of the Catholic Church and her ban on consuming horses.
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The Catholic Church owns a lot of property. How did that happen? Who actually owns the property? Can laypeople control Church property? Scott and Kevin answer these questions—and a lot of others you didn’t know you had—as they explore the complicated and contentious history of Church property.
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Caroline Chisholm: The Emigrant’s Friend by Joanna Bogle
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Joanna Bogle gives an engaging presentation about the fascinating, little-known life of Caroline Chisholm, Catholic reformer and friend of emigrants in the Australia of the 1840s. Caroline travelled to Australia with her husband and family in 1838. Very soon she realised that little help was given to migrants, especially women, who often, as a resu…
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Death is not a comfortable topic for many but is a reality for all. In this episode Scott looks at the history of the Ars Moriendi, a popular Medieval text written to prepare one to die well.
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Catholics have had a tremendous impact on American food from the beginning. The Franciscan friars in the California missions brought wine making. Those same friars also invented a delicious cheese that we now know as Monterey Jack. In Louisiana the French, African, and Acadian peoples who settled the land developed cajun and creole food. In Cincinn…
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Jesuit missionaries founded St. Mary’s Mission in the Bitterroot Valley, the first church in what would become the state of Montana. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 21, Montana)
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In 1620, the year the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, a Spanish nun began to appear to the Jumano people of west central Texas. The Spanish nun, Sister Maria de Jesus de Agreda, was a mystic who never left her monastery in Spain, but through the spiritual gift of bi-location visited the Jumano people more than 500 times between 1620 and 1631. Aft…
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Throughout the 19th century, and into the early 20th century, a popular temperance movement swept across America and Western Europe which sought to end the consumption of alcohol. In America, this movement peaked with the passage of the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. In this episode Scott cove…
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Margaret Haughery: The Bread Woman of New Orleans
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Margaret Haughery came to America as a child in 1818 and promptly lost her entire family to disease and desertion. She married and had a child, but before her 24th birthday she lost her husband and daughter to disease. Through the help of her parish priest she turned this tragedy and pain into energy to work hard and help others. For the next 40-pl…
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Liturgical vestments are the distinctive articles of clothing worn by the Catholic clergy - primarily at the holy sacrifice of the mass. In this episode, Kevin and Scott take a look look at the purpose and history of each of these liturgical vestments.
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According to the Christmas carol, “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen.” But who was Wenceslaus, and what is the feast of Stephen? Scott treks thru the history of these two Catholic saints, and the carol that connects them.
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A special message from StarQuest CEO Dom Bettinelli
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StarQuest CEO Dom Bettinelli has a special message for listeners as we approach the Christmas season. We need to hear from you this Advent and Christmas at sqpn.com/give The post A special message from StarQuest CEO Dom Bettinelli appeared first on StarQuest Media.Oleh SQPN, Inc.
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Noelle and Tom Crowe give an update about what's going on, the upcoming schedule for new episodes, information about the departure from SQPN, and more. Big things are coming, and our supporters are the real stars!Oleh Tom Crowe
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William Gaston, the composer of North Carolina’s anthem, “The Old North State,” was also instrumental in building the state’s first Catholic church, St. Paul’s in New Bern. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 20, North Carolina)
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In the era of Vikings, King Olaf is said to have gone from a raider and pillager, to champion of Christianity and worker of miracles. Along the way, Scott treks thru the Heimskringla and the possible origin of the nursery rhyme, "London Bridge Is Falling Down".
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128. Rails, Veils, and Other Lost Catholic Traditions
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Kevin and Scott describe a dozen historic practices that have, to one degree or another, been forgotten in much of the Catholic world. Join them in rediscovering the holy uses of chalk, salt, and tying knots.
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Scott looks at the military leaders specially recognized by the popes as “Champions of Christ” for their victories over the enemies of the Church. These 4 men boldly held to both their God and their guns
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126. The Historic Church of Minnesota
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The parish of St. Peter in Mendota Heights has two church buildings, and the older is known as “The Historic Church” for good reason. Among its nineteenth-century pastors was Auguste Ravoux, who was deeply involved in one of the largest executions in American history. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 19, Minnesota)…
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Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom this podcast commits me here? Scott explores the history of this popular Catholic prayer which seeks the aid and protection of one’s guardian angel. ("Catholic Prayers" series, no. 12, Angel of God)
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124. Did Catholics Kill the President?
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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is commonly thought to be the result of a plot hatched by Confederate sympathizers upset by the outcome of the Civil War. But some Americans also detected a religious dimension: a sinister conspiracy orchestrated by the Catholic Church. Were Catholics involved in Lincoln’s death? Kevin and Scott investigate.…
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Scott covers the history of the Knights Templar – their rise, their fall, and their connection to the Jedi from Star Wars.
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An Italian Jesuit founded the San Xavier del Bac Mission near what is now Tucson in 1692. The mission’s charming adobe church still serves the area’s Catholics, including those of the Tohono O’odham Nation on whose land the mission stands. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 18, Arizona)
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Scott and his wife talk about the history of Catholic home schooling in America. At the end of the episode, we get to hear from some home school students at the Red Barn co-op in west central Ohio.
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Kevin and Scott tackle the twelve (or thirteen...) monumental figures at the genesis of Church history, the men who put the “apostle” in “apostolic.” They sort out the Simons, Jameses, and Judes, outlining what we know from Scripture and peering into apocryphal accounts of their post-Pentecostal peregrinations.…
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In the 1620s, a native American community in what would become Texas were evangelized by a mysterious lady in blue. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell the story of how a Spanish nun, Mary of Agreda, miraculously visited the Jumanos without leaving her Spanish monastery 5,000 miles away. The post The Apparition of The Lady in Blue appeared first on StarQuest…
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In the 1860’s Pope Pius IX acquired nearly 16,000 of the best military firearms of their day – the Remington rolling block rifle. In this episode Scott treks thru the history of these firearms, the Catholics who made them, and why the pope wanted them.
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Still standing in the heart of historic Charleston, St. Mary of the Annunciation Church was the birthplace of Catholicism in the Carolinas. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 17, South Carolina)
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117. Heretics, Pagans, and Schismatics, oh my!
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Scott covers the historical differences between Heretics, Pagans, Schismatics, and other non-Catholics.
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