Fatima. Lourdes. Guadalupe. Many people know the famous Marian apparitions, but few know much about the first Marian apparition.

In this episode Scott treks back to the first approved apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to have taken place after the Assumption – Our Lady of Puy.

Benedictine monks figure prominently in the history of St. Benedict's Church in Nebraska City—among them the "Crotchety Apostle of Southeast Nebraska."

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 49, Nebraska)

Stille Nacht (Silent Night) was composed over two centuries ago as a collaboration between a priest and a school teacher. The history of this popular Christmas song on this episode of Catholic History Trek.

A country landscape near Konawa is the site of the former Sacred Heart Mission, where monks, nuns, and Indians built the Church in Oklahoma.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 48, Oklahoma)

In this episode Scott covers the history of the popular Advent hymn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, which originates with the O antiphons.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel. Nascetur pro te, Israel!

The story of Catholicism in the Cowboy State revolves around St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 47, Wyoming)

St Peter was the first pope, but who was the second pope?

In this episode Scott treks back to the 2nd pope - the first successor of St Peter.

The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Vincennes, Indiana, was the state's first Catholic church and first cathedral. During the American Revolution, it was also the home of the "Patriot Priest," Fr. Pierre Gibault.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 46, Indiana)

What is a Catholic to do when one penitential season of Lent just doesn’t provide enough fasting? They add a second one!

For many centuries, Advent (previously called St Martin’s Lent) was a penitential season observed similarly to Lent, marking a preparation for the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Nashville is the capital of country music, the capital of the Volunteer State, and the capital of Tennessee Catholicism. Its St. Mary's Church joins St. Michael's in Cedarville as the birthplaces of Catholicism Tennessee.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 45, Tennessee)