Catholic History Trek

John of Capistrano was a lawyer, governor, priest, crusader, and saint. Although many know his name as a home for migrating birds.

Scott treks thru his life and the California mission which bears his name.

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G.K. Chesterton wrote this line about a pivotal encounter between the fleets of Catholic Europe and the Islamic Ottoman Empire. Join Scott and Kevin as they remember Don Juan, Pius V, and the Battle of Lepanto.

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Pope Pius IX and Jefferson Davis shared a common bond and a correspondence.

But what would link the head of the Catholic Church

Find out, as Scott treks thru that connection in this

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Scott and Kevin probe the history of a controversial Catholic group - the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X - and its equally controversial founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. 

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Depending on the source, the invention of the

In this episode Scott treks thru the history of the forgotten Benedictine inventors of the electric motor – Andrew Gordon & Jedlik Anyos.

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Two parishes trace their roots to the early days of the Church in Nevada: St. Teresa of Avila in Carson City and St. Mary's of the Mountains in Virginia City.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 29, Nevada)

Two of the most popular missals for the Latin mass are the missals by Fr Lasance and Baronious Press. In this episode Scott treks thru the history of the men whose names grace these missals – Francis Lasance and Cesare Baronious.

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Scott and Kevin take you on a tour of the interior of a Catholic church, identifying common features such as altars, tabernacles, and ambos—and a few uncommon ones such as papal umbrellas.

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From the greatest of sinners to the greatest of saints, the life of St Mary of Egypt is one of true repentance and God's gift of mercy.

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St. Joseph's in West Milford and St. John the Baptist (now Sacred Heart) in Trenton nurtured the faith in its infancy in New Jersey. Among their parishioners were ironworkers, a ferryman, and a noodle maker.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 28, New Jersey)