And on the 7th day, God rested. Based on this sabbath rest, in both Jewish and Catholic history, the Jubilee Year has been a year of remission.

But why does Old testament math have 7 x 7 + 1 = Jubilee, while Catholic math has placed the Jubilee at 25, 33, 40, and 50 year intervals?

And when was the first Catholic Jubilee?

Scott answers these questions (and a little about baseball bats) in this episode.

A few years before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, San Miguel Chapel was built in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Its adobe walls have withstood centuries of war and wear.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 38, New Mexico)

For the past 800 years, various men and women (mostly women) have mystically bore the wounds of Christ on their bodies.

In this episode Scott treks thru the history of the phenomenon known as the stigmata.

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History’s best pope? Worst pope? How will historians look back on the Church today?

Scott and Kevin mark this milestone in CHT’s history by venturing into reflection, opinion, and speculation, lobbing questions at each other and reacting to the sometimes predictable, sometimes surprising answers.  

In the world of 1980's cartoons, G.I. Joe was a "real American hero". But in the world of Catholicism, a little-known Catholic tradition could make one a hero for the poor souls in Purgatory.

In this episode Scott treks thru the historic practice of making the Heroic Act of Charity in Favor of the Souls in Purgatory.

A family of converts played a big role in the early years of New Hampshire's first Catholic church, St. Mary's in Claremont.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 37, New Hampshire)

In this episode Scott treks back to the early origin of Catholic apologetics.

¡Viva Cristo Rey! With a special focus on Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quas Primas, Scott and Kevin unpack some of the theology and history behind one of the Church's major feasts, Christ the King.

This episode is sort of a continuation of Episode 7, the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches. It highlights the same geographical area and the same time frame, but with a new cast of characters. This episode treks thru Cincinnati race riots, a bad seminary, and Bishop Joseph Dwenger’s lasting contribution to Catholic education.

Catholics from Maryland migrated to Georgia in the 1790s, creating the settlement of Locust Grove and the state's first parish, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 36, Georgia)

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