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Join us as we discuss the history of Catholicism in Canada and the United States! We look at Quebec's rise to the most Catholic society on Earth and its eventual fall; the three ethnic zones of the United States, being the English East Coast, the French Mississippi Valley, and the Spanish Southwest; and how Catholics viewed slavery in the U.S. We also discuss our future plans to rename the Mississippi River to the Immaculate Conception!

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Wow, the Jesuits really went everywhere! Join us as we look at the missionary efforts of the Catholic Church from the Mongols to the modern day. We discuss the conquistadors in Latin America, St. Francis Xavier in India, Matteo Ricci in China, and much more. We especially examine the cultural differences between Catholics and various countries, particularly human sacrifice in South America, the Indian caste system, Japanese honor codes, and Chinese Confucianism.

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From World War I to the Spanish Civil War to World War II, we cover some of the worst periods for the Catholic Church (and for humanity) in this episode. We start by discussing St. John Henry Newman and the fight against modernism, then look at the First Vatican Council, and then how the Church dealt with both liberal democracies and communist and fascist totalitarianisms with the principle of corporatism. Throughout this episode, we realize that the problems facing the Church then are the same problems we are facing today!

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Maybe John Bosco just carried around really smelly bread, and that's where Bosco sticks came from! You can hear this groundbreaking idea and many more in this episode, as we look at the first half of James Hitchcock's chapter on how the Catholic Church dealt with the issues of modernity. We look at the rise of conservatism, liberalism, nationalism, and socialism; the end of the papal states, the social principles of subsidiarity and corporatism; Pope Pius IX's intriguing Syllabus of Errors, and much more! Mixed in are plenty of rants about our own thoughts on modernity, as might be expected.

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Do "enlightened" and "inclusive" really just mean the same thing? Find out as we discuss the French Revolution! We break down the scientific revolution that led to the rise of Deism, the assaults on the Jesuits prior to the Revolution, and all the horrors of the Terror. We especially look at how these events and the rhetoric of the Revolutionaries resembles the modern political climate that we're experiencing today.

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A rare in-person episode! Join us as we look into the beginnings of the scientific revolution and what that meant for Church history. We look at new ways that politics plays into religion, various degrees of religious toleration, some great saints, the rise of Jansenism, and more! And as to be expected with in-person episodes, we go on plenty of tangents, including about the issues with modern Classics scholars and hating the skeptics!

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In this episode (as in all the others), we look at why the Catholics are correct! We continue our discussion on the Reformation, this time looking at English and French political history, persecution, toleration, the Inquisition, the Council of Trent, and much more. We also compare these events in Church history to the modern controversies of the Council of Vatican II, the ongoing Synod of Synodality, and Bishop Burke's dealings with St. Stanislaus Church!

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We really don't like predestination! Join us as we look at the history of the Catholic Church during the Reformation! In this episode, we discuss the Fifth Lateran Council, the Jesuits, the rise of Lutheranism, the teachings of Zwingli and Calvin, and much more. We also find a way to rant about Covid and the most recent Republican presidential debate!

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Wow, some of these popes really sucked! Join us as we look at the decline and rebirth of the Roman Catholic Church from 1300 to 1500. We discuss the Great Western Schism, heterodox movements, the Black Death, Joan of Arc, humanism, Michelangelo, and much more! This period of time faces some of the greatest lows of the Catholic Church and some of the greatest highs, and so makes for a very interesting discussion.

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In this episode, we find out that words are really hard to say! We break down the history of the Eastern Catholic Church and its eventual schism, becoming what we now know as the Eastern Orthodox. We look at the political background and disagreements that lead to the Great Schism, the events of the Schism itself, and the current Eastern Rites that have since been reunited with Rome. We also really enjoy thinking about what happens when infants receive Communions directly after Baptism!

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