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- 3 days ago7 min
240. The Saintly Swashbuckler
Philip Latrini loved a good duel. Perhaps too much. But a drastic event changed the course of his life, leading Philip to become St. Bernard of Corleone.
- 3 weeks ago16 min
239. Indulgences
In this episode Scott indulges into the Catholic Church's history with the doctrine of indulgences.
- Apr 4, 202617 min
238. Here Be Dragons
Were dragons mythological? Symbolic? Real? Dinosaurs?In this episode Catholic History Trek looks back at the various accounts where saints encountered dragons.
- Mar 20, 202612 min
237. Play Ball - The Sermon on the Mound
While rare, Catholic masses are occasionally celebrated outside of a church, chapel, or shrine. Sometimes, these non-standard mass locations result in some unusual settings – even baseball stadiums. In this episode Scott looks at the history of masses celebrated by the pope at a major league baseball stadium.
- Mar 5, 202620 min
236. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together
As an 18-year old Patrick Peyton was a school dropout working on the family farm in Ireland. Two decades later Fr. Patrick Peyton was creating Family Theater Productions – a media venture drawing the top names in Hollywood to donate their time to join his mission of promoting family prayer.The history of the "Rosary Priest" and Family Theater Productions on this episode of Catholic History Trek
- Feb 21, 202610 min
235. Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva has inspired statues, paintings, songs, poems, and even product names. But was she real, and was her famous ride real? And why mention her on a Catholic history podcast? Find out on this episode of Catholic History Trek.
- Feb 11, 202632 min
234. A Trek to the Future
In this episode, Kevin and Scott bring their long 5 year runof regularly scheduled episodes to a close.In this last episode featuring both Kevin and Scott together, they speculate on the history of the Church. Will there be more Catholics or less? What kinds of threats will the Church face? And who will be pope in the year 2100?They discuss these, and other questions, in this episode.As a note, going forward, Catholic History Trek will continue to create episodes, but they will be more sporadic.
- Feb 3, 202620 min
233. Douay Rheims Bible
The first Catholic Bible translated from the Latin Vulgate into English was the one known today as the Douay Rheims Bible. This episode covers a brief history of the Bible, English translations, and the Douay.
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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.comThank you for your support!
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