Catholic History Trek

In hopes of atoning for at least some of their sins, Scott and Kevin humbly offer this episode on the history of the Sacrament of Penance, aka Confession, aka Reconciliation. Is listening to it a penance or a guilty pleasure? You decide. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek) Thank you for your support!

What’s more Catholic than fasting and long, barefooted processions? Scott revisits the history and convergence of the Church’s long-forgotten Rogation Days. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal ([email protected]) Thank you for your support!

Connecticut’s earliest Catholics worshiped in homes, barns, a Masonic hall, and finally, an Episcopalian hand-me-down, the state’s first Catholic church. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 24, Connecticut) To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek) Thank you for your support!

In the 16th century, Dutch Calvinists made the Netherlands a very inhospitable place for Catholics. Not only were churches, altars, and statues attacked, but 19 Franciscans and other Catholic priests were tortured & murdered for holding firm in their belief in the Real Presence. In this episode, Scott treks thru their story, and the background for the anti-Catholic hatred in t

There are a lot of items involved in the celebration of a Catholic liturgy, and each of them has a name and a history. In this gold-plated episode, Scott and Kevin provide a rundown of the chalices, patens, and things you may not even know the name for. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (KevinSchmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek) Thank you for your supp

Is returning the Jews to the Holy Land and rebuilding the temple a divine mandate for Christians, or is it working against the will of God? I can’t answer that question. But I can take a historical look into the 4th century when the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate set out to rebuild the temple, and the divine intervention which followed that endeavor. To help Catholic History

Despite its humble beginning, Mission San Antonio de Valero was the nucleus of one of Texas’s largest cities and would become one of the nation’s most famous battlegrounds. Kevin traces the tumultuous history of the Alamo. (“Cradles of Catholicism” series, no. 23, Texas) To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schmiesing@CatholicHistoryTr

Attributed to a couple men named Bernard, but written by neither, Scott looks at the history of the Memorare prayer. (“Catholic Prayers” series, no. 13, Memorare)

In Episode 132 Scott and Kevin trekked thru the history of priestly vestments. In this episode they follow up with a historical tour of clerical clothing - cassocks, collars, and everything else in your comprehensive guide to clerical clothing.

Even after Constantine's victory at Milvian Bridge, the Roman Empire was not free of Christian persecutions. Seven years later, a persecution in the eastern half of the empire would create the 40 martyrs of Sebaste. On this episode, Scott treks thru their fate, their attempt to keep their number at 40, and Rome’s famous Lightning Legion. ("Martyrs" series no. 1,