Catholic History Trek

Scott and Kevin venture beyond the city walls to explore the history of Catholicism and agriculture. From peasants to plantations, from hermits to homesteaders, from breeding to beekeeping, faith and farming have been companions through the centuries. To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal (Kevin Schmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek) Thank you for your suppor

Marking the halfway point in his trek across all fifty states, Kevin explores the historic churches of southwestern Illinois, especially Immaculate Conception in Kaskaskia and Holy Family in Cahokia. ("Cradles of Catholicism" series, no. 25, Illinois)

Genesius set out to please the Roman emperor Diocletian with an anti-Christian comedy act. But then things took an unexpected turn. Find out what happened in this episode of Catholic History Trek. ("Martyrs" series no. 3, Martyrdom of St Genesius) To help Catholic History Trek, please consider donating via PayPal ([email protected]) Thank you for your support

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