Catholic History Trek
By Scott Schulze & Kevin Schmiesing
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Sep 30, 2024
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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.
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241. Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit)
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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240. The Saintly Swashbuckler
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May 16, 2026 |
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239. Indulgences
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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238. Here Be Dragons
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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237. Play Ball - The Sermon on the Mound
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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236. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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235. Lady Godiva
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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234. A Trek to the Future
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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233. Douay Rheims Bible
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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232. A Superior Mission
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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231. The First Marian Apparition?
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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230. Cornhusker Catholics
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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229. Silent Night, Holy Night...
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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228. Some OK Catholic History
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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227. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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226. Cowboy Catholicism
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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225. The First Papal Successor
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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224. The Parish of the Patriot Priest
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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223. St Martin's Lent
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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222. Volunteer Catholicism
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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221. A Catholic Martyr of the Salem Witchcraft Trials
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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220. The First State's First Church
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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219. The Cowlitz Mission
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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218. Behold, the Wood of the Cross
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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217. Mississippi's St. Mary's
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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216. There is a Hell and I am in it
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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215. Ecumenism
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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214. The Historic Basilica of Jamestown
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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213. The Franciscan Sisters Who Held the Mayo
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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212. The Extraordinary Fourth Century
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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211. The Councils of Baltimore
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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210. Wild, Wonderful St. Peter's in West Virginia
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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209. The Dark Age of the Papacy
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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208. For God and Country: US Military Chaplains
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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207. The Quickest Canonization
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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206. The Rose of Wrangell
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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205. The Bonnie Prince (audio fixed)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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204. The Doctor of Grace: St. Augustine of Hippo
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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203. Jubilee Year
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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202. The Oldest Church in America
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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201. Stigmata
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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200. Catholic History Trek’s 200th Episode
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May 28, 2025 |
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199. Purgatory's Heroes
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May 12, 2025 |
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198. When a Raft of Barbers Crossed the Tiber
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May 05, 2025 |
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197. Apologizing Like a Catholic
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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196. Christus Regnat—Christ the King
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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195. Bishop Joseph Dwenger
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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194. Catholics Went Down to Georgia
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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193. Catholic India: St Devasahayam Pillai
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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192. Universities
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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191. Stealing Heaven
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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190. The Magnificent Madeleine
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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189. De Profundis
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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188. An Imperishable Wreath: Catholicism and Sports
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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187. The Catholic Church and Galileo
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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186. The Archangel of Dubuque
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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185. St Blaise and the Blessing of Throats
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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184. The End of Catholic Mexico, with David Gilbert
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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183. The Synthesis of All Heresies
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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182. A Pioneer Parish on the Potomac
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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181. Catholic Railway Men - Casey Jones & Venerable Paul Pius Perazzo
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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180. Let Us Pay: Money in the Life of the Church
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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179. Church Wreckovation
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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178. Coeur d' Alene Catholicism
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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177. Regina Caeli
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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176. The Dogs of the Lord - the Dominicans
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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175. Congressional Priests
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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174. The Triple Towers of New Orleans
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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173. A Truly Catholic President?
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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172. Our Lady of the Isle
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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171. St John of Capistrano
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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170. Don John of Austria Is Going to the War (Battle of Lepanto)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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169. The Pope and the Civil War
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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168. SSPX - Schismatics? Champions of Tradition? Both?
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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167. The Benedictine Invention of the Electric Motor
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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166. The Silver State Story
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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165. The Missal Makers
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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164. Around a Church in 30 Minutes
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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163. St Mary of Egypt
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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162. The Heart of Catholic Jersey
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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161. Saint or Ain't - How Saints Are Made
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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160. Catholics in the Wild West
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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159. The Popes Who Resigned
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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158. The Pierres of South Dakota
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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157. The Real Sword in the Stone
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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156. From Confucius to Christ: The Church in China
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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155. The Fewness of the Saved
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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154. A Sweet Home for Alabama Catholics
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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153. The Dutch Catechism
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May 31, 2024 |
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152. The “Other” Agnus Dei
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May 23, 2024 |
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151. Down on the Farm
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May 15, 2024 |
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150. The Illinois Missions
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May 07, 2024 |
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149. The Comedian who “Killed it” - Literally
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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148. Reconciliation in Retrospect
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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147. Rogation Days
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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146. Hartford’s Holy Trinity
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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145. Martyrs of Gorkum
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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144. The Items of the Altar
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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143. Julian the Apostate’s 3rd Temple of Jerusalem
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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142. Remembering the Alamo
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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141. Remember O Most Gracious Virgin Mary
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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140. Why Does a Priest Wear That? Part 2
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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139. Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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138. The Good Old Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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137. The Grave Sin of Eating Horses?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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136. The Properties of the Church
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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135. How To Die Like a Catholic
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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134. Mary’s Montana Mission
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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133. Catholics Against Alcohol?
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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132. Why Does a Priest Wear That?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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131. Good King Wenceslas
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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130. Carolina's Old North Church
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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129. St Olaf
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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128. Rails, Veils, and Other Lost Catholic Traditions
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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127. Athleta Christi
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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126. The Historic Church of Minnesota
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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125. Guardian Angel Prayer
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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124. Did Catholics Kill the President?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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123. Jedi Knights Templar
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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122. The White Dove of the Desert
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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121. Catholic Home Schooling
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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120. The Twelve Apostles
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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119. Rifles for Pope Pius IX
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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118. The Church of Charles Town
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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117. Heretics, Pagans, and Schismatics, oh my!
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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116. Legendary Saints 2.0
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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115. H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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114. Honolulu’s Our Lady of Peace
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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113. Altar Boys
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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112. The Assumption: Jerusalem or Ephesus?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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111. 40 Hours Devotion
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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110. Green Mountain Catholicism
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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109. The Pope and the Comet
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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108. Catholics in the Civil War
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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107. Fatima Prayer
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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106. Catholicism Comes to Kansas
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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105. Receiving Holy Communion
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May 30, 2023 |
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104. Popes in the Dock of History
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May 22, 2023 |
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103. Glory Be!
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May 14, 2023 |
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102. Ground Zero for Catholic New York
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May 06, 2023 |
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101: Roberto Clemente & Gil Hodges
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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100: Catholic History Trek's 100th Episode
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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99. Our Lady of Revelation at Tre Fontane
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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98: Arkansas’s First Catholic Church
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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97. IHS
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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96. The Church Needs Art
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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95. Mea Culpa
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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94. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Colorado
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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93. The Basilica of St. Peter
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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92. Detroit’s Muskrat Dispensation
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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91. A Mainely Catholic Story
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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90. The Presentation of Our Lord
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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89. The Church and Evolution
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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88 Robin Hood
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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87. Basilica St Louis
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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86. Christmas with All the Trimmings
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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85. The Pope Who Resigned: Celestine V
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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84. Catholics of Many Types
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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83. Gregorian Masses
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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82. Habemus Anti-Papam?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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81. St. Mary’s at the Sault
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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80. Hocus Pocus
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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79. America's Church
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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78. The Most Ancient Prayer to Mary
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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77. The Rosary
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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76. Mission San Diego
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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75. The Pope's Hat
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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74. Was Pope John Paul II “Great?”
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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73. The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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72. The Church on the French Prairie
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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71: A Catholic Media Giant
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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51: Killed at the Communion Rail: Fr. Leo Heinrichs
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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70: Two Popes and the Crossbow
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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69: America’s First Parish
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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68: Hail Holy Queen
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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67: Cistercians
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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66: Gunpowder and the Bulletproof Vest
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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65: Old St. Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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64: Venerable Fulton Sheen
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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63: The Other Assassination Attempt on Pope John Paul II
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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62: Ohio’s First Parish: St. Joseph, Somerset
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May 28, 2022 |
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61: A Pilgrimage through Kevin’s Book
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May 17, 2022 |
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60: The Sign of the Cross
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May 07, 2022 |
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59: Pope Gregory IX, the Castigater of Cats?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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58: The Nine-Hour Episode
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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57: Catholic Australia: St Mary MacKillop & Radio Replies
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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56: The Lord's Prayer
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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55: The Puzzle of the Pope’s Stone
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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54: Stephen Langton
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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53: Hail Mary
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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52: Catholicism on the Bourbon Trail
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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50: More Marian Titles
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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49: The Catholic School
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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48: The Catholic Plymouth Rock
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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47: Better than Hollywood: Mother Dolores Hart
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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46: The Norbertines
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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45: The Beacons Are Lit! Parishes in the Past and Present
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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44: Saint Gabriel Possenti and the Passionists
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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43: Squanto and the First Thanksgiving
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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42: The Swiss Guard
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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41: Dracula
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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40: The Papal States
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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39: Our Lady of Ransom
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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38: The Franciscans
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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37: The 355-Day Year
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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36: Food and Drink
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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35: The Theatines
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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34: Anima Christi
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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33: The Mass
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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32: Santo Anello: Mary's Wedding Ring
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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31: Candles
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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30: Memento Mori: Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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29: The Deepest Bias? Anti-Catholicism in American History
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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28: Litanies
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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27: The Pope's Armies
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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26: The Sacred Heart Devotion
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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25: The Original Flagpole Sitters: Anchorites & Stylites
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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24: A Catholic Guy Gets a Holiday
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May 26, 2021 |
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23: Pontifical Universities
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May 13, 2021 |
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22: When in Doubt, Call It a Church
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May 07, 2021 |
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21: Church Pews
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May 04, 2021 |
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20: 28th International Eucharistic Congress
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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19: The Jesuits
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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18: American Civil War Chaplain: Fr William Corby
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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17: The miraculous image of Colombia: Our Lady of Las Lajas
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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16: The Prodigious Pasteur
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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15: From Cyprian to Coronavirus: Catholic Health Care
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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14: Are the Minor Orders "Out of Order"?
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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13: Church Music through the Ages
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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12: Chapel Cars
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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11: Popes against Kings
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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10: The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South: Flannery O’Connor
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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9: Think Fast
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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8: Saint Michael Prayer 2.0
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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7: Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches 2.0
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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6: Saint Benedict Medal 2.0
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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5: Battle of Vienna
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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4: Marian Apparitions: Our Lady of Good Help 2.0
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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3: Camino and Canterbury 2.0
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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2: Ember Days 2.0
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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1: Marian Titles 2.0
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Dec 19, 2020 |