CatholicHistoryTrek

Kevin and Scott unveil the priest memorialized in Notre Dame's "Fair Catch Corby" statue.

Saintly Sharpshooter? Potential patron saint of handguns? Scott explores the history of St Gabriel Possenti and the religious order, the Passionists, of whom he belonged.

Scott covers the history of Fr Leo Heinrichs, OFM, a 20th-century martyr in America who was killed while celebrating the Mass.

Cappuccino and croissants, champagne and king cake, pierogis and Dom Perignon. Scott and Kevin take a toothsome trek through the entwined histories of Catholicism and some popular foods and beverages.

From the Revolution to the Know Nothings, from Bible riots to Amy Coney Barrett, Scott and Kevin trace anti-Catholicism through its long and disreputable career as a major player in the history of the United States.

Scott treks through the history of St. Benedict and the medal that bears his name. Catholic History Trek

Scott seeks out the history of the elusive anchorites and stylites, the Christian ascetics who went to great extremes to achieve solitude and seek a closer union with God. Catholic History Trek

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. In this episode Scott explores the history of the Anima Christi prayer, often wrongly attributed to St Ignatius of Loyola. Along the way he discusses a 14-year-old bishop, anti-popes, and provides a surprise ending. Catholic History Trek

“What you are, I once was. What I am, you will be.” Scott investigates Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina and his connection to the peculiar tradition of saints who kept human skulls in the Catholic spiritual practice of Memento Mori. Along the way, St. Philip Neri makes an appearance, as does a fresco that was lost for centuries. Catholic History Trek

Is the Santo Anello, housed in Perugia, Italy, the wedding ring given by St. Joseph to the Blessed Virgin Mary? In this episode Scott treks thru thefts, unpopular paintings, and mystical visions to uncover this history of the Santo Anello, or "Holy Ring." Catholic History Trek

From the Easter Vigil to excommunication, you can find candles burning brightly throughout the history and liturgies of the Catholic Church. In this episode — composed of at least 51 percent beeswax — Scott and Kevin shed some light on the Church’s candle-using traditions. Catholic History Trek