252. The Two-Week Papacy

Pope Urban VII holds the record for the shortest papacy in the history of the Church. This brief episode look at his brief papacy.Be sure to leave Catholic History Trek a rating and to subscribe. You can also support us on Paypal. Thank you!

Francis Craft went from Episcopalian soldier and physician to Catholic priest and missionary, serving the Lakota in present-day South Dakota.Be sure to leave Catholic History Trek a rating and to subscribe. You can also support us on Paypal. Thank you!

Fr Charles Coughlin was America’s first mass media Catholic personality. In this episode Catholic History Trek looks at his rise in popularity and unceremonious suppression. In honor of Fr Coughlin’s extensive work on early AM radio, this episode has been modified to sound like it was recorded during that era.

In this episode Scott treks thru the history of Christian worship, looking at the various types of worship, and its progression from Jewish roots to its present forms in both Catholic and Protestant manifestations.

The beautiful Eleanor of Brittany was known as the “fair maid” of Brittany. In her life she was possibly proposed as a bride to a sultan, possibly became a nun, but certainly was imprisoned for nearly 40 years to prevent her from claiming her rightful rule of England.In this episode Catholic History Trek ventures thru her politically intriguing life.

The new mass promulgated by Pope Paul VI was not the first time Catholics faced a new English mass replacing the timeless Latin Mass.A similar thing happened in the mid-16th century, which led to an armed rebellion to defend the Catholic mass.That history on this episode of Catholic History Trek.

Polling shows that many Catholics support the use of artificial contraception, despite the Church’s consistent teaching against it. This episode treks thru the history of this issue, and looks at how we ended up with so many Catholics in the pews embracing a belief contrary to Church teaching.

Catholic History Trek goes back to when a united Catholic Church used its influence to shape Hollywood.

What are sports without the familiar “Safe!” or “Goal!” of an umpire or referee? In this episode Scott looks at some notable Catholic sports officials.

The lesser-known Martyrs of La Florida were the first Catholic martyrs of the area that would later become the United States - predating Isaac Jogues and the more famous North American Martyrs by a century. This episode treks thru the lives and martyrdoms of some of these men who gave their lives evangelizing the natives of the La Florida region.("Martyrs" series no. 6, Martyrs of La Florida)