DW World History
138 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDW World History provides the most detailed productions on the ancient civilizations throughout the world. Each series takes viewers through the timeline of World History, one civilization at a time. Together we explore the rise and fall of of the great empires and reveal how men and women shaped the world we know today. Detailed Maps, Study Guides, Publication & Documentary Reviews and Podcasts are available on our website.
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DW | Ancient Babylon - 02 - Origin of the City-State
March 25, 2024 18:00 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBIn the last episode, we observed a brief chronology and focused on the geography of the Ancient Near East. In this episode, we will begin with a detailed breakdown of the historical timeline starting with the prehistoric developments that took place prior to written history. Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWAncientBabylon Support the show This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhist...
DW | Holy Saints - Perpetua & Felicity
March 06, 2024 17:00 - 7 minutes - 9.83 MBA document from the early Church called “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity” was so popular in the North African church that St. Augustine complained that it was more widely read than the Gospels. Perpetua was a prosperous young woman, married and the mother of a newborn son, who lived in Carthage in the late second century. Despite threats of persecution and death, Perpetua, Felicity (a slave and expectant mother), and their companions, Revocatus, Secundulus, Saturninus, Saturus, ...
DW | Holy Saints - Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
February 16, 2024 22:00 - 5 minutes - 8.08 MBIn 1240, seven prominent noblemen of Florence mutually decided to withdraw from the city to a solitary place for prayer and direct service to God. The Blessed Mother appeared to each of them individually and urged them to begin a more perfect life. Disregarding birth and wealth, in sackcloth under shabby and well-worn clothing they withdrew to a small building in the country. It was September 8th, selected so that they might begin to live a more holy life on the very day when the Mother of G...
DW | Holy Saints - Saint Valentine
February 13, 2024 22:00 - 5 minutes - 8.15 MBThe Roman Martyrology, the Catholic Church's official list of recognized saints, for February 14th gives only one Saint Valentine: a martyr who died on the Via Flaminia. Join us as we follow the lives of the Saints. Throughout history, these remarkable and often revered individuals have left an indelible mark on the tapestry of human civilization. These exceptional individuals, spanning various cultures and eras, have played a pivotal role in shaping the course of history by exemplifying th...
DW | Old Testament - 03 - Seekers of the Promised Land
February 12, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBIn the last episode we focused on Genesis Chapters 1-11 and ended with the genealogy of Abraham, the first Patriarch. With his introduction, we go from the mythological to the historical age and arrive on a timeline around 2,000 B.C. Before beginning a very detailed biography of Abraham, we'll first provide an overview of the historical background for this period and focus on how these people lived. Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWOldTestament Support the show T...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 03 - The First Pharaohs
January 05, 2024 23:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBIn the last episode we discussed Prehistoric Egypt and ended with the small communities along the Nile unifying into two separate kingdoms. In this episode we'll discuss how Egypt became the first nation in history, reveal the first historical document in the world, and show how Egypt unified by following the first pharaohs. Go further into the story of Ancient Egypt by following this new production hosted by David Wainright. Here you will find the most advanced study on the most mysterious...
DW | Holy Saints - Saint Andrew the Apostle
November 27, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBAndrew the Apostle, also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus. He is the brother of Simon Peter and is a son of Jonah. Originally a disciple of John the Baptist, he became one of Jesus' closest apostles and eventually went on to preach in the Black Sea region where he would give his life for the faith. Join us as we follow the lives of the Saints. Throughout history, these remarkable and often revered individuals have left an indelible mark on the tapestry of human civilization. The...
DW | Old Testament - 02 - The Torah
October 29, 2023 19:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBWelcome to the DW World History Series. In the last episode we focused on an introduction to the world of Biblical Israel and discussed the outline and chronology of the Hebrew civilization. We 'Begin at the Beginning' in this episode as we focus on the Torah – the first five books of the Bible – the first five books of Moses. Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWOldTestament Support the show This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resource...
DW | Old Testament - 01 - Introduction
October 19, 2023 20:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBWelcome to the DW World History Series. Join us as we take you back to where it all began – a story involving the numerous books of the Old Testament - from the dawn of Creation to the end of the Maccabeans in 63 B.C. - while focusing on the biblical writings, the ancient Hebrews, the Temple, the traditions, and the history of God's chosen people. Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWOldTestament Support the show This Podcast series is available on all major platforms...
DW | Holy Saints - Saint Luke the Evangelist
October 15, 2023 20:00 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBSaint Luke is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the Canonical Gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Join us as we follow the lives of the Saints. Throughout history, these remarkable and often revered individuals have left an indelible mark on the tapestry of human civilization. These exceptional individuals, spanning various cultures and eras, have played a pivotal role in ...
DW | Ancient Babylon - 01 - Introduction
September 29, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBWelcome to the DW World History Series. Join us as we take you back to where it all began - a story involving numerous empires – from the dawn of civilization to the death of Darius III in 330 B.C. - while focusing on the artifacts, the literature, the religions, and the kings that made the Near East the cradle of civilization. Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWAncientBabylon Support the show This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resour...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 02 - Prehistoric Egypt
September 12, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBIn the last episode we discussed an introduction to Ancient Egypt and reviewed the chronological timeline. In this episode we'll focus on the stages of Prehistory that involve the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. Here, we 'begin at the beginning'. Go further into the story of Ancient Egypt by following this new production hosted by David Wainright. Here you will find the most advanced study on the most mysterious civilization in the world! Checkout the video version at: https:/...
DW | Holy Saints - Pope Gregory I the Great
September 01, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBPope Saint Gregory the Great was the Pope of the Catholic Church between 590 and 604 AD. An Anglican historian stated: “It is impossible to conceive what would have been the confusion, the lawlessness, the chaotic state of the Middle Ages without the medieval papacy; and of the medieval papacy, the real father is Gregory the Great.” Join us as we follow the lives of the Saints. Throughout history, these remarkable and often revered individuals have left an indelible mark on the tapestry of ...
DW | Ancient Egypt - 01 - Introduction
June 29, 2023 19:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBWelcome to the DW World History Series. This study focuses on 3,000 years of Egyptian history beginning with King Narmer and ending with the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 B.C. Go further into the story of Ancient Egypt by following this new production hosted by David Wainright. Here you will find the most advanced study on the most mysterious civilization in the world! Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/@DWAncientEgypt Support the show This Podcast series is available ...
Saint Marie of the Incarnation (Feast Day - April 30th)
April 30, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes - 7.4 MBSt. Marie of the Incarnation, originally known as Marie Guyart, was born in Tours, France on October 28, 1599. Daughter of a baker, she was raised in a family of craftsmen and tradesmen. Although she desired to enter religious life, she entered an arranged marriage, against her wishes, with Claude Martin, a silk manufacturer, at age seventeen, and was soon the mother of one son. Widowed only after two years of marriage, she moved back with her family, and refused to discuss re-marriage. She ...
Saint Catherine of Siena (Feast Day - April 29th)
April 29, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBSt. Catherine of Siena was one of the greatest Saints of the tumultuous era. While the black death reached its devastation, mercenary armies roamed the countryside, waging protracted warfare on behalf of their client cities. Avoiding the chaos and dangers of Rome, the papacy had decamped to a palace in Avignon, France, leaving administration of the church in the hands of corrupt and high-handed legates. This was the world into which Catherine was born. Like other great mystics, she enjoyed a...
Saint Louis Mary de Montfort (Feast Day - April 28th)
April 28, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 8.84 MBSaint Louis Mary de Montfort's life is inseparable from his efforts to promote genuine devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus and mother of the church. Totus tuus (completely yours) was Louis's personal motto. Born in the Breton village of Montfort, close to Rennes (France), as an adult Louis identified himself by the place of his baptism instead of his family name, Grignion. Educated by Jesuits, he was considered intelligent, studious, deeply religious, artistic and somewhat shy by most of h...
Saint John Mark (Feast Day - April 25th)
April 25, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBSaint John Mark, later known simply as Mark, was a Jew by birth. He was the son of that Mary who was proprietress of the Cenacle or "upper room" which served as the meeting place for the first Christians in Jerusalem (Acts 12:12). He was still a youth at the time of the Savior's death. In his description of the young man who was present when Jesus was seized and who fled from the rabble leaving behind his "linen cloth," the second Evangelist might possibly have stamped the mark of his own id...
Saint George (Feast Day - April 23rd)
April 23, 2023 04:00 - 3 minutes - 5.33 MBSaint George is thought to have been a soldier in the fourth century who courageously defended his faith and encouraged his fellow Christians. For this, he suffered martyrdom by beheading under Diocletian. He was a popular saint in the East. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistory A PDF Publication is available for this episo...
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Feast Day - April 21st)
April 21, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBIndifferent toward religion as a young man, St. Anselm became one of the church's greatest theologians and leaders. He received the title “Father of Scholasticism” for his attempt to analyze and illumine the truths of faith to the aid of reason. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistory A PDF Publication is available for this e...
Saint Francis of Paola (Feast Day - April 2nd)
April 02, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.04 MBSt. Francis of Paola was a man who deeply loved contemplative solitude and wished only to be the “least in the household of God.” Yet, when the Church called him into active service in the world, he became a miracle worker and influenced the course of nations. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistory A PDF Publication is avail...
Saint Oscar Romero (Feast Day - March 24th)
March 24, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBThe selection in 1977 of Oscar Romero as Archbishop of San Salvador delighted the country's oligarchy as much as it disappointed the activist clergy of the archdiocese. Known as a pious and relatively conservative bishop, there was nothing in his background to suggest that he was a man to challenge the status quo. No one could have predicted that in the three short years he would be denounced by his fellow bishops, earn the hatred of the rich and powerful of El Salvador, and generate such en...
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (Feast Day - March 23rd)
March 23, 2023 04:00 - 4 minutes - 5.95 MBSt. Turibius of Mogrovejo, a member of a wealthy Spanish family in the 16th century, was a brilliant professor of law at Salamanca University. As judge at the court of Inquisition, he dispensed justice. His responsibility and keen insight were praised by Philip II, king of Spain. Unexpectedly, the pope appointed this layman archbishop of Lima, Peru. Turibius argued, for he was not a priest, had not volunteered, and had never been to South America. But the pope sent him anyway. This Podcast ...
Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary (Feast Day - March 19th)
March 19, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes - 7.94 MBSt. Joseph appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, both of which contain accounts of the Nativity of Jesus. Significant differences between the two versions reflect the theological interests of the two evangelists. Nevertheless, both agree that Mary and Joseph were betrothed to be married when Mary was discovered to be pregnant. Luke's version emphasizes the perspective of Mary. But in Matthew's Gospel we received the story from Joseph's perspective. Here the discovery of Mary's pregnanc...
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (Feast Day - March 18th)
March 18, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.42 MBSt. Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem, was banished from his see on three occasions. With St. Athanasius and others, he belongs to the great champions of faith in the fight against Arianism. Famous as a teacher and preacher, he has left a series of catechetical instructions that constitute a priceless heirloom from Christian antiquity. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version ...
Saint Patrick (Feast Day - March 17th)
March 17, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 8.58 MBThe feast of St. Patrick is widely celebrated in many parts of the world. Admittedly, the celebration is more often an occasion for national pride than for reflection on the cause to which the saint dedicated his life. Ironically, Saint Patrick is much better known for his apocryphal achievement - having rid the Emerald isle of snakes - then for his actual accomplishments as a missionary. But even his great achievement, having established the Christian church in Ireland, tends to overshadow ...
Saint Frances of Rome (Feast Day - March 9th)
March 09, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.67 MBIn 1925 Pope Pius XI declared her patron saint of automobile drivers because of a legend that her guardian angel used to light the road before her with a lantern keeping her safe from hazards. She is also the patron saint of widows. St. Frances' life combined aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she organized a group of women to minister to the needs of Rome's poor. She expressed her commitment to Christ first...
Saint John of God (Feast Day - March 8th)
March 08, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBThe journey of the man who became known as St. John of God was clouded by sadness and a remorse, it seemed, which no amount of self abnegation or charity could ever fully expunge. Perhaps the roots of this lay in a strange childhood misfortune, whose circumstances he could never explain. He was born in Portugal in 1495 and raised in a happy and loving home. But at the age of eight he disappeared from his family and somehow turned up on the other side of Spain as a homeless kid in the kingdom...
Saints Perpetua & Felicity (Feast Day - March 7th)
March 07, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.63 MBA document from the early Church called “The Passion of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity” was so popular in the North African church that St. Augustine complained that it was more widely read than the Gospels. Part of the striking power of this narrative derives from the fact that it represents the voice of Perpetua herself, as she languished in prison under the sentence of death. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www....
Biblical Israel - 06 - Joseph and His Brothers
March 05, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBWe continue our Biblical Israel series with Episode 6, focusing on the life and times of Joseph. He was sold for 20-shekels to the Ishmaelites, and then transported to Egypt as slave. Here is the story of how he became the 2nd highest ruling figure in Egypt. This 30-minute episode takes you through some of the finer details of the Biblical narrative. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Chec...
Saint Casimir (Feast Day - March 4th)
March 04, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 7.11 MBSaint Casimir was the son of the King of Poland. At an early age he saw through the superficiality and corruption of court politics. Throughout his short life he dedicated himself wholly to the service of God and of his fellow-men. He loved the poor and was renowned for his devotion to the Eucharist and to the Blessed Virgin. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at...
Saint Katharine Drexel (Feast Day - March 3rd)
March 03, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 8.87 MBSt. Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858. She had an excellent education and traveled widely. As a rich girl, she had a grand debut into society. But when she nursed her stepmother through a three-year terminal illness, she saw that all the Drexel money could not buy safety from pain or death, and her life took a profound turn. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the vi...
Saint Polycarp (Feast Day - February 23rd)
February 23, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBSaint Polycarp came to know Jesus, around 80 AD, through his teacher, Saint John the Apostle, the beloved disciple of our Lord. Saint John’s preaching touched many lives, including that of a young man named Polycarp. It is believed that Saint John ordained Polycarp a bishop and sent him to the town of Smyrna, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Polycarp might have been only a teenager when he was ordained, and he shepherded the Church in Smyrna for more than sixty or seventy years. This Podcast...
Saint Peter Damian (Feast Day - February 21st)
February 21, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 8.5 MBEvery age of the Church has different needs. In the eleventh century, the Church needed an unwavering and courageous voice for reform. Saint Peter Damian was that voice. Though his heart was most at home in his monastery doing penance and chanting the psalms, his valiant efforts restored many parts of the Church which began to radiate as the Bride of Christ once again. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworl...
Saints Francisco & Jacinta Marto (Feast Day - February 20th)
February 20, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBOn a beautiful Sunday afternoon, May 13, 1917, three children were laughing and chatting as they kept watch over their families’ sheep. This afternoon they were building a playhouse out of brush and rocks. Suddenly a bright light flashed. They thought it was lightning. Then it flashed again. They saw a ball of light descend upon a little evergreen tree. Within the light was a beautiful woman dressed in white. This encounter would become known as the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. This Po...
Seven Founders of the Order of Servites (Feast Day - February 17th)
February 17, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 7.97 MBIn 1240, seven prominent noblemen of Florence mutually decided to withdraw from the city to a solitary place for prayer and direct service to God. The Blessed Mother appeared to each of them individually and urged them to begin a more perfect life. Disregarding birth and wealth, in sackcloth under shabby and well-worn clothing they withdrew to a small building in the country. It was September 8th, selected so that they might begin to live a more holy life on the very day when the Mother of G...
Saint Valentine (Feast Day - February 14th)
February 14, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 8.12 MBLegend states that St. Valentine of Rome, along with St. Marius, aided the Christian martyrs during the Claudian persecution. In addition to his other edicts against helping Christians, Claudius had also issued a decree forbidding marriage. In order to increase troops for his army, he forbade young men to marry, believing that single men made better soldiers than married men. Valentine defied this decree and urged young lovers to come to him in secret so that he could join them in the sacram...
Our Lady of Lourdes (Feast Day - February 11th)
February 11, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBFebruary 11th marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old Marie Bernade (St. Bernadette) Soubirous. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Blessed Virgin appeared eighteen times, and showed herself to St. Bernadette in the hollow of the rock at Lourdes. On March 25 she said to the little shepherdess: "I am the Immaculate Conception." Since then Lourdes has become a place of pilgrimage and many cures and conversions have taken place. The message of L...
Saint Scholastica (Feast Day - February 10th)
February 10, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 8.27 MBSt. Scholastica, like her brother St. Benedict, dedicated herself to God from early youth. Together they established religious communities within a few miles from each other. Information on the virgin Scholastica is limited. She and Benedict were brought up together until he left central Italy for Rome to continue his studies. Both saints would have a strong influence on the early Church. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at...
Saint Josephine Bakhita (Feast Day - February 8th)
February 08, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MBSaint Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister who lived in Italy for 45 years, after having been a slave in Sudan. In 2000, she was declared a saint, the first Black woman to receive the honor in the modern era. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistory A PDF Publication is available for this episode...
Saint Paul Miki & Companions (Feast Day - February 6th)
February 06, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBTwenty-six men were tortured and then forced to walk more than 300 miles from Miako to Nagasaki through snow and ice and freezing streams. Along the way they preached to the people who had come out to see them. They sang psalms of praise and joy. They prayed the rosary and told the people that such a martyrdom was an occasion of rejoicing, not of sadness. Finally, on February 5th, they reached Nagasaki, where twenty-six crosses awaited them on a hill now called the Holy Mountain. It is said ...
Saint Agatha (Feast Day - February 5th)
February 05, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 8.62 MBWhen asked why she lived the servile life of a Christian, she answered: "I am a handmaid of Christ, and that is why I bear the outward appearance of a slave; yet this is the highest nobility, to be a slave to Christ." The governor threatened her with the most dreadful tortures if she did not renounce Christ. Agatha countered: "If you threaten me with wild beasts, know that at the Name of Christ they grow tame; if you use fire, from heaven angels will drop healing dew on me." This Podcast se...
Saint Blaise (Feast Day - February 3rd)
February 03, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 8.82 MBIn front of the governor during his final hearing he states, "You punish my body, but there is nothing you can do to my soul. If he wished, my God could snatch my body from your hands. His will be done." The Governor responds, "Do you think he could save you, if I had you drowned like cat in a pond?" Thereupon he orders Blaise to be thrown into a nearby lake. All are astonished to find the waters remain frozen like ice, unwilling to be an accomplice in the death of this holy man. This Podc...
Saint John Bosco (Feast Day - January 31st)
January 31, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 11 MBJohn spent so much time working that people who knew him well became worried about his health. They said he should take more time for rest and sleep. John replied that he’d have enough time to rest in heaven. “Right now,” he said, “how can I rest? The devil doesn’t rest from his work.” This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistory ...
Saint Thomas Aquinas (Feast Day - January 28th)
January 28, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MBSt. Thomas ranks among the greatest writers and theologians of all time. His most important work, the Summa Theologiae, an explanation and summary of the entire body of Catholic teaching, has been standard for centuries, even to our own day. At the Council of Trent it was consulted after the Bible. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldhistory.com Checkout the video version at: https://www.youtube.com/DWW...
Saint Angela Merici (Feast Day - January 27th)
January 27, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBWomen like St. Teresa of Ávila and St. Catherine of Genoa contributed significantly to the Catholic Reformation. But in the 16th-century church perhaps no woman responded more creatively to the need for reform than St. Angela Merici. She built communities that trained single women in Christian living and provided them a secure place of honor in their local societies. This Podcast series is available on all major platforms. See more resources, maps, and information at: https://www.dwworldh...
Saint Timothy (Feast Day - January 26th)
January 26, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 7.55 MBIn the year 52, Paul and Silas took Timothy along with them on their journey to Macedonia. Augustine extols his zeal in immediately forsaking his country, his house, and his parents, to follow the apostle, to share in his poverty and sufferings. Timothy may have been subject to ill health or "frequent ailments", and Paul encouraged him stating, “Stop drinking only water, but have a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.” This Podcast series is available on al...
Saint Titus (Feast Day - January 26th)
January 26, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 5.83 MBSt. Titus was born a Gentile, and seems to have been converted by St. Paul, who calls him his son in Christ. His virtue and merit gained him the affection of the apostle, for we find him employed as his secretary; and Paul styles him his brother and partner in his labors, commends his zeal for his brethren, and expresses the comfort he found in him, in so much that on one occasion he declared that he found no rest in his spirit because at Troas he had not met Titus. This Podcast series is ...
Blessed Henry Suso (Feast Day - January 25th)
January 25, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 8 MBEarly in his life, Suso subjected himself to extreme forms of mortifications; later on he reported that God told him they were unnecessary. During this period, Suso devised for himself several painful devices. Some of these were: an undergarment studded with a hundred and fifty brass nails, a very uncomfortable door to sleep on, and a cross with thirty protruding needles and nails under his body as he slept. In the autobiographical text in which he reports these, however, he ultimately concl...
The Conversion of Saint Paul (Feast Day - January 25th)
January 25, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.41 MBEntrusted with a formal mission from the high priest, Saul of Tarsus departed for Damascus to arrest the Christians there and bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he was nearing Damascus, about noon, a light from heaven suddenly blazed round him. On the road to Damascus, Saul had an encounter with the Risen Jesus Christ. Jesus asked, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Saul replied, “Who are you, sir?” Jesus responded, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting”. This encounter would determine...