Travel through the Benedictine monastery of Melk in Austria to learn more about Benedictine history, spirituality, and the Church in Austria – including the interesting reusable coffins. Links: Photos of Melk and other Austrian photos Send e-mail questions and comments to catholicunderthehood@gmail.com or leave voicemail at 1 740 936 4354 To listen, just click on [...]
We round up the Christmas and post-Christmas season with humor and song as we look at an interesting French medieval tradition known as the Festum Asinorum and learn not only what it had to do with the Christmas message but also why your not likely to see it celebrated today! Plus, there appears to be [...]
A return to the history of the papacy with a talk about the first antipopes Natalius and Hippolytus as well as some of the antipopes of today. Evelyn Nicholson provides more information about Boy Bishops and other British traditions of the Christmas season. All this plus cold Austrian churches and striving for tastier tea. Links: [...]
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