Bede There, Done That

A Catholic History Podcast

About the show

Lilia and Jake talk about Catholic history, from saints to holidays and other random tangents. Join us as we explore different topics from almost 2,000 years of history and counting.

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Episodes

  • Episode 10: The Bombing of Nagasaki & Catholics of Urakami

    January 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins
    20th century, asia, japan, saints

    We discuss the story of how the Catholic community of Nagasaki was impacted by the atomic bomb dropped on Aug. 9, 1945 - including the story of possible future saint Dr. Takashi Nagai, where St. Maximilan Kolbe surprisingly fits into this story, and the historic roots of the Nagasaki community.

  • Episode 9: The Virgin of Guadalupe & St. Juan Diego

    June 3rd, 2021  |  49 mins 14 secs
    mary, mexico, saints

    We discuss the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego, on whose tilma the iconic image of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared on December 12, 1531.

  • Episode 8: Nicholas Black Elk: Lakota Mystic and Servant of God

    November 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 13 mins
    native american, saints, united states

    We discuss Nicholas Black Elk (ca. 1863-1950), a modern candidate for sainthood.

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    Episode 7: Celibacy: From the Apostles to Lateran II

    May 30th, 2020  |  50 mins 13 secs
    church councils, early church

    We discuss the history of clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church from its roots in 1st century Palestine up to the Second Lateran Council in the middle ages. Along the way we discuss the divergence of Eastern and Western approaches to clerical marriage, church fathers, and more.

  • Episode 6: Holy Dirt, Posadas and Other Catholic Traditions

    February 9th, 2020  |  39 mins 17 secs
    food, mexico, saint

    In this episode we discuss a variety of Catholic customs, such as consuming dirt from pilgrimage sites like San Juan de los Lagos in Jalisco, Mexico and several other controversial or mysterious traditions.

  • Episode 5: The Venerable Bede & Early English Church History

    August 3rd, 2019  |  45 mins 3 secs
    england, saint

    We discuss the namesake of the podcast and the patron saint of historians, St. Bede the Venerable. He is known even outside the Church as "the Venerable Bede."

  • Episode 4: St. Patrick: History, Mystery & Myth

    March 17th, 2019  |  54 mins 30 secs
    celtic, ireland, saint

    In this episode we discuss St. Patrick, the mysterious 5th century Roman Briton credited with the conversion of Ireland to Christianity.

  • Episode 3: St. Thomas More: Renaissance Statesman & Martyr

    January 31st, 2019  |  1 hr 25 mins
    catholic, education, history, saint

    We discuss St. Thomas More (1478-1535), the author of Utopia, patron saint of lawyers, and martyr for the Catholic faith during the English Reformation. His feast day is June 22 with St. Bishop John Fisher.

  • Episode 2: Getting to Know Us

    December 4th, 2018  |  32 mins 28 secs

    In our second episode, we take a step back from history to discuss our faith, education, and plans for the podcast. You will learn the random ways we discovered our love of history: with Lilia her interest in history began with learning about Vlad the Impaler (Dracula); and with Jake it started with a trip to a colonial history museum in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Our faith and interest in history grew at the University of Dallas, where we met each other while studying abroad in Rome. We hope this podcast will help others learn about Catholic history along with us. Join us next time as we discuss St. Thomas More.

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    Episode 1: Dia de Los Muertos

    November 29th, 2018  |  42 mins 29 secs
    holidays, mexico

    We discuss the history of the Day of the Dead and its significance in the Catholic faith.