Historical Jesus

French Jesuit missionary Father Marquette (1637-75) evangelized indigenous peoples throughout the vast territories of 17th century New France, including the Great Lakes and the Upper Mississippi regions.

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The Great Lakes and the Upper Mississippi regions were explored by young Jesuit clergyman known as ‘God’s Soldiers’ who evangelized indigenous peoples throughout the vast territories of 17th century New France.

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Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons were ritually tortured and killed on various dates between 1642-49 in Canada, in what is now southern Ontario, and in upstate New York, during the warfare between the Iroquioan tribes the Mohawk and the Huron. They have subsequently been canonized and venerated as the Canadian or North American martyrs by the Catholic Church (René Goupil, Isaac Jogues, Jean de Lalande, A...

The Company of Jesus (to indicate its military spirit) also called "The Society of Jesus", were linguists, explorers and ethnographers. They learned New World Indigenous languages and customs, developed dictionaries and grammars, translated and preserved much of the history and traditions in their documents—which include details of their missions and activities and both the successes and failures of the Jesuits in their attem...

Young Jesuit clergyman known as ‘God’s Soldiers’ evangelized natives in 17th century New France.

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We continue the Gospel of Mark's fast-moving account of the fascinating life of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio (1936-2025) became the first Jesuit pontiff in 2013, taking the name Pope Francis. The European Counter-Reformation spawned a Catholic missionary Society of Jesus order that had a huge impact on the North American Natives.

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Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) was the founder of a religious Order that sent Priests to North America on missions to evangelize the Amerindians. Saint Ignatius was a Spanish Catholic theologian and Priest who dedicated his eventful life to being a soldier for God and leader of the Jesuits.

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Join me as I present a few special episodes to mark the death of Pope Francis (1936-25), the first Jesuit Pontiff. Founder of the Jesuit religious Order that sent Priests to North America on a mission to evangelize the natives, Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian who dedicated his fascinating and adventurous life to being a soldier for Christ and leader of the Society of Jesus—bet...

How is a new Pope elected? What is a Conclave? What happens when a Pope dies?

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What happens when a Pope dies? What is a Conclave? Known as the Bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Pope is also called the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.

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Known as the Bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Pope is also called the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. The institution is known as the Papacy. From the 8th century until 1870, the Pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state.

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The Bible does not say anything about what happened on Easter Monday. It also doesn't specifically instruct Christians to celebrate the Monday following Easter Sunday. But across the globe, different cultures celebrate the day for different reasons. Annual dates of Easter Weekend vary by over a month. Why is that?

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The climactic resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, according to the Gospel of John.

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Jesus was crucified and buried in Jerusalem. Christianity has a close bond with the city of Jerusalem, the Historical Jesus walked its streets and entered its building. It was in this holy city that at eight days of age, he was dedicated in the Great Temple according to Jewish custom. As a man from Nazareth, he preached at the Temple and eventually was arrested, detained, tried, crucified and buried in the city. After his death, hi...

The dramatic crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, according to the Gospel of John.

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What are the connections between the Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter celebration?

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Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) gives us one of the first historical treatments of the life of Jesus in his pioneering book (1906) that reviews all prior work on the question of the "historical Jesus" and points out how Jesus of Nazareth's image has changed with the times. The author concludes this seminal work of biblical criticism with his own synopsis and interpretation.

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The climatic conclusion to the fast-paced events of Holy Week, the dramatic last earthly days of Jesus leading up to Easter.

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