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In this episode of Death Comes for the Archbishop, host Matthew Handley reads Book Three, Chapters 3 and 4. Bishop Jean Marie Latour continues his travels across the more rural areas of his diocese. He also hears the story of one of the more despicable early missionaries in the region.
Later, Matthew is joined by Dr. John Pinheiro, a historian and author. They discuss the history of the Mexican-American War and the anti-Catholic sentiment that fueled it.
Dr. John C. Pinheiro, a historian, author, and public intellectual whose work explores the intersections of religion, politics, and American identity. Dr. Pinheiro currently serves as Director of Research at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he oversees scholarly research, publications, and international programming. He is the author most recently of Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War.
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Songs featured in this program:
VEIL OF MYSTERIES – PATRICK PATRIKOSSUMMER SOMWHERE IN CUBA – CUMBIA DELISPEEDY GONZALO – INABANSPAGHETTI EASTERN – JOHN PATITIUCCISIN RUMBA – INABANRIO AZUL – INABANMIRAGE MELODY – PATRICK PATRIKIOSLOS MIL COLORES – INABANJASMINE WHIPHERS – PATRICK PATRIKIOSA SIP OF POND – PANDELIONFRENCH CONNECTION – BURNISHED BRONZE
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