{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Explore Church History","slug":"explorechurchhistory","podcastDescription":"Explore Church History with Monsignor Michael Witt. Presented by Covenant Network, ourcatholicradio.org","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu_1200x628.jpg?s=8e87bc8faf6195ba381cebd160114dcc&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://explorechurchhistory.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/explorechurchhistory/feed.xml","theme":"double-tree","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-v8s3p-d1f123?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":11,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-06:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-6,"text":"(GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Chicago"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":168,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Covenant Network","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-v8s3p-d1f123-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explore-church-history/id1614888499","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-v8s3p-d1f123?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/34RcYl0VQMnj3n6Olovvq0","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"TuneIn + Alexa","link":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/History-Podcasts/Explore-Church-History-p1648959/","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/tunein.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Palatino"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#C6B784"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#002E6D"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c6uan9/PODBEAN_Page_Header_Church_History-014c4d073f-a081-d420-3d86-90060c3ef61a.jpg"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4vck45/PB_Church_History_Banner8bcc2748-fe79-f91c-7b1f-b2368966af0d.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#002E6D"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/r32Mr0ivRuqN","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-GpkpbkuMGSe7","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2022 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[{"id":"ComponentImageText-1","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#000000","ComponentBackgroundColor":"#FAF7F4","ComponentImage":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4z26ry/Msgr_Witt47e05d0a-273a-10f2-c349-7c7aab4af208.jpg","ComponentContent":"

Church History with Msg. Michael J. Wittt

Msgr. Michael John Witt was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis in 1990. Before that, he served the Church for twenty-two years as a Christian Brother teaching in Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee.

He holds a Ph.D. in Modern European History from Saint Louis University and a Masters in Divinity from Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He has served the archdiocese as associate pastor, pastor, Director of Continuing Formation for Priests, and Director of the Permanent Diaconate. Besides publishing two books on Catholic topics and contributing journal articles, Monsignor Witt is assembling this 169-part series in Catholic Church history.

He currently teaches at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and is pastor of All Saints Catholic Church in University City.

Msgr. Michael Witt hosts two shows on Church History right here on Covenant Network!

American Church History - Mondays, 3:30 - 4:00 pm (Central TIme)
Repeated Thursdays, 10:00-10:30 am (Central Time)
Modern Church History - Saturdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Central Time)

"}}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://explorechurchhistory.podbean.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6874fbfb","clientSignature":"c55cc27142dec043df1deca75e8e9b80","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb18569506-4je63","episode":{"id":"pb18569506","idTag":"4je63","title":"Early Church History - The Sixth Generation: Church in Peace and in Persecution","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu_1200x628.jpg?s=8e87bc8faf6195ba381cebd160114dcc&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"","publishTimestamp":1650717000,"duration":3193,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u52nac/ECH-24.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-4je63-11b5922","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4je63-11b5922","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/ech24/","downloadLink":null,"fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":0,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4je63-11b5922","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fexplorechurchhistory.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fech24%252F&rts=c3ba7a191d967f0dcc72811cc1986a1e5de28143","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb18569506","idTag":"4je63","title":"Early Church History - The Sixth Generation: Church in Peace and in Persecution","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu_1200x628.jpg?s=8e87bc8faf6195ba381cebd160114dcc&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13758755/CN_Program_Covers_Smaller_Church_Historya63vu.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"","publishTimestamp":1650717000,"duration":3193,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u52nac/ECH-24.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-4je63-11b5922","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4je63-11b5922","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/ech24/","downloadLink":null,"fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":0,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fexplorechurchhistory.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fech24%252F&rts=c3ba7a191d967f0dcc72811cc1986a1e5de28143"}