Podcast: Download MYS256: St. Toribio Romo was born to a poor family in Mexico and became a priest in a time when the Church was being persecuted. He was eventually martyred. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the saint’s life and death and the strange mystery that surrounds him today. Get all new episodes automatically… Continue reading The Mystery of St. Toribio Romo (El Padre Pollero, El Santo Coyote)
Tag: Weird
The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery)
Podcast: Download MYS255: In the 19th century, secret societies were all the rage and the Knights of the Golden Circle were among the most famous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their origin and aims, their role in the Civil War, and the mysteries surrounding them. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow… Continue reading The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery)
The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident (Radiation? Government Experiment? Cover-Up?)
Podcast: Download MYS254: In 1980, two women and a boy had a frightening encounter with a UFO blazing light and fire. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the event, the health effects it had, the women’s battle with the US gov’t over it, and what could be responsible for it all. Get all new episodes… Continue reading The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident (Radiation? Government Experiment? Cover-Up?)
Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Podcast: Download MYS252: Joshua Abraham Norton had an amazing life and was a titan among men. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the story of Norton’s life in the 1800s, with his rise from humble circumstances to wealth and power to humility and back again, and learn what made him so amazing. Get all new… Continue reading Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton)
Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions
Podcast: Download MYS253: It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: whether time travel interferes with God’s plans; could an alien 2,000 light years away see Jesus on Earth; the origin of coal and the Great Flood; ghost hunting TV shows; and… Continue reading Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions
Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)
Podcast: Download MYS242: In 1915, during a particularly bad drought, San Diego hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield, who gave them more than they bargained for. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli get to know Hatfield, how he tried to make it rain, and what happened in San Diego. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow… Continue reading Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)
Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)
Podcast: Download MYS243: Giants have been part of history and mythology all over the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what giants are, how big humans can get, what’s responsible for giants, and the report of giant people in legends and the Bible. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)
The Versailles Time-Slip (Moberly-Jourdain Incident, An Adventure)
Podcast: Download MYS244: In 1901, two Englishwomen visiting the French palace of Versailles had a strange experience. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their encounters with strangely dressed people in what has become known as a time-slip and what could explain it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch… Continue reading The Versailles Time-Slip (Moberly-Jourdain Incident, An Adventure)
Starts With A Bang! The Big Bang (Science & Faith)
Podcast: Download MYS245: In the 20th century, scientists began to theorize what Christians have long held: that the universe had a definite beginning. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what is the Big Bang, what evidence points toward it, and what are its implications. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Starts With A Bang! The Big Bang (Science & Faith)
Dowsing (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiesthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching)
Podcast: Download MYS246: The practice of dowsing has been used for hundreds of years, at least, to find water, gold, oil, and more. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk to an expert on dowsing to ask what it is, what we know about it, and how it works. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Dowsing (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiesthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching)