237. Play Ball - The Sermon on the Mound
From Catholic History Trek by Scott Schulze & Kevin Schmiesing
March 20, 2026 · 13 min · Season 1 · Episode 237
About this episode
This episode explores the history of Catholic masses celebrated by the pope at major league baseball stadiums.
While rare, Catholic masses are occasionally celebrated outside of a church, chapel, or shrine. Sometimes, these non-standard mass locations result in some unusual settings – even baseball stadiums. In this episode Scott looks at the history of masses celebrated by the pope at a major league baseball stadium.
People in this episode
Hosts: Scott, Kevin Schmiesing
Topics covered
- Catholic masses
- baseball stadiums
- history of masses
- pope
- non-standard mass locations
Keywords
- Catholic mass
- pope
- baseball
- stadium
- history
- religion
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Catholic
Places: baseball stadium
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