In 1917, just as the U.S. enters the Great War, the evangelist Billy Sunday, the biggest name in American religion, holds his largest revival ever in New York City.
On the other side of the Atlantic, in Portugal, three peasant children tell a story of visions of the Virgin Mary that will amaze, fascinate, and sometimes divide Catholics for the rest of the century.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“Bringing in the Sheaves”
Composed in 1880 by George Minor and Knowles Shaw. Public Domain.
“When the Roll is Called Up Yonder”
Composed in 1893 by James Milton Black. Public Domain.
Ave Maria
Composed in 1825 by Franz Schubert. Public Domain.
Performed by Bradley Chapman and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.