He’s been called a saint.He’s been called a villain.And in modern headlines, he’s often reduced to a statue waiting to be torn down. But history is never that simple. This episode dives into one of the most recent controversial figures in Catholic and American history—set against the brutal reality of colonial expansion, missionary work, and the collision between faith, empire, and indigenous peoples. You’ll hear about forced marches and wounded legs.About missionaries who challenged soldiers—and soldiers who ignored them.About a man who crossed oceans, deserts, and political minefields driven by conviction, not comfort. This isn’t a defense piece.It’s not an attack piece. It’s a reckoning. What really happened in the early missions of California?Who benefited—and who suffered?And how does modern outrage distort the truth of the past? The world loves simple villains.History rarely provides them. In this episode of Saints & Sinners, we peel back the slogans, examine the accusations, and confront the uncomfortable reality of faith lived out on a violent frontier—without modern filters, and without easy answers. Saints rise.Sinners fall.And history bears witness.

A kingdom was losing a war—until a horse without a name appeared and changed history forever.

He was a hardened warrior—trained to obey, conditioned to kill, and trusted with one duty above all: make sure the king was truly dead. It should’ve been routine.It should’ve been forgettable.Instead, it became the moment that unraveled everything he thought he knew. This episode follows the life of a battle-scarred enforcer whose single act on a blood-soaked hill set off a chain reaction of consequences—physical, spiritual, and political—that no one in the empire saw coming. What began as a job became a reckoning. What began as violence became revelation. And the soldier who started the day indifferent to death ended it face-to-face with a truth that changed him forever. Who was he?A loyal executioner?A pawn of empire?Or the first man in a long, legendary line to recognize what others refused to see? Walk with us into ancient dust and shadow, where brutality gives way to mystery… and where a nameless soldier becomes something history never expected. This is Saints & Sinners—where saints rise, sinners fall, and history bears witness.

Two brothers set out on a mission that would outlast empires. One carried languages in his mind, the other carried leadership in his bones. Together, they forged an alphabet, defied kings, challenged clergy, and brought the Gospel to a people who had never heard it in their own tongue. This is the story of how faith found a new voice.

He was a slave, a swindler, a brawler—and somehow, a pope.This is the story of a man who clawed his way up from the salt mines of Sardinia to the catacombs of Rome… only to divide the Church with mercy. Scandal followed him. So did chains, controversy, and one very bitter rival. But when the dust settled, he’d done the unthinkable: shattered the illusion that sainthood requires spotless beginnings. In this episode, we unearth the dirt, the drama, and the divine grace buried in one of the Church’s most unlikely success stories. Because sometimes the keeper of the crypt ends up wearing the keys to the kingdom. Grace is not neat. Holiness is not polite. And redemption rarely makes sense. Hit play—this one’s a resurrection story wrapped in scandal.

They say the veil between the living and the dead is always thin… but once a year, it wears paper-thin. And if you listen ever so closely - you might just hear it tear. Not all holidays are what they seem. Some are for joy, others for remembrance. But a rare few are for something older… darker… and holier than most would dare imagine.

Saints & Sinners pulls back the curtain on faith’s most haunting moments — where light and darkness meet, and history bleeds into eternity. Each episode unearths the battles, miracles, and souls that shaped the Church… and the world.