The Church in a Year
The story of the Church, told as narrative
— from Pentecost to now.
— from Pentecost to now.
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"That they may all be one." — John 17:21
The Church in a Year tells the story of Christianity, from twelve uneducated men in Galilee to two billion people today, one twelve-minute episode at a time, released every weekday of 2028. It's a story, not a lecture: real people, real stakes, told in the order it actually happened.
By the end of the year, you'll have walked through the whole arc of our history, all the councils, the saints, the scandals, the schisms and you'll understand not just what your tradition believes, but where it came from and how it got here. It's built for Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox alike, because it's all of our history.
"I do not pray for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word — that they may all be one, even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you."
The Church in a Year is the first project of One Flock, a mission devoted to the visible unity of the Church. On the night before He died, Christ gave us a unique insight into His heart and deepest desires: He asked the Father that we "may all be one." Two thousand years later, we're still divided - Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and more - and most Christians have never heard the history that explains how we got here.
We believe that every Church has a responsibility to attempt to answer His prayer that we may be one. But you can't reconcile with a story you've never heard. This podcast exists to help Christians of every tradition know that shared history well enough to start closing the distance between us.
I'm the writer and host of The Church in a Year. For years, I taught Church History and Scripture classes at the University of Texas at Austin's Catholic Center. Now I write and produce this podcast from coffee shops around Austin, Texas.
"You can learn a lot about someone by discovering what they love. Jesus loves His Bride, the Church. He loved her enough to die for her. Union with Christ is communal. We belong to this Church. Learn her story, which is your story, and you'll find yourself falling more in love with Jesus."
- Anthony, Founder of One Flock and the Church in a Year.