Tuesday May 13 In class assignment FOR CREDIT
Wednesday May 14 Review for doctrinal final
Thursday May 15 Review for doctrinal final
Friday May 16 DOCTRINAL FINAL
Monday May 19 Review for dates final
Tuesday May 20 Review for dates final
WED - FRI Dates Final
1347 AD The Arrival of the Bubonic Plague
Significance: Fleas on rats spread the plague which kills one-third of the population of Europe. Society is destabilized, especially commerce and education. The death of many priests leads to the ordination of priests who are not very well educated, and esteem for the church is lowered.
Significance: The church refines its theology and spirituality of death. The idea of memento mori (remember that one day you will die) becomes a part of Catholic devotion, promoted by Thomas a Kempis in his book The Imitation of Christ.. The concepts of purgatory and judgment become more clearly defined.
1456 AD The Invention of the Printing Press
What: Johannes Gutenberg invents a press with movable type. Bibles and other books can be produced quickly and cheaply, so they are available to more people. The middle class of merchants begins to become better educated. Literacy increases in the population as a whole.
So what: The increase in literacy and the availability of Bibles allows more people to read the Scriptures. People begin to develop individual interpretations of the Bible and to question church teaching. This movement toward a more theologically literate society acts as a catalyst for the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment.
1531 AD The Appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Tepeyac
Description: Mary appears to Juan Diego, a poor Aztec peasant, and directs him to tell the bishop to build a church on a hillside outside Mexico City. This is accompanied by two miracles: roses growing on the hillside in winter, and the image of Mary appearing on Juan’s cloak.
Significance: Mary appears as a native woman, that is, with Indian features and clothing. Her appearance signifies God’s love for all peoples, and that the indigenous peoples are to be treated with respect. Our Lady of Guadalupe still holds an important place in Latino spirituality.
1789 AD John Carroll is elected first U.S. bishop.
Description: For fear of anti-Catholic bigotry, the Vatican approves arrangements for the first bishop in the U.S. to be elected by the priests rather than appointed by the Pope.
Significance: Carroll established Georgetown University as well as the first seminary in the U.S. Also, Carroll was elected in the same year that the U.S. Constitution was ratified and George Washington was elected the first U.S. president. This shows that the Catholic Church in America had a hierarchical structure from the very beginning.
1891 AD Leo XIII writes Rerum Novarum
Description: In this encyclical Leo taught that workers have the right to just wages, decent working conditions, the right organize unions and to strike.
Significance: This document is the foundation of the Church’s social justice teaching.
1962 AD Opening of the Second Vatican Council
Description: John XXIII calls an ecumenical Council to bring the Church up to date and address the needs of the modern world.
Significance: The council brought about many changes in the Church, especially with regard to liturgy, lay participation, and ecumenism.
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