If you were asked about the Crusades, the Inquisition, "The Dark Ages", the Galileo affair... what would you say? Starting this September 14th, we will be going through a 20-part series covering the history of the Catholic Church. This will be a great learning opportunity and a chance to equip yourselves with answers to those tough questions.
Father Lappe will be using a DVD series titled, Epic: A Journey Through Church History presented by Steve Weidenkoph. Following each video segment will be a time for discussion and questions.
Wednesday Evenings 7 PM in Camerman Hall Starting September 14th
Sunday Mornings 9:40 AM in Center Rooms 1 & 2 Starting September 18th
Video Samples
Course Outline
Introduction & Mustard Seed
Persecution - Part I
Persecution - Part II
Conversion & Councils - Part I
Conversion & Councils - Part II
Missionaries & the Emperor - Part I
Missionaries & the Emperor - Part II
Crusaders & Scholars - Part I
Crusaders & Scholars - Part II
Crusaders & Scholars - Part III
Weak Leaders & Schism - Part I
Weak Leaders * Schism - Part II
Protestors & Defenders - Part I
Protestors & Defenders - Part II
Catholic Reformation - Part I
Catholic Reformation - Part II
Revolutions and Modernism
A World at War
The New Springtime
The Threshold of Hope & Conclusion
What Archbishop Charles Chaput has to say about it
One of the key things many Catholics have lost since Vatican II is a sense of their own history. The future depends on our actions in the present, and the present depends on our memory of the past. Epic: A Journey Through Church History fills an urgent need for adult Catholics to recover their history as a believing community, debunk false criticisms of their Church, and understand the Christian underpinnings of the modern world. This is a vivid, thorough and engaging program. I heartily recommend it.
