1. Steve Weidenkopf The Cleaving of Christendom The Catholic Church In the 2 nd Millennium

2. Time Periods 1.Mustard Seed (33 – 99) 2.Persecution (100 – 312) 3.Conversion & Councils (313 – 499) 4.Missionaries & the Emperor (500 – 999) 5.Crusaders & Scholars (1000 – 1299) 6.Weak Leaders & Schism (1300 – 1499) 7.Protestors & Defenders (1500 – 1544) 8.The Catholic Reformation (1545 – 1699) 9.Revolutions & Modernism (1700 – 1913) 10. A World at War (1914 – 1957) 11.The New Springtime (1958 – 1977) 12.The Threshold of Hope (1978 – present)

3. Revolutions & Modernism 1700-1913 Revolutions & Modernism Bl. Pius IX (1846 – 1878) First Vatican Council (1869 - 1870)

4. Revolutions & Modernism 1700-1913 Revolutions & Modernism St. Pius X (1903 - 1914)

5. 1914-1957 A World at War A World at War First World War (1914 - 1918)

6. 1914-1957 A World at War A World at War Mexico Russia Spain

7. 1914-1957 A World at War A World at War Germany Pius XI (1922 – 1939) 1937 – Mit Brennender Sorge (With Burning Concern)

8. 1914-1957 A World at War Pius XII (1939 – 1958) A World at War

9. The New Springtime 1958-1977 The New Springtime Bl. John XXIII (1958 – 1963) Second Vatican Council (1962 – 1965) Paul VI (1963 – 1978)

10. The New Springtime 1958-1977 The New Springtime 4 Major Constitutions of Vatican II 1.Sacrosanctum Concilium – 1963 On the Sacred Liturgy 2.Lumen Gentium – 1964 On the Church 3.Dei Verbum – 1965 On Divine Revelation 4.Gaudium et Spes – 1965 On the Church in the Modern World

11. The New Springtime 1958-1977 The New Springtime Ecclesial Movements Opus Dei 1928 - Founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá (1902 – 1975) Mission = spread the “message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society.”

12. The Threshold of Hope 1978-Present The Threshold of Hope John Paul II (1978 – 2005)

13. Conclusion Benedict XVI (2005 – present)

14. Conclusion “ Life is like a voyage on the sea of history, often dark and stormy, a voyage in which we watch for the stars that indicate the route. The true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. Certainly, Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that has risen above all the shadows of history. But to reach Him we also need lights close by — people who shine with His light and so guide us along our way.” - Benedict XVI – Spe Salvi, 49

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