After almost two decades of conducting a weekly scripture study and developing a companion radio show, Real Living, Mary Lou Nemecek and Lavinia Spirito challenges and encourages you to engage your everyday life with a Catholic mindfulness and awareness.
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After almost two decades of conducting a weekly scripture study and developing a companion radio show, Real Living, Mary Lou Nemecek and Lavinia Spirito challenges and encourages you to engage your everyday life with a Catholic mindfulness and awareness.
This episode takes listeners on an expansive journey from 250 AD to the gates of the Renaissance in 1512, covering significant events and themes in early Christian history. Lavinia Spirito starts with the persecution of Christians, highlighting their veneration of martyrs and early burial sites, such as the necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica. The script discusses various heresies, including Arianism and Nestorianism, and the Church's response through councils like Nicaea and Ephesus. The rise of monasticism, the collapse of the Roman Empire, the creation of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne, and the schism between the Eastern and Western Church are covered in detail. Additionally, the emergence and spread of Islam, the Crusades, and the contributions of monastic communities to preserving Western civilization are examined. The episode concludes with reflections on the reforms in the Church and the uneasy relationship between religious and political power.Time Topic00:00 Introduction and Overview00:29 Early Christian Persecution and Veneration of Martyrs04:54 The Concept of the Church and Its Three States07:16 Early Church Heresies and Councils17:23 The Canon of Scripture and Constantine's Influence28:03 The Decline of the Roman Empire30:12 The Rise of the Church's Temporal Power32:17 Monasticism and Its Impact on Western Civilization35:11 The Emergence of Islam42:57 The Crusades and Their Historical Context48:31 Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire52:09 The Great Schism and Its Aftermath57:16 Reform Movements in the Church
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After almost two decades of conducting a weekly scripture study and developing a companion radio show, Real Living, Mary Lou Nemecek and Lavinia Spirito challenges and encourages you to engage your everyday life with a Catholic mindfulness and awareness.
