The Church and the Middle Ages (1000–1378) author_Jean-Guy Dubuc being a blessing in the

being a blessing in the world

or physical life

spending time in contemplation—in our vocations

read a citation from Mark’s gospel (during Lent) or the Acts of the Apostles (Easter) with a short introduction

the Annunciation

The Church and the Middle Ages (1000–1378) author_Jean-Guy Dubuc being a blessing in theHistory often identifies the Middle Ages as barbaric, superstitious, and bloody. Many secular historians classify the Catholic Church of the time as omnipotent and overbearing. In reality, the Church provided the world with a common way of life, a common purpose, and unity. In The Church and the Middle Ages (1000 1378), historian Steve Weidenkopf explains that the medieval people were intensely faithful and that it was an era of grandiose adventures