The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture WOF 210: Church Fathers 101 (Part 1 of 3)
Dec 16, 2019
29:31
Who were the Church Fathers, and why do they still matter today? Bishop Barron introduces these spiritual masters and shares their key contributions. In the first episode of our three-part series, he also discusses the three main Apostolic Fathers:
- Clement (35 – 99)
- Ignatius (35 – 108)
- Polycarp (69 – 155)
A listener asks about the difference between faith and hope.
Links + Book Recommendations- Websites
- ChurchFathers.org
- Church Father writings online (New Advent)
- Church Father books mentioned
- Clement (35 – 99)
- Ignatius (35 – 108)
- Polycarp (69 – 155)
- Justin Martyr (100 – 165)
- Irenaeus (130 – 202)
- Origen (184 – 253)
- Athanasius (292 – 373)
- Gregory of Nyssa (335 – 395)
- John Chrysostom (349 – 407)
- Jerome (347 – 420)
- Augustine (354 – 430)
- Confessions (Word on Fire Classics edition)
- De Civitate Dei (The City of God)
- De Trinitate (On the Trinity)
- Gregory the Great (540 – 604)
- Church Father collections
- Church Father commentaries/introductions
- The Fathers of the Church by Mike Aquilina
- The Fathers (Volume 1) by Pope Benedict XVI
- The Fathers (Volume 2) by Pope Benedict XVI
- The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church by Jimmy Akin
- Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words by Rod Bennett
- When the Church Was Young by Marcellino D’Ambrosio
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