The Fathers of the Church exhorted believers in the face of persecution while fighting heresies and misunderstandings. They were theologians and philosophers, orators and pastors, leaders and problem solvers, martyrs and heroes. Pope Benedict carefully explains the stories of their rich history and the vital role each one played in not only preserving the Church at the time, but anchoring the Church of today as well as the future.

St. Clement of Rome, St. Ignatius of Antioch, Origen, St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil, St. Gregory Nazianzus, St. Maximus of Turin, and more.

Read by Jeff Blackwell