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Listening to the Church Fathers: An interview with Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P.

January 18, 2023 Paul Senz 5

The influence and importance of the Church Fathers cannot be overstated. Some of the earliest Fathers sat at the feet of the apostles, learning directly from their mouths the teachings of Our Lord. Through their […]

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Thinking with the early Church Fathers

January 16, 2022 Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille 5

For Byzantine Christians living in the northern hemisphere, it’s a bit unfortunate that January abounds with absolutely top-tier thinkers, as we can so easily overlook them in the holiday haze. These luminaries deserve more attention. […]

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Current controversies and Fr. Fortescue’s exegetical principle

June 19, 2021 Dr. Edward Feser 16

In his book The Early Papacy: To the Synod of Chalcedon in 451, Fr. Adrian Fortescue argues that the essential Catholic claims about the authority of the pope can all be found in patristic texts from […]

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“Yours Is The Wisdom”: Pagans, Doctors, and Fathers

March 12, 2019 Jerry Salyer 4

In classical Christian education circles, it is often asked why Christian students should bother with pagan authors. Who needs Virgil and Aristotle, so the question goes, when you’ve got the Church Fathers and Doctors? Like […]

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Is there really a definitive teaching of the Church on capital punishment?

November 10, 2017 Robert Fastiggi 74

A second response to Professor Edward Feser […]

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