In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob and Fr. George Elliot discussed Gnosticism and Gossip. They answer what ways the Church experiences gnosticism today. Most particularly when people gossip. The Church combatted Gnosticism in the early part of the...
Anyone who wants to go deeper into their Christian faith will eventually come around to seeing the importance of the early Church, and those early Christian bishops, theologians, and catechists we call the Church fathers. When we say, “the early Church,” we’re talking...
Irenaeus was a 2nd-century bishop of Lyons in modern-day France. He knew Polycarp, who was a disciple of the Apostle John. He, therefore, serves as a significant witness to the early Church’s development, especially as it was consolidating itself against divergent...
Check out this collection of some of our favorite St. Augustine quotes! Let this great Saint inspire you! Click the "Play" button below to get started... More St. Augustine Resources https://catholic-link.org/st-monica-5-tips-evangelizing/...
Recently, we brought you Part 1 of our series on the Doctors of the Church, having begun our list with the so-called Eight Ecumenical Doctors - from the West - St. Ambrose (340-397), St. Jerome (345-420), St. Augustine (354-430), and Pope St. Gregory the Great...
The feast of St. John Chrysostom is September 13th. He is a Doctor of the Church and was known for his incredibly insightful and powerful preaching. Saint John Chrysostom lived from 349 to 407. As one of the early Church fathers, his writing has been extremely...
It can be said that there is a yearning for something - an object, a certain food or a drink - that is capable of giving us eternal life or eternal youth. It is rooted in the deepest recesses of the human heart. This desire has always been present; in the oldest...