Episode Details

In this third and final part of our series on the Church Fathers (listen to Part 1 and Part 2), Bishop Barron examines four influential Fathers from the post-Nicene period:

• John Chrysostom (349 – 407)
• Jerome (347 – 420)
• Augustine (354 – 430)
• Gregory the Great (540 – 604)

A listener asks whether to pray for people who are sick or simply accept pain and suffering as part of God's plan.

• Websites
  • ChurchFathers.org
  • Church Father writings online (New Advent)
• Church Father books mentioned
  • Clement (35 – 99)
    • Letter to the Corinthians
  • Ignatius (35 – 108)
    • Epistles of Ignatius
  • Polycarp (69 – 155)
    • The Martyrdom of Polycarp
  • Justin Martyr (100 – 165)
    • First and Second Apologies
  • Irenaeus (130 – 202)
    • Adversus Haereses (Against the Heresies)
  • Origen (184 – 253)
    • De Principiis (On First Principles)
    • Biblical Commentaries
  • Athanasius (292 – 373)
    • On the Incarnation of the Word
  • Gregory of Nyssa (335 – 395)
    • Life of Moses
  • John Chrysostom (349 – 407)
    • On Wealth and Poverty
    • On Marriage and Family Life
  • Jerome (347 – 420)
    • Letters
  • 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)
    • Pastoral Rule
• Church Father collections

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