Book details

  • Genre:religion
  • Sub-genre:Christian Church / History
  • Language:English
  • Pages:160
  • eBook ISBN:9781635824711

Roots of the Faith

From the Church Fathers to You

By Mike Aquilina

Overview


This highly readable introduction to the roots of many Catholic beliefs and practices provides a sense of connection to our brothers and sisters who have gone before us and who helped shape the faith. Mike Aquilina makes it clear that as far as the essentials are concerned, a time-travel trip back to the beginning of the Church would reveal a Church familiar to Catholics today. Just as an acorn grows into a tree and yet remains the same plant, so the Catholic Church is a living organism that has grown from the faith of the earliest Christians into the Body of Christ we know today.
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Description


This highly readable introduction to the roots of many Catholic beliefs and practices provides a sense of connection to our brothers and sisters who have gone before us and who helped shape the faith. Mike Aquilina makes it clear that as far as the essentials are concerned, a time-travel trip back to the beginning of the Church would reveal a Church familiar to Catholics today. Just as an acorn grows into a tree and yet remains the same plant, so the Catholic Church is a living organism that has grown from the faith of the earliest Christians into the Body of Christ we know today.
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About The Author


Mike Aquilina is the executive vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and has hosted several series on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Mike's books include Angels of God: The Bible, the Church and the Heavenly Hosts, Fire of God's Love: 120 Reflections on the Eucharist, and Roots of the Faith: From the Church Fathers to You.
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