Early church fathers

There were a thousand things they had to figure out, like inventing a vocabulary to describe who they were and what they did and how they went about doing it.

St. Jerome

The Apostolic Fathers are five Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the 1st century (3) and the first half of the 2nd century (2).They are acknowledged as leaders in the early church, although their writings were not included in the New Testament. They include Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, the author of the Didache, and the author of the Shepherd of Hermas.

Church Father Quote: Irenaeus of Lyons : Catholic Bible, Tradition, and Apostolic Succession.

Early Church Councils An ecumenical council is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine (for a list of early councils, see below). The word "ecumenical" derives from Greek oikoumenikos meaning "from the whole world". Ecumenical councils differ from regional councils (also called “synods” from the Greek: σύνοδος meaning "assembly"

Today is the Saint of Early Church Father, Saint John Chrysostom. Pray for us, Saint John!