How the Ancient Christians Can Give You Hope and Teach You to Spread the Faith
‘The Church grew at a steady rate of 40% per decade,’ says Mike Aquilina, ‘and all that happened at a time when the practice of the faith was a capital crime.’
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St. Polycarp, Who Learned the Faith From an Apostle, Did Not Believe in ‘Faith Alone’
Early Christians like St. Polycarp clearly held the Catholic view on salvation.
St. Linus, With Paul, Sent Greetings to Timothy
“Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers send greetings.” (2 Timothy 4:21)
Christians Have Always Recognized the Pope’s Authority — Here’s Proof From the 1st Century
Why would early Christians in Corinth “obey” a bishop from hundreds of miles away in Rome?
11 Roman Rulers Who Tried to Destroy Christianity (and Failed)
“It is a persistent evil to persecute a man who belongs to the grace of God,” said the martyr St. Cyprian of Carthage. “It is a calamity without remedy to hate the happy.”
How St. Irenaeus Helped the Pope and Bishops in the Early Church
How did St. Irenaeus assist the papacy and the episcopacy in the early days of the Church? Primarily by making a rational defense of the truth of the faith.
