Who Were The Church Fathers?

   Catholic Answers Senior Apologist Jimmy Akin explains the criteria used to determine what early Christian writers are classified as Fathers of the Church. What Did Early Christians Really Believe? 

 The Answer Will Surprise and Amaze You! 

The Fathers Know Best - Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church is a unique resource that introduces you to the teachings of the first Christians in a way no other work can. It is specially designed to make it easy for you to find the information you want and need. Amazing features in this fact-packed book include:

• More than 900 quotations from the writings of the early Church Fathers, as well as from rare and important documents dating back to the dawn of Christian history.
• Mini-biographies of nearly 100 Fathers, as well as descriptions of dozens of key early councils and writings.
• A concise history of the dramatic spread of Christianity after Jesus told his disciples to evangelize all nations.
• Special maps showing you where the Fathers lived, including many little-known and long-vanished locations.
• A guide to nearly 30 ancient heresies, many of which have returned to haunt the modern world. 
• The Fathers' teaching on nearly 50 topics, including modern hot-button issues like abortion, homosexuality, and divorce. This groundbreaking work presents the teachings of the early Christians in a way unlike any other book.
• It flings open the doors of the crucial but little-known age covering the birth of Christianity and the triumphant march of the gospel throughout the ancient world.

"We are particularly blessed by this release of Jimmy Akin's superbly compiled synopsis of the writings of the early Church Fathers. There are other works, but Akin's finely selected and categorized collection provides a far more accessible introduction to the early Christians" —Marcus Grodi, President of The Coming Home Network and host of EWTN's The Journey Home.

After the video check out my post series titled Meet The Early Church Fathers

 

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Marvelous Meat from Oatmeal

Calling all vegetarians and food conscientious people!

    I discovered a marvelous way to make veggie sausage from oatmeal. This is a old WW II recipe when meat was scarce and people needed to find creative ways of making their favorite meat based foods, like sausage! I found that there are a lot of people on You Tube making this stuff with many variations. In this post I will give you the recipe that I used as well as the video for it. I will also link you to the vegan option for this dish. I have not tried the vegan one yet but plan to real soon. Maybe you can comment here and let me know how it goes. I really liked this recipe and it does taste like sausage. It was super easy to make and I think you will like it too!

Marvelous Meat From Oatmeal



Vegetarian Oatmeal Sausage




Awesome Vegan Breakfast Sausage




The recipe that I used was from the second video but it very close to the first one. The only real difference is the whole eggs rather than the powder which I didn't have. I also used the quick oats instead of the rolled oats. Also in the first video she used some additional seasoning which I have mentioned below as optional.

What you will need:

1 Cup uncooked quick oats
1 egg
1 teaspoon ground sage
1 teaspoon ground fennel
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups pork broth (from ramen noodle seasoning pack)

Optional: I also added 1/4 teaspoon of some ground jalapeno seasoning for an extra kick! This is optional of course. Also optional is some onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, celery salt, red pepper flakes and what ever else you like! This is a recipe that you can play around with and flavor to your liking.

Watch the videos for the how to perform this recipe :)

Here is what I made.
Not bad for my first try and it tasted great!

I  hope you enjoy this recipe!
Don't forget to comment, like and share!

From Joanne

Short but Powerful Prayer | Pray without ceasing!

   Pray this powerful prayer daily, or as often as you stumble and your life will begin to change. JESUS; I BELIEVE, HELP MY UNBELIEF! AMEN

I think in this world this is a prayer all too often overlooked. We live in a world of people who think they are always right and know everything, there is little humility anymore. That is why I say this is a powerful prayer because it is a prayer of humility, a prayer of the humble heart!

A variation of this prayer that I personally say often is "JESUS; TRULY PRESENT IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST. I BELIEVE, HELP MY UNBELIEF AND THE UNBELIEF OF MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY. AMEN" 

"And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Matt 9:23-4 ESV)

"Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6 ESV)

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom." (Proverbs 11:2 ESV)

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