ARE YOU THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE?

Leave behind the person you are today
and start down a path of personal growth,
soul searching, and pursuit of wisdom.
With the help of the Church Fathers you will learn
to be the kind of person God wants you to be -
the kind of person that YOU want to be!

"They are Fathers. They do what good fathers do in families.
They teach us to pray and think and live as Christians,
and they model such a life for us. They have provided
for future generations of the family. They have kept
the family property in good condition, guarded its boundaries,
and passed it along as a heritage."

God speaks to us by "truth itself -
if anyone is prepared to hear with the mind
rather than with the body.
For he speaks to that part of us that is better
than everything else in us."
- St. Augustine (Day 3)

St. Basil, St. John Cassian, St. Augustine,
and St. Cyprian greet you in the first week of your journey.
They encourage and instruct you in ways to place God
at the center of your life, to see God in everything,
and to really hear what He has to say.

"We shouldn't jump right back into business
unsuited for church as soon as we leave church.
Instead, as soon as we get home, we ought to take
our Bible in our hands, and call our wife and children
to join us in putting together what we've heard -
and then, not before, go back to the business of life."
- St. John Chrysostom (Day 186)

By the middle of your journey, you will be nourished
with reflections and instruction on the Most Holy Eucharist.
St. Gregory the Great, Jacob of Serugh, St. John Chrysostom,
and St. Ignatius of Antioch teach us all their secrets
for getting the most out of Mass and for gaining
a true love for Jesus in the Eucharist.
Their words admonish us to get to Mass on time,
to bring our whole self (and mind) to Mass,
to stay for the whole Mass,
and to create time for reflection after Mass.

(Speaking of Mary) "No guile stained her sincerity.
She was humble in heart, serious in speech, prudent in mind,
sparing of words, studious in reading. She put her hope
not in riches but in the prayer of the poor. There was nothing gloomy
in her eyes, nothing forward in her words, nothing undignified in her acts. "
- St. Ambrose (Day 362)

As you approach the end of your journey
with the Church Fathers, you will notice that you
are not the same person you were when you started.
You will know how to keep God at the center of your life,
you will turn more easily to prayer, and you will see
the deeper value of difficulties and suffering.
St. Ambrose, St. Ephrem, Origen, and St. Jerome
will give you short lessons on how to
better put your faith into practice.

A Year with the Church Fathers is a gorgeous
daily guide which will help you tackle
some of the most important topics that we all
struggle with in our spiritual lives.

Each daily reading includes a short introductory explanation,
an excerpt from a Church Father, a short meditation,
and a closing prayer.
The entire reading takes only a few minutes.

What if the Church Fathers could speak to you every day?
What would they tell you?
Would you listen?

A Year with the Church Fathers

by Mike Aquilina
$44.95
388 pages

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Mike Aquilina is co-founder with Scott Hahn of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
He is a popular host of several series on EWTN. He has also written extensively
on Catholic doctrine, history, and devotion.

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Hear St. Augustine's moving story in his own words.
You'll experience the often exotic story of a young man
of ancient times who would become one of the
greatest Fathers of the Church, but you'll also discover
a story as familiar as our own struggles
with sin and temptation today.