A month ago William Albrecht and I got together for an hour to discuss the Apostolic Fathers in general and then honed in on the life of St. Ignatius of Antioch who almost singlehandedly brought me into the Catholic Church.
We finished up our 2-art series with an overview and discussion of four more of these early witnesses to the Apostolic Tradition — with the words of the Apostles “still ringing in their ears”. We cover St. Polycarp of Smyrna a disciple of St. John the Apostle, St. Clement of Rome a convert of St. Peter’s and 3rd pope from Peter, St. Irenaeus a champion of the Faith and disciple of Polycarp and finally Justin Martyr.
Below the video is a timeline and chart showing the proximity of these Apostolic Fathers to the Apostles and Jesus himself. Click on the timeline for a larger, printable image.
