A New Book on Church History by James Hitchcock

Here is a video about a new book from Ignatius Press, History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium by James Hitchcock.



This looks like a book worth reading. I have heard good things about the author.

Jimmy Akin: Did the Catholic Church Change the Sabbath?

Here is another of Jimmy Akin's superhero apologist videos:



Check out Jimmy Akin's blog and his YouTube channel for more writings and video from Jimmy.

Fr. Barron's Catholicism Project: Preview of Episode 5

Here is the fifth preview clip from Fr. Robert Barron's upcoming series Catholicism, a ten-part series which is scheduled for release in the fall of this year, on DVD and on at least some PBS stations.

According to Fallible Blogma, which has been posting these clips for several months now, this clip is from Episode 5, "The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure."



You can click here to see the previous clips from this series.

Did the early Christians have any fiction?

Another video from Jimmy Akin about the church fathers:



You can find previous videos in this series here.

Did the Church Fathers Always Agree with Each Other?

Jimmy Akin continues his video series on the church fathers:



You can also click to see previous videos in this series.

Which anti-pope is also a saint?

Here is another video from Jimmy Akin about the church fathers and early church history:



If you liked that video, here are some previous videos from Jimmy Akin about the church fathers.

The Didache

In today's video, Jimmy Akin talks about one of the oldest Christian documents outside the Bible, the Didache:

More on the Canon of Scripture

In this excerpt from the Catholic Answers Live radio program, Jimmy Akin answers a caller's question about how the early Christians determined the canon of Scripture (i.e., which books belong in the Bible).

What books did the Church Fathers exclude from the Bible and why?

Yesterday, we looked at the Old Testament canon. Today, we look at the New Testament canon:

How did the Old Testament canon develop?

A few weeks ago, I posted some videos from Jimmy Akin about the church fathers and early church history. I would like to continue that this week, but this time focusing more on the Bible and other early Christian writings.

In today's video, Jimmy Akin examines the question of how the early Christians decided which books belonged in the Old Testament of the Bible.



In the video, Jimmy touches on the issue of the deuterocanonical books which are included in the Old Testament in Catholic Bibles, but which are excluded from Protestant Bibles. If you would like to read more on why Catholics include these books in the Old Testament canon, here are a couple of good articles:

CUF Faith Facts: The Complete Bible: Why Catholics Have Seven More Books
Catholic Answers: The Old Testament Canon

Did Constantine found the Catholic Church?

Of course the answer is no, but that doesn't stop the claim from being made by various non-Catholic religious groups. Jimmy Akin takes a brief look at this question here:

When was the the word "Catholic" first used?

Jimmy Akin has the answer:

Which church father's brother was forcibly ordained?

Jimmy Akin has the answer:

St. Ambrose of Milan

Continuing on the theme of the church fathers and early church history, here is a video about St. Ambrose of Milan, and how he became a bishop:

Who Were the Church Fathers?

This week, I am featuring some videos from Jimmy Akin and Catholic Answers regarding the church fathers and early church history. Many of these videos were made to promote Jimmy Akin's book The Fathers Know Best. (I haven't read the book yet, but I would recommend it based on Jimmy's work on other books, on his blog, and with Catholic Answers.)

Let's start with a video that answers the question "who were the church fathers?":



By the way, I'm not sure how they figure that Jimmy Akin is a "best selling" author. He has written several Catholic books, one of which (The Salvation Controversy) I have read and would highly recommend. But it's not clear to me how any of his books would be classified as "best sellers."