Catechists' Corner / 12_FaithEarlyFathers1

Why do you want to be Catholic Christians ? Why not going to other Christian churches ? Aren't all churches the same ? Don't they all believe in Jesus ? Yes and no. Most Christian denominations believe in Jesus as God. But most of them believe they don't need the sacraments such as Holy Communion, Confession of sins to priests, Confirmation ... so how do you make your choice of which church you'd go to ? One good way is to read the writings of the Fathers of the Church. They were the Christians of the first few centuries. You'll learn about what they believed, how they worshiped, etc. Most of the first Christians died as martyrs for what they believed. So their testimonies are precious to us. If you read the writings of Justin Martyr for instance, you'll discover that the way the Early Christians worship resembles very much to what you see at Catholic Mass nowadays.

This book is part of a collection of three volumes. Like the Catechism and many other Catholic books, the secret to get more out this book does not start with the first few pages. The secret is to go to the last pages to check out the indexes and learn how to use them. The indexes will allow you to navigate and find your way to the topics that you are interested in reading.
Reading the writings of the Early Church Fathers is the source of conversion of many prominent non-Catholic Christian pastors.