Getting to know the Church Fathers means getting to know our own roots. It means knowing more deeply who we are as we learn more and more about who they are. The early Christians are our ancestors, our common genealogy, our family.
When we look to our roots, what do we see? InFaith of Our Fathers: Why the Early Christians Still Matter and Always Will,authorMike Aquilina reveals the amazing achievements of theFathers. They converted the pagan world in a mere two and a half centuries. They did it without any resources, without any social or political power. They did it with the most primitive communications media. Yet their Church sustained a steady growth rate of fortypercent per decade over the course of those centuries. Maybe theres something we can learn from them. This book is a journey into that world, a tour where your guides are the Fathers.

During the English Reformation, hundreds of brave men and women suffered brutal persecution while clinging to the Catholic faith that had been the life of their nation for over a thousand years. Heavy fines, exclusion, and prison sentences were the norm. Some, particularly priests and those who aided them, endured torture and martyrdom. Follow Fr. Marcus Holden and Fr. Nicholas Schofield on a journey to discover more about these heroic figures, their times, and their significance for Catholics today. From the lives of well-known saints Thomas More, Edmund Campion and Margaret Clitherow, to Roger Wrenno, Francis Bell and other Catholic heroes, Faith of Our Fathers brings the inspiring story of the English Martyrs to life for a contemporary audience. It is a message of great faith and profound courage.Make this history come alive by using your map to help you discover the places of martyrdom, as shown in this film. Learn about “Priest holes,” secret Masses, Recusant families, and much more.

Through interviews with Archbishop (now Cardinal) Vincent Nichols, Bishop Terence Brain, Lord Camoys, and others, recapture the deeply inspiring stories of our ancestors in faith, these heroic figures who laid down their lives to preserve the “Faith of Our Fathers.”

This film contains the following language options: English 95 minutes.