TGCL #0711: The Early Church Fathers and Church History with Dr. Ann Orlando

Today’s topics: The Early Church Fathers and Church History Summary of today’s show: Following a fulfilling career as an engineer, including working on the Global Positioning Satellites system, Dr. Ann Orlando, launched into a second career as a professor of patristics and Church history, including earning a doctorate in the field and eventually ending up at St. John’s Seminary. Dr. Orlando joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor to introduce them to the early Church fathers, who they were, what makes them Church fathers, and what makes their writings important. Then they move on to a survey of the rest of Church history through the Middle Ages and into modern times. Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O’Connor Today’s guest(s): Dr. Ann Orlando, professor of patristics and Church history Links from today’s show: St. John’s Seminary Theological Institute for the New Evangelization The Catholic Church Through the Ages: A History by Fr. John Vidmar, OP