Through the Church Fathers: June 4

In today’s episode, we consider three powerful reflections on the nature of authority, memory, and the soul. Irenaeus gives us a sweeping vision of apostolic succession—not as a relic of history, but as a living witness grounded in truth and discernment. Aquinas outlines five distinct kinds of power in the soul, helping us see how our faculties—vegetative, sensitive, appetitive, locomotive, and intellectual—are ordered toward both nature and grace. And Augustine wrestles with the enigma of memory, marveling at how even the image of the sun, or the concept of health, can remain vividly present even when physically absent. Together, these voices remind us that the true Church is marked not just by hands laid on but by what is held in those hands—the Word of God. And they call us to revere the gifts of the soul, to guard the mind, and to seek the light that no shadow can erase.Explore the Project:Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.comPatreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpattonCredo Courses – https://www.credocourses.comCredo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org