Mike Aquilina’s homepage can be found at: http://www.mikeaquilina.com/
His blog, ‘The Way of the Fathers’, can be found at: http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/
Mike is author or editor of more than a dozen books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology based in Steubenville, Ohio.
- VEC1 – Judas – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC2 – Caiaphas – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC3 – Pontius Pilate – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC4 – Simon the Magician – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC5 – Nero – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC6 – Marcion – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC7 – Valentinus – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC8 – Celsus – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC9 – Diocletian – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC10 – Arius – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC11 – Julian the Apostate – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
- VEC12 – Nestorius – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
About The Villains of the Early Church, from the book description:
The early Church faced its share of villains—persecutors like Nero and Julian, heretics like Marcion and Arius. And what good were they? Plenty, say the Church Fathers. The threat of persecution made Christians strong and bold.
As noted author Mike Aquilina demonstrates in Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians, the menace of heresy made Christians smarter—and deepened their knowledge of the divine mysteries. The villains of the ancient world proved the mettle of heroes like Peter and Paul, Irenaeus and Athanasius. Treachery and adversity inspired the Fathers’ clearest teaching, most entertaining invective, and more than a few memorable jokes.
The time of villains—and heroes—is hardly over. Through Villains of the Early Church, you’ll learn how you can keep your good humor through trials and opposition, and all the while grow sharper in doctrine and warmer in devotion.
Mike Aquilina is a popular author working in the area of Church history, especially patristics, the study of the early Church Fathers.[1] He is the executive vice-president and trustee of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, a Roman Catholic research center based in Steubenville, Ohio. He is a contributing editor of Angelus (magazine) and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History Series from Ave Maria Press. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including The Fathers of the Church (2006); The Mass of the Early Christians (2007); Living the Mysteries (2003); and What Catholics Believe(1999). He has hosted eleven television series on the Eternal Word Television Network and is a frequent guest commentator on Catholic radio.
