2 MAY 2024 · Dr. Matthew Bunson discusses the life, times and work of St. Athansius of Alexandria From Vatican.va, an excerpt from the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI General Audience 2007:
Athanasius was undoubtedly one of the most important and revered early Church Fathers. But this great Saint was above all the impassioned theologian of the Incarnation of the Logos, the Word of God who - as the Prologue of the fourth Gospel says - "became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn 1: 14).
For this very reason Athanasius was also the most important and tenacious adversary of the Arian heresy, which at that time threatened faith in Christ, reduced to a creature "halfway" between God and man, according to a recurring tendency in history which we also see manifested today in various forms. The post https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/st-athanasius-of-alexandria-the-doctors-of-the-church-the-charism-of-wisdom-with-dr-matthew-bunson-discerning-hearts-podcast/ appeared first on https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts.