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Pope Benedict’s book, The Fathers is the compilation of his weekly catechetical talks from March 7, 2007 to 27 February, 2008. This is the second time I have listened to these talks, but God willing, it will not be the last. Each Church Father is presented in his historical context, along with what is known of his life, his impact on the Church, controversies he dealt with and the corpus of surviving work. In a few cases of the more important saints, such as Jerome, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Basil and Augustine, multiple lectures were required. Pope Benedict also did this with the Apostles and St. Paul.February 17, 2012: I've just finished this and already I am ready to begin it again ... except for the fact that now I have so many other excellent and learned men I want to read. Where to begin? Pope Benedict's book is a fine introduction to the Church Fathers, but it is only that, an introduction. He barely scratches the surfaces of their writings, seeking rather to give the reader a brief and tantalizing glimpse into the life, times and thought of the many, rather than an in-depth perspective on the few.Still a fine and worthwhile place to begin one's journey into the wisdom of the early Church.