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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to celebrate his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican July 4, 2007. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (VATICAN)

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican July 4, 2007. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (VATICAN)

In this photo released by L'Osservatore Roman Vatican newspaper, an unidentified man, at right, gives a jersey representing the European Maccabiah Games (EMG) to Pope Benedict XVI, during the weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday July 4, 2007. The European Maccabiah Games, also referred to as the Jewish Olympics, will be held in Rome from July 4th to the 12th. (AP Photo / L'Osservatore Romano, HO)

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Recent catecheses on the Early Church Fathers:
On St. Clement of Rome -The Church Has a Sacramental, Not Political Structure (March 7, 2007)
Truly a Doctor of Unity (St. Ignatius of Antioch) (March 14, 2007)
St. Justin Martyr: He Considered Christianity the "True Philosophy" (March 21, 2007)
St. Irenaeus of Lyons: The First Great Theologian of the Church (March 28, 2007)
St. Clement of Alexandria: One of the Great Promoters of Dialogue Between Faith and Reason (April 18, 2007)
On Origen of Alexandria: He Was a True Teacher (April 25, 2007)
Origen: The Privileged Path to Knowing God Is Love (May 2, 2007)
Tertullian: Accomplished a Great Step in the Development of the Trinitarian Dogma (May 30, 2007)
St. Cyprian: His Book on the 'Our Father' Has Helped Me to Pray Better (June 6, 2007)
On Eusebius of Caesarea (June 13, 2007)
On St. Athanasius (June 20, 2007)
On St. Cyril of Jerusalem (June 27, 2007)