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Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead his weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican December 5, 2007. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (VATICAN)

In this photo released by the Vatican's L' Osservatore Romano newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI is approached with the Clericus Cup soccer tournament trophy, during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday Dec. 5, 2007. In February of this year priests and seminarians from several soccer-loving countries took part in soccer matches of the Clericus Cup, a tournament fielding 16 teams from Catholic institutes in Rome. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)

Prelates hold the Clericus Cup soccer tournament trophy, during the weekly general audience led by Pope Benedict XVI in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday Dec. 5, 2007. In February of this year priests and seminarians from several soccer-loving countries took part in soccer matches of the Clericus Cup, a tournament fielding 16 teams from Catholic institutes in Rome. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)

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Previous 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)
On St. Basil (July 4, 2007)
St. Basil (August 1, 2007)
St. Gregory of Nazianzen (August 8, 2007)
St. Gregory Nazianzen's Teachings (August 22, 2007)
St. Gregory of Nyssa - A Pillar of Orthodoxy (August 29, 2007)
Gregory of Nyssa on Perfection (September 5, 2007)
On St. John Chrysostom's Antioch Years (September 19, 2007)
On Chrysostom's Social Doctrine (September 26, 2007)
St. Cyril of Alexandria (October 3, 2007)
On Hilary of Poitiers (October 10, 2007)
On St. Eusebius of Vercelli (October 17, 2007)
On St. Ambrose of Milan (October 24, 2007)
On St. Maximus of Turin (October 31, 2007)
On St. Jerome (November 7, 2007)
St. Jerome on the Bible (November 14, 2007)
On the Teachings of Aphraates (November 21, 2007)
On St. Ephrem the Syrian (November 28, 2007)