We all have to be more aware of the writings of The Fathers. For us in The Church, +Ignatius of Antioch, +Ireneus of Lyons, +Ephraim the Syrian and all the other Fathers and saints are with us, more real than we perceive, as we attend our Divine Liturgies. On the "Eighth Day", they are transmitting their Faith to us, not 2000 years ago, but in the present Eternity we enter in the Liturgy.
Since I was raised Episcopalian, I have had to find my way to the Fathers on my own. I got more of them in my Classics courses in college than I ever did in Sunday School.
But I did take the parallel course for parents when my daughter was going through Catholic confirmation classes (boy was she sore - she just got through being confirmed in the ECUSA and then had to do it all over again). Our permanent deacon is a VERY learned man and we had a great time romping amongst the writings of the early church.