VEC5 – Nero – Villains of the Early Church with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast
Summary: <br> <br> Episode 5 – Nero – “Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians“<br> In this episode, Mike Aquilina and Kris McGregor discuss Nero and the hallmarks and dangers of an “antichrist.”<br> An excerpt from Villains of the Early Church:<br> Pilate was a waffling dupe. Judas was a tortured soul who didn’t have the courage to repent. But perhaps no villain in Christian legend comes out as completely and utterly villainous as Nero. He isn’t just a sinner who made the wrong choice: in much of Christian legend, and even theology, he is literally the Antichrist.<br> Aquilina, Mike. Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians. Emmaus Road Publishing. Kindle Edition.<br> For more episodes in the Villians of the Early Church podcast visit here – <a class="button sun-flower" href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/mike-aquilina/villains-of-the-early-church-with-mike-aquilina-discerning-hearts-catholic-podcast/">Villains of the Early Church – Discerning Hearts Podcast</a><br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2Ndymyn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> You can find the book on which this series is based <a href="https://amzn.to/2Ndymyn">here</a><br> Mike Aquilina is a popular author working in the area of Church history, especially <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patristics">patristics</a>, the study of the early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Fathers">Church Fathers</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Aquilina#cite_note-1">[1]</a> He is the executive vice-president and trustee of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, a Roman Catholic research center based in Steubenville, Ohio. He is a contributing editor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelus_(magazine)">Angelus (magazine)</a> and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History Series from Ave Maria Press. He is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including <a href="https://amzn.to/31zipaD">The Fathers of the Church (</a>2006); <a href="https://amzn.to/32KEJzL">The Mass of the Early Christians</a> (2007);<a href="https://amzn.to/31FVScw"> Living the Mysteries </a>(2003); and <a href="https://amzn.to/2MDfBoV">What Catholics Believe</a>(1999). He has hosted eleven television series on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Word_Television_Network">Eternal Word Television Network</a> and is a frequent guest commentator on Catholic radio.<br> <br> Mike Aquilina’s website is found at <a href="https://fathersofthechurch.com">fathersofthechurch.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br>
