Dr. Eunice Lasché, M.D. grew up a Southern Baptist in Florida. After reading the Confessions of St. Augustine as a young adult, she was further compelled to study the writings of the early Church Fathers. Through this study of the early Christian writings, she was led to embrace the fullness of truth and she entered the Catholic Church in 1960. Shortly after her conversion, she became a Franciscan tertiary (lay member of the religious order of St. Francis). Her subsequent study led her to recognize that the beliefs of the early Christians, who were so close to Christ, are the same beliefs of the Catholic Church of today. After her entrance into the Cathlolic Church, which was founded by Christ Himself, her interest in the study of early Christianity continued. She had a special attraction to St. Ignatius of Antioch who lived in the first century. The early Church in the time of St. Ignatius had many of the same problems we are experiencing in the Church today. Dr. Lasché began to see the importance of the historical records of the early Church for Christians of our times. After going into semi-retirement from the practice of medicine, she began to collect her thoughts on this subject in writing and now wants to share them with us. This book is the result of her devotion.