Mike Aquilina

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Mike Aquilina is a popular author working in the area of Church history, especially patristics, the study of the early Church Fathers.

Aquilina is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including The Fathers of the Church (2006); The Mass of the Early Christians (2007); The Resilient Church (2007); Living the Mysteries (2003); and What Catholics Believe (1999).

His books have been translated into many languages, from Croatian and Portuguese to German and Braille. The Grail Code has appeared in ten languages since its publication in 2006.

Aquilina is vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, founded by Scott Hahn. Aquilina blogs on the topic of early Christianity at FathersOfTheChurch.com.

In recent years, Aquilina has hosted six television series on EWTN. He is also a panelist on Familyland Television Network's “Weekly Roman Observer,” as well as a frequent guest commentator on Catholic radio, especially KVSS and Relevant Radio. He is a regular contributor to LayWitness and Touchstone Magazine.

Aquilina is past editor of New Covenant magazine (1996-2002) and The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper (1993-1996). His journalistic work has appeared in periodicals throughout the world.

Aquilina was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 1963. He received his elementary and secondary education in Catholic schools in Pittston, Pennsylvania. He is a 1985 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, and he received that university's Oswald Award for Achievement in Journalism and Mass Media. He and his wife Terri have been married since 1985. They live in the suburbs of Pittsburgh with their six children, who are the subject of his book Love in the Little Things (2007).

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(2008) Take 5: On the Job Meditations With St. Ignatius (co-author with Fr. Kris Stubna), ISBN 1-59276-403-7
(2007) Love in the Little Things: Tales of Family Life, ISBN 0-86716-814-5
(2007) The Resilient Church: The Glory, the Shame, & the Hope for Tomorrow, ISBN 1-59325-104-1
(2001, 2007) The Mass of the Early Christians, ISBN 1-59276-320-0
(2006) The Grail Code: Quest for the Real Presence (co-author with Christopher Bailey), ISBN 0-8294-2159-9
(1999, 2006) The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers, ISBN 1-59276-245-X
(2006) The Great Life: Essays on Doctrine and Holiness in Honor of Father Ronald Lawler, O.F.M. Cap. (co-editor with Kenneth Ogorek), ISBN 1-931018-32-4
(1995, 2006) Talking to Youth About Sexuality: A Parents' Guide (co-author with Fr. Kris Stubna), ISBN 1-59276-310-3
(2003) Living the Mysteries: A Guide for Unfinished Christians (co-author with Scott Hahn), ISBN 1-931709-12-2
(2002) Praying in the Presence of Our Lord: With St. Thomas Aquinas, ISBN 0-87973-958-4
(2001) A Pocket Catechism for Kids (co-author with Fr. Kris Stubna), ISBN 0-87973-722-0
(2000) The How-To Book of Catholic Devotions (co-author with Regis J. Flaherty), ISBN 0-87973-415-9
(2000) The World's First Christmas: Jubilee 2000 (co-author with Regis J. Flaherty), ISBN 0-87973-314-4
(1999) What Catholics Believe: A Pocket Catechism (co-author with Fr. Kris Stubna), ISBN 0-87973-574-0
(1999) The Way of the Fathers: Praying With the Early Christians, ISBN 0-87973-334-9
(1997) Weapons of the Spirit: Selected Writings of Father John Hugo (co-editor with David Scott), ISBN 0-87973-608-9