patristics -- Todd

pa·tris·tics  (p-trstks) n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church fathers. 2. The writings of the Church fathers.

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I'm sure that Todd, like any good Catholic, reads patristics when he's not doing crossword puzzles.