Bishop Athanasius Schneider is one of the foremost defenders of Catholic orthodoxy today. Currently serving as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, he is a scholar and teacher of patristics, a prolific author, chairman of the Liturgical Commission, and current secretary-general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Kazakhstan. He is the author of many books, including the most current and engaging catechism of our time, Credo: Compendium of the Catholic Faith, as well as The Springtime That Never Came, The Catholic Mass, and Flee from Heresy