Born aroud the year 50 in Syria, Ignatius was an Apostolic Father ... he welcomed it. His letter to the Romans is a jewel of Christian literature: “I am writing to all the churches to let ...

Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35 — c ... Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of my God. —Letter to the Romans, Chapters 5, 6 ...

As Bishop of Antioch, St Ignatius was zealous and spared no effort ... St Irenaeus of Lyons quotes from St Ignatius’s letter to the Romans (AGAINST HERESIES 5:28:4). All these letters have survived to ...

Paul’s Letter to the Romans became a key text of the New Testament ... book — Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay by Daniel Mattson (Ignatius) — so extraordinarily moving and powerful.

On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch ... intensity of Ignatius.” In his letters, the pope said, “one feels ...

In a similar way, St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote in his letter to the Magnesians, “We have not only to be called Christians, but to be Christians.” The relationship between our interior ...

St. Ignatius of Antioch, “Letter to the Romans” Martyrs are a rare breed, gifted with the special charism of heroic selflessness. St. Ignatius of Antioch summarized this charism well in the ...

"Now I begin to be a disciple. … Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment … come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ." Ignatius was going to die. He knew it.