March to Martyrdom: Seven Letters on Sanctity from St. Ignatius of Antioch by Dr

Description: March to Martyrdom by Dr Regis E. Martin If there is to be real renewal in Christian life, a culture steeped in the blood of the Lamb, saints must rise up to seed it. Only the witness of sanctity can save us now. More than ever, we need heroic men of God like St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr of the early Church, whose life and letters Dr. Regis Martin illuminates in these stirring pages. No other writer of the Apostolic Age has expressed with such passion, such blazing intensity, an ardent thirst for God as St. Ignatius, traveling in chains across Asia Minor toward the Colosseum. In his fervor, St. Ignatius wrote, "I am Gods wheat, and I am being ground by the teeth of wild beasts to make a pure loaf for Christ." He urgently dispatched poignant letters to the faithful along the way from Antioch to Rome, a journey marked by travail but ending in triumph. In these precious testaments, you will discover: St. Ignatiuss burning desire for holiness, the secret to true and lasting freedom and happinessThe source of the bishops zeal and his encouragement to the besieged Christians of the early ChurchThe saints fiery exhortation to the persecuted Church in Rome, where he met his deathThree universal themes found in St. Ignatiuss letters -- and how they apply to us todayDr. Martin brilliantly weaves the wisdom of spiritual authors -- from saints to literary, philosophical, and contemporary witnesses -- with his own potent reflections. This book proves that St. Ignatiuss faith was no "bourgeois faith," with its sniveling insistence on keeping comfort zones undisturbed. Nor was it the mediocre faith of the complacent. Rather, St. Ignatius stood steadfast, like a hard, gemlike flame set ablaze by Christ alone. "Any Christian who is not a hero," Leon Bloy reminds us, "is a pig." St. Ignatius was no pig. So where does that leave us? FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dr. Regis Martin is a professor of systematic theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, specializing in courses on the Trinity, Church, Grace, Sacraments, the Apostolic Fathers, and the World of the Catholic Literary Revival. He is a regular EWTN panelist on Franciscan University Presents. He received his S.T.D. magna cum laude from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas () in Rome in 1988. He is the author of a number of books, including, most recently, Looking For Lazarus: A Preview Of The Resurrection (Scepter, 2021). He is married and the father of ten children. Details ISBN Publisher Sophia Institute Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9798889112600 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-08-20 Imprint Sophia Institute Press Audience General Subtitle Seven Letters on Sanctity from St. Ignatius of Antioch Pages 160 Author Dr Regis E. Martin We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161300354;

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