St. Ignatius was eager to embrace the suffering of a martyr for the sake of Christ, as we see in his letter to the Romans. He is also a champion of the role of the bishop in keeping the Church connected to the Apostles, and of the primacy of Rome as an apostolic see. Finally, Ignatius is the first Christian writer to refer to the Chrch as "Catholic".
His writings can be found in the link below:
Also, see Pope Benedict's wonderful essay on St. Ignatius, given at his general audience in March.
Ad Jesum Per Mariam,
Mr. B.
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SIMBA!!!
It's the CIRCLE OF LIFE!!! AND IT MOVES US ALL!!!
THROUGH DESPAIR AND HOPE!! THROUGH FAITH AND LOVE!!! TILL WE FIND OUR PLACE ON THE PATH UNWINDING! IN THE CIRCLE, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE!!!!
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase!
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passin' phase!!!
It means no worries...for the rest of your days!!!
It's our problem free philosophy!!! Hakuna Matata!!
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I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO BE KING!!!
Everybody look left! Everybody look right!
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