Bearing God

<p><span style=color: rgba(21 27 38 1)>St. Ignatius first-century Bishop of Antioch called the God-bearer is one of the earliest witnesses to the truth of Christ and the nature of the Christian life. Tradition tells us that as a small child Ignatius was singled out by Jesus Himself as an example of the childlike faith all Christians must possess (see Matthew 18:1-4). In </span><em style=color: rgba(21 27 38 1)>Bearing God</em><span style=color: rgba(21 27 38 1)> Fr. Andrew Damick recounts the life of this great pastor martyr and saint and interprets for the modern reader five major themes in the pastoral letters he wrote: martyrdom salvation in Christ the bishop the unity of the Church and the Eucharist.</span></p>