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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Trallians
This week in the JP2 Group we will be continuing our study of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the third bishop of Antioch. Last week we read his words to the Magnesians where he exhorted them...
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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Ephesians
This week in the JP2 Group we will be continuing our study of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyr of the early 2nd Century. Last week we read his words to the Trallians where Ignatius...
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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Philadelphians
Ignatius is moving! Thus far we have been reading the letters this inspirational martyr wrote from the city of Smyrna, but we must now follow him to Troas where he will write his last three letters...
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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Smyrnaeans
The final two letters of St. Ignatius which we read are both sent to the city of Smyrna. The first letter is sent to the Church as a whole, the second specifically to their bishop, Polycarp. This...
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Set Up iTunes Feed…
It’s probably worth mentioning that I’ve created an RSS feed to allow people to subscribe to the St. Ignatius podcasts in iTunes: If you have problems with this, or don’t use iTunes, simply point your...
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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to Polycarp
Well, we’re finally here! The last letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch! I’m posting this a bit earlier than usual because the next couple of weeks are going to be rather busy. Each of the Ignatius’...
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Who’s your daddy? St. Polycarp
Today is the feast day of St. Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. Contrary to the insistence of some of my friends, “Polycarp” does not mean “much fish” Rather, his name means “much fruit”, an appropriate...
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Invented at Nicaea?
A friend of mine recently told me about a conversation she had with her friend who considered himself a follower of Jesus, but who also held to the popular Dan Brown myth that one also often hears from...
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Ignatius of Antioch and Friends
Today is the Feast Day of probably my favourite Early Church Father, St. Ignatius of Antioch: Office Of Readings Today in the Office of Readings we read a section of one of the letters he wrote on his...
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Marks of the Church
Here’s Curtis Mitch, one of the commentators behind the Catholic New Testament Study Bible, speaking about my favourite Early Church Father, Ignatius of Antioch and the “Marks of the Church”: Thanks to...
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Who’s your daddy? St. Ignatius of Antioch
This is the first entry in what I hope to be a regular series of posts about the Early Church Fathers. It is a good thing to study the Early Fathers because by reading their writings we can get a...
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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Romans
This week in the JP2 Group we will be beginning our study of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, an Early Church Father who died in about 107 AD. We will begin with the letter which I think most...
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Beginning Ignatius’ letter to the Magnesians
This week in the JP2 Group we will be continuing our study of the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, an Early Church Father who died in about 107 AD. Last week we read of his willingness to offer...
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Patristic Poems
Well, this is rather lovely! Today I came across a website by Billy Kangas which includes poems by Deacon Nate Harburg concerning the Early Church Fathers. Each father gets a separate poem. For...
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