In God's Army: Ignatius, Francis Xavier, and the Kingship of Christ

In God's Army: Ignatius, Francis Xavier, and the Kingship of ChristIn Gods Army: Ignatius, Francis Xavier, and the Kingship of Christ gathers Father Cyril Charles Martindales classic studies of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier into a single volume devoted to the spiritual origins and global mission of the Society of Jesus. First published with ecclesiastical approval in the early twentieth century, these works reflect a period when Catholic biography joined historical rigor with theological

Written with urgency and foresight

the good Cardinal repeatedly affirms that the supernatural order

the author's love of the Christian and Classical tradition anchors his satirical but scorching critique of the legacy and alternative media ecospheres and begins to point the way home

and a life

and I wish to die poor

and his return—willingly—to the place of his martyrdom

the spread of heresy in Germany

Free of fashionable speculation and psychological vagueness

measured asceticism

this account offers readers both an accessible introduction and a spiritual pilgrimage into one of the greatest pontificates in history

Thérèse of Lisieux is often remembered for her quiet sanctity

and gave it coherence