Review: Self-Service
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
Loyola, I've heard of, but never St. Ignatius. Why is it that when a man wants to give his all for Christ he often has an uphill battle to do so.I suppose I can understand the part that history played. This man made his decision when Torquemada was on tour, deciding what people could or couldn't believe. If you didn't toe the line with Torquemada you lost your toes, then a few other significant body parts.He 'put you to the question', tortured you so severely that you would admit you were a servant of Satan or even a orangutans, just so the torture would stop. St. Ignatius wanted to teach people NOT to sin, not to make the same mistakes he had made.So he followed Biblical instructions: sell all you have and give it to the poor. Because he followed the words of Christ, in more ways than one, many people considered him insane. He jumped through hoops (figuratively) to qualify to teach, and it took years.When you read about everything he went through, it's a miracle we have Loyola College. Look at the title of the book again. And St. Ignatius has been honored in another, greater way, but I don't want to be a spoiler. Betcha it all tickled him so much he nearly fell off his cloud. You know, after that much pain he deserved a good laugh.