LETTERS TO COMPANIONS IN CHRIST

About the Book

This book is the second collection of Mr. Jungers’ e-mails sent to a group of ex-Jesuits, who have banded together on the internet to exchange ideas on a variety of subjects. The title, “Letters to Companions in Christ” was inspired by the name the west-coast group calls itself, “Westcoast Companions”. The name, “Companions”, ultimately derives from the original name of the Jesuits, which was, “The Company of Jesus”, founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1534.

As this book was being written, a firefight in Fallujah was being fought by the Marines from Camp Pendelton, just one-half hour north of where Mr. Jungers lives in California. The latter chapters deal with the theory of a just war as initially fashioned by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. This collections of “Letters” attempts to build an ethic for pre-emption against the asymmetric threats of international terrorists in the present age.

The dialogue among this group of ex-Jesuits is brisk and sometimes brutal; no one gets a free ride on any idea put forward. So, Mr. Jungers has taken pains to document the citations from other writers upon whom he relies. Besides the four Evangelists, his frequent recourse is to Paul, Augustine, and Aquinas, the three main men of Western Christianity.

About the Author

Wallace S. Jungers, S.T.B., is a graduate of Woodstock College in Theology, where he studied under the renowned theologian, John Courtney Murray. He also has been awarded degrees in Philosophy, Ph. L., and in Chemistry, B.S.

Mr. Jungers taught Chemistry at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia and at Loyola College in Baltimore.

With this book, “Epistles from a Modern Christian”, he continues his research into Early Christianity, which he began with his other books:

Jesus Christ in Glory (Rev. 2^nd Ed.),
St. Paul, St. John and St. Augustine,
Reflections on Christ in Glory,
Prayers of Early Christianity,
Of the Holy Spirit,
Resurrection,
The Beautiful One,
Augustine Latine,
The Evidence of Christianity,
The Confessions of St. Augustine,
The Passion of Jesus Christ, and
Ancient Christian Prayers,
The Victory of the Early Christian Martyrs, and
Epistles From a Modern Christian.

From the viewpoint of a modern Christian, Mr. Jungers has been explaining the New Testament to believers who are searching for a better understanding of the “vera et sincera” (true and honest) deeds of Jesus of Nazareth. Well versed in Greek and Latin, Mr. Jungers translates from the Greek text of Mr. Kurt Aland et alii (4^th Ed), called UBS4.  

As an advocate of the modern trend of “Praying the Scriptures”, Mr. Jungers brings life to these ancient documents, which form the basis of the Christian Faith.

He lives in La Mesa, California with his wife, Sue, who is the retired long-term principal of Mt. Carmel Academy in Chicago. They have two married daughters, Jane and Jennifer, and three grandchildren, Jane’s Kurtis, and Colin, and Jennifer’s Amber.

Recently, Mr. Jungers’ wife, Sue, wrote these words to a friend, who had inquired about Wally:

“Describing Wally is really very easy.
He is not at all complicated or complex.
In fact, he is a very simple man.
He is always smiling, loves his wife, and daughters, and grandchildren.
You can set your watch by him.
When he was in Chicago he got up at the same time every day,
Meditated and prayed regularly, read scripture and scripture scholars,
Wrote about the early Church,
Swam for an hour, had a half a glass of wine and three crackers with cheese
While watching Tom Brokaw, ate dinner, watched TV and went to bed at 9:00 every night.
Thank you for your interest in my husband
Who sits on his little mountain in California
And tries to find more ways to love God and his family.”