The Everyday Apostle: Commonsense Ways to Draw Others to Christ

by Edward F. Garesché

Jesus’ command to "make disciples of all nations" wasn’t directed only at priests and He wants you to fulfill it too. If that prospect makes you nervous, reach for The Everyday Apostle, Fr. Edward Garesché's wise and winning compendium of easy ways you can communicate Christ’s saving message to others. Fr. Garesché shows you how to become an apostle for Christ in myriad ways, not only at home among your family and friends, but even at work. You’ll learn how to talk about religion with your friends as naturally as you discuss sports or current events. He even gives you tips on how you can bear witness to your faith in Jesus Christ not just in what you say, but in what you do. But The Everyday Apostle tells you much more than just how to overcome shyness and other social obstacles to sharing the Faith. Fr. Garesché leads you to ask yourself tough questions about the kind of Christian example you’re giving to the world — and how you can bring the whole of your life into conformity with your Faith, so that in everything you do you’ll show forth the power of God to transform the soul. What he says here about the full dimensions of Christian charity is sure to challenge you — and help you to commit yourself more fully to Christ. That’s why The Everyday Apostle is not only an engaging manual for winning souls — it’s also an eye-opening guide to what it takes to be truly a disciple of Christ.

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Author and mission-aid organizer; b. St. Louis, Missouri, Dec. 27, 1876; d. Framingham, Mass., Oct. 2, 1960. He was a member of one of the old Catholic families of St. Louis, was a graduate of St. Louis University (1896), and received a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis (1898). After practicing law for two years, he entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Missouri, on Sept. 7, 1900 and was ordained on June 27, 1912. Garesché's first assignment was a summer's work on the staff of the Jesuit weekly America. He was then assigned in 1913 to intensify the promotion of the Sodality of Our Lady on a national scale. In 1914 he founded the Sodality publication The Queen's Work, and before he left the promotion work in 1922 the magazine had a circulation of 160,000. Daniel A. lord, SJ, succeeded him as promoter; The Queen's Work ceased publication in June 1964.