| Nearly a century ago,
the Trappist monk Jean-Baptiste Chautard sat in the silence of his cell and
wrote this classic book, showing us how to live in the noise and bustle of the
world and to win more souls for Christ Praised by Pope St.
Pius X, Pope Benedict XV, and by many cardinals and bishops, Inner Strength
for Active Apostles was an instant hit, and has since been read with
gratitude by hundreds of thousands of busy parents, teachers, preachers,
catechists, and other Christians working in the world to save souls without
losing their own.
Generations of
Christians have turned to this book because Fr. Chautard understands — and
here offers sure remedies for — the particular spiritual problems that afflict
all of us who try to bring others to Christ. He explains how to avoid the
self-righteousness and pride that bring down successful apostles, and the
indifference and despair that hobble unsuccessful ones.
Relying on the
spiritual wisdom of the greatest saints and mystics of the Church (from St.
Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas to St. Francis de Sales and St. John of the
Cross), Inner Strength for Active Apostles shows you how to achieve
each of the three essential goals that you must accomplish in your apostolic
efforts: you must win souls to Christ; you must promote your own spiritual
welfare; and you must give glory to God.
Here is a spiritual
handbook that will help you grow closer to Jesus as you spread His gospel, and
will make it easier for you — by your words and your example — to lead ever
more souls to Him. |