![]() With only 11 bishops/priests, a few hundred followers, very little money, and living in a society that is ignorant or hostile toward them, this enterprise looks bound to fail.īut those same apostles (with the later addition of Matthias) radically changed the entire world forever! The Gospel was spread to the far corners of the known world, and then beyond. They have none of the institutions, experience, or other resources that the Church later developed. ![]() From a worldly point of view, it looks hopeless, especially since most people think their leader is dead. My favorite page in the whole book ( specifically) has the apostles, before Pentecost, taking stock of the resources they have on hand to fulfill the mission that Jesus has given them to bring the Gospel of Christ to the world. We can no longer rely on the way we have always done things and the institutions that once supported us. The fundamental thesis of the book is that the age of Christendom in the Western world is over, and the Church finds herself once again in a situation calling for her to be truly on mission to evangelize, not unlike apostolic times. I have found it particularly enlightening and helpful in understanding the situation of the Church in the world today. ![]() ![]() One of the books making the rounds these days and gaining quite a bit of attention is “ From Christendom to Apostolic Mission,” published by the University of Mary Press. ![]()
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