Search and Rescue: How to Bring Your Family and Friends Into or Back Into the Catholic Church - Patrick Madrid Review & Synopsis

Synopsis You don't have to become a biblical scholar or a theologian to be an effective spokesman for the Catholic Faith. In fact, even though you don't know all the answers and can't explain every aspect of the Faith, you can begin winning souls to the Church right now . . . using prayer, friendship, and common sense. It sounds almost too good to be true, but in Search and Rescue Patrick Madrid explains why these are among the most effective, time-tested methods for bringing family and friends into - or back into - the Church. As the publisher of Envoy magazine, author of many apologetics books (including Surprised by Truth 2), and a veteran defender of the Faith, Madrid himself has used these methods successfully for years. But Madrid doesn't give you only the benefit of his own considerable experience: in Search and Rescue he also includes simple and genial advice from St. Francis of Assisi, St. Augustine, and other great lovers of God. Get Search and Rescue - the book that shows you how you can start winning souls for Christ today! Review Patrick Madrid is the founder and publisher of the award-winning Envoy Magazine, a Catholic journal of apologetics and evangelization. His books include Surprised by Truth, Surprised by Truth 2 (Sophia Institute Press), Pope Fiction, Any Friend of God's Is a Friend of Mine, Where Is That In the Bible?, and Search and Rescue (Sophia Institute Press). He's a contributor to the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Apologetics and is a co-author of Not by Scripture Alone. He is the host of the popular EWTN television and radio series "Pope Fiction" and is the co-host of "The Truth About Scripture and Tradition", a new EWTN apologetics television series. Patrick has published articles and essays on apologetics in Catholic and Protestant journals such as Catholic Dossier, New Covenant, This Rock, New Oxford Review, Regeneration Quarterly, Sacerdos, Catholic Extension, Credenda/Agenda, and Lay Witness. In addition to his writing projects, he has conducted hundreds of apologetics and evangelization conferences in English and Spanish across the U.S., as well as throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He is a veteran of numerous formal public debates with Protestant ministers, Mormon leaders, and other non-Catholic spokesmen. Patrick and his wife Nancy live with their eleven children and two black Labradors in the countryside of central Ohio. The Very Rev. Peter Stravinskas, author, The Catholic Response "A most welcome addition to the resources in evangelization and apologetics, so essential in this new millennium." Steven K. Ray, author, Upon This Rock "An excellent source to help concerned Catholics reach their loved ones. I highly recommend this book." Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago "This is necessary spiritual reading for Catholic apologists." Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR, author, The Gift of God: The Holy Spirit "Even St. Monica would've benefited from reading this book in her effort to bring her son, Augustine, into the Church!"" Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York/b "How do you bring someone back into the Church? First, you pray. Then, you follow Madrid's advice." --Personal Endorsements Search and Rescue Bring those you love into or back into God's Church. Patrick Madrid explains why prayer, friendship, and common sense are among the most effective, time-tested methods for bringing family and friends into or back into the Church, and shows you how best to use them! Patrick Madrid explains how prayer, friendship, and common sense will bring those you love into - or back into - God's Church." 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