Cultivate the Virtues of Evangelization
Dallas, TX. “Have no fear … nor be troubled, but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence; and keep your conscience clear, so...
New Team Checks In!
Springfield, MO. A new team has recently checked in with the SPSE national office! The new Springfield, Missouri team sent us an update after having its first outing doing evangelization outreach at the Midwest March for Life. They handed out rosaries, promoted the...
Indifference to God
Lansing, MI. What is it about our culture that leads so many people to become indifferent about the need to give due honor and worship to God (aka the virtue of religion)? Many things have at times been cited – from consumerism to scientism to nihilism – as the...
“It was a great day”
Sierra Vista, AZ. Recently, the Sierra Vista SPSE team went to the “Christian Comm-Unity Ministry Fair” and set up their own Catholic information table in the midst of many other Christian tables of various denominations. The team was a last minute entry, and set up...
“Thank you, Jesus!”
Berkeley, CA. Gratitude is a common virtue among street evangelists. When you get out there, spend some time giving out rosaries and talking to people, shake off the initial anxiety, and have some real human encounters, you start to think something like, “So, this is...
“We just plant the seed”
Riverside, CA. Team Riverside reported in recently. Here’s what they had to say: “Team Riverside goes out every two weeks. We meet many people and give away many rosaries. So many that I asked our parish if they could donate rosaries. They responded very generously.”...
A Sacramental View of Reality
Dallas, TX. For the Christian, the visible creation has a special importance. It is not only created good by God, but it is also caught up in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who not only took on a physical body, but redeems the whole of creation along with the...
“The Catholic Church possesses one and the same faith throughout the whole world”
In this photo we see Steve, our national director, at a recent conference speaking to a protestant fellow, Charles, about the problem of Christian disunity and denominationalism. There are many, many, Christian denominations, and a great many of them teach different...
The Holy Rivals Club, Part 2
Our national director, Steve, recently heard that Father Ignatius was trying to prevail over others in the Holy Rivals Club by giving away at least two miraculous medals or evangelizing at least two times each time he left the friary (see the Story from the Street...
Fr. Fox on Lenten Penance
HOMILY: First Sunday of Lent Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) February 14, 2016 The Penitential Life My working title for this homily, meant in a tongue-in-cheek way, was “In Defense of Giving Up Candy...