Encouragements, Compliments, and Thank-yous (Repost)
Dallas, TX. Our evangelists receive lots of positive responses on the street. Very often, they get encouragement, compliments, and thanks for the work they are doing. Sometimes, they hear someone say, with a smile, something like, “It’s about time the Catholics got...
“We had a lot in common”
Milwaukee, WI. In the whole of life, we should treat others as fundamentally equal to ourselves. So too the evangelist should always see the evangelized as, fundamentally, equal to himself. Authentic evangelization demands this. It is not just that people are much...
“Who was that guy?”
Austin, TX. If we come before the Lord honestly, wanting to serve Him, He will surely give us what we need to do so. Accordingly, before each outing our evangelists pray for divine assistance. Here is an evangelization account from Scott, a deaconate candidate from...
The Holy Rivals Club
Bloomington, IN. Father Ignatius strikes again! Here is the latest from our fatherly Franciscan friend. In this story, he references the “Holy Rivals Club,” through which some members of SPSE have informally committed themselves to reach out to at least one new person...
“Divine Appointments”
Pomona, CA. There are people out there who feel drawn to Christ, to become Catholic. They are seeking the Lord, but do not know whether or how to proceed. If you commit yourself wholeheartedly to the work of evangelization, expect that the Lord will arrange for you to...
SPSE Missionaries
Owatonna, MN. Saint Paul Street Evangelization applies an ever-growing number of ways to help Catholics bring the Gospel message to a world that is hungry for God. Our dedicated missionaries are one such way. We have Urban Missionaries, Senior Missionaries, and...
“He was interested in getting right with God”
Marietta, GA. Most of us have noticed or experienced how the special events of life like marriage, children, death in the family, etc., bring people to the point of wanting to begin to practice religion – to “get right with God.” During a recent outing of the Atlanta...
Proclaiming Good News to the Poor
Owatonna, MN. Jesus Christ calls every Christian to be a servant of the poor. The Church, likewise, calls us to have a “preferential option for the poor.” Deb, a team leader, attended a recent Church dinner at which the local homeless and poor were invited, setting up...
“The Holy Spirit leads us through our encounters with a wide variety of people”
Austin, TX. Most Catholics who learn about our ministry are very apprehensive about talking to total strangers about religion. Those who try it, however, with hearts open to God, find that a conversion happens within them. Here are some words of a man, Mark, who...
“I learned that I love to share my Catholic faith with others”
Austin, TX. We recently had a training for a large group in Austin, Texas, for the diocese’s Office of Vocations. There were 56 men in training for the deaconate, and their wives. Here is an account and reflection from Phúc, one of the candidates for diaconate:...