Serving the Needs of Both Body and Soul
Atlanta, GA. Some members of the SPSE Atlanta team recently traveled to west Atlanta to evangelize and minister to the homeless in the area. They gave food, and handed out backpacks with comfort and personal items in them – blankets, rosaries, miraculous medals, and...
We Must Pray to Be Saved (Repost)
Detroit, MI. As St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote, you have to pray to be saved. In order to go to heaven when we die, we must have established some kind of friendship with God. As Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” But you can't be in...
Discipleship and the Direct Approach (Repost)
Baltimore, MD. Catholicism is not a do-it-yourself activity. Christianity is not a club. Faith is not a feeling. … What are they, then? Catholicism is a new, different way of living. Christianity is a discipleship. Faith is an obedience. Recently, some of our...
The Way of Salvation
Detroit, MI. Many of us have heard of the dire fact that one of the largest “denominations” in the United States is fallen away Catholics. These are many of the people our teams talk to on the streets, and we strive to help them return to the way of salvation. But we...
A Minor Miracle?
Detroit, MI. Evangelist Maisa was clearly excited. She recently sent us a note, telling us of an amazing encounter she had while out to dinner with her family on the eve of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It happened like this. Maisa’s family had gone to...
“Snow Day” – A Report from Team Tyler
Tyler, TX. The Tyler St. Paul Street Evangelization Team went out to a local park that was hosting a fun day for children with a craft bazaar as well. If you do not live in the south you may find this quite strange, but once a year the city of Tyler has a "snow day in...
Baggage Claim Evangelism
Detroit, MI. Did you know that some of our teams evangelize at airports? The Detroit team made a recent outing to Detroit Metro Airport, and we received reports from John, and Anne. How did it go? Although they had to obtain permits to evangelize in the airport, and...
Street Evangelists Take on Baltimore!
Baltimore, MD. Here’s a witness from one of our very active evangelists, Joanne! “On a Friday night in November, fifteen Catholics from the MD, DC, and VA area gathered around SPSE’s founder, Steve Dawson, for an evening of evangelization in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor....
“That they may all be one”
Bloomington, IN. Each person on earth is created and redeemed by and for Jesus Christ. Furthermore, each person is meant, in Jesus, for the fullness of the life of grace. So when we go out to evangelize, we generally find out where a person is at, and then seek to...
“Need Prayer? We Can Help”
Cohoes, NY. Prayer is powerful. It consoles, it heals, and it encourages faith. To offer someone prayer, and to pray for them, is almost universally received well. Many of our teams offer to pray for the people they encounter in the streets and parks and parishes –...