“When The Holy Spirit Takes Hold”
Tampa, Florida. The Holy Spirit has a way of working through the most subtle actions. Whether it is a subconscious impulse, a gut feeling, or a gentle prompting, the movement of grace often comes in a whisper, a stirring. It is as it says in scripture, “The wind blows...
Explaining the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Gilmer, TX. This story came to us from Allison: The Tyler and Gilmer SPSE teams went out to the annual Gilmer Yamboree, a very popular local event visited by thousands of people over several days. Henry, Janet, Sherman and Allison walked around handing out rosaries,...
“Preaching and Healing”
San Diego, California. The Gospel message and physical healings often go hand in hand. We see at the beginning of Mark’s Gospel that Jesus is baptized, tested, and then goes out into Galilee preaching and healing. What Jesus did two thousand years ago, his followers...
“This Is My Body”
Sierra Vista, Arizona. The Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life (CCC 1324). It is so central to our faith that many who leave the Church become impoverished, and those who stay (despite the abuse and scandal) do so because of the Eucharist. It is...
July 10, 2019
“How many paths are there to Heaven?”
Detroit, Michigan. In our pluralistic society, many people falsely believe that “almost everybody will go to heaven,” regardless of their faith or merit. While we do not focus on apologetics and we do not condemn anyone, we do believe in paragraph 183 of the Catechism...
“She had not been to church in 30 years”
Sierra Vista, AZ. From our evangelist Ed: On July Fourth, the Sierra Vista Team had a booth at the big park here. What a busy day it was. We gave out over 200 Rosaries, over 300 pamphlets and many medals and CD's. Some of the highlights are: Ed, Gert and Lydia spoke...
“The Eucharist is the Reason”
Sierra Vista, AZ. Many who've left the Catholic church don't know what...or Who they leave behind. This story comes to us from evangelist Ed at the 4th of July celebration in Sierra Vista, AZ: On the 4th of July, the City of Sierra Vista put together a fair of booths...
“Be Bold”
Vienna, Virginia. Sometimes as Catholics we can get into a comfortable spot--we get used to attending Mass on Sundays and volunteering with like-minded people and remaining somewhat insulated. While there is a definite need to be strengthened in the Spirit among our...
“One of the these Days”
The fruits of our Immersion conference are continuing to roll in. Here's another story of conversion: "One of our evangelists, Charlotte, was approached by a non-denominational Protestant who knew his bible very well. He was not angry or upset that Catholics were out...