Evangelizing Young People
This report comes from Richard in Rehoboth Beach, DE. During June Katherine and I handed out 60 rosaries and pamphlets, and we had some memorable encounters. One of them was a Jewish woman with four children. She was originally from Falmouth, MA. She told us that all...
“Going Solo”
This report comes from the SPSE team at Rehoboth Beach, DE. I went evangelizing again today at Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, and had a great day. Listening to the Holy Spirit in my heart, I decided to “go solo.” I handed out about 18 rosaries and pamphlets on how to pray...
Bible-loving Catholics
This report comes from a team in Park Ridge, IL. Greetings from this past Saturday at Taste of Park Ridge. We gave away well over 400 rosaries, along with plenty of literature. We borrowed a Bible Timeline banner from our parish, St. Paul of the Cross. It shows the...
Evangelizing Lapsed Catholics
Wyandotte, MI - The Lincoln Park Team and Detroit Parish Festival Evangelization Team recently met at Our Lady of the Scapular's annual festival. They handed out hundreds of rosaries and shared the faith with thousands over the course of the weekend. Evangelist Mark...
Fr. Fox on Mary, the Mother of God
HOMILY, Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God January 1, 2017 Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) Today, we strive to understand better what it means for Mary to be, in the words of the poet Dante, “the...
Lost Sheep Returns Home
Gaithersburg, MD. Joanne reports on one of the special blessings of evangelization, an enthusiastic convert! We met Cristina on the street, a single mother of three. She was very sweet and spoke with us at length until we felt a bond between us all. She then agreed to...
“Authentic Human Encounter”
Baltimore, MD. Evangelization is most appropriately carried out within what we might call “authentic human encounters.” What is an “authentic human encounter”? At the least, it is a human encounter where the freedom and dignity of the other is respected. Why is this...
“Courageous, yet non-confrontational”
Pensacola, FL. On the one hand, when street evangelizing, it is important to be bold. If you don’t speak the truth clearly, how can others ever come to know the truth and believe? On the other hand, while speaking clearly it is also important to not make your presence...
“We had a wonderful time”
This recent report is from Deb, our Owatonna, Minnesota Regional Missionary. Kathy and Annie, two newly trained evangelists, set up a stand at the end of the St. Theodore’s church property during the local parade. We had a wonderful time. We got there about an hour...
“Uncomfortable, But Encouraging”
Scituate, MA. Mother Teresa famously said that we are “not called to be successful, but faithful.” This truth should be held in mind by anyone wishing to obey the Lord’s command to share the gospel. There will be good fruits coming from your efforts, but there will...