The Beautiful Sacrament of Confession

  Dallas, TX. In this picture, we see evangelist Mark talking to one of several people met that day, who were Catholic but did not attend mass every Sunday. Mark used the "One Good Reason" approach: “May I tell you one good reason that I worship at Mass every...

Letting Nothing Deter Them

Detroit, MI. Sometimes, our evangelizing presence makes people nervous. Kathryn and Bob went evangelizing near the famous Eastern Market in Detroit. At first, they had set up in the wrong area, and someone came and told them were told to move onto public property…...

The “Fun Suit”

Smyrna, GA. Who says evangelists can’t have fun? At the St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Spring-Fest, the Smyrna team set up a table to reach out to festival attendees. And while they shared the faith, veteran evangelist Clarence had his hands full most of the day...

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...

It’s About Salvation

Austin, TX. On-the-spot conversions do not happen every time one of our teams hit the streets, but they do happen. When they happen, that is, when a sinner repents and gives (or re-gives) his life to Christ, we can be certain that the Holy Spirit has come in power,...

How can they ALL be right?

Dallas, TX. Gene had a forty-five minute to one hour conversation with this non-denominational gentleman who said he ministers to the homeless. The gentleman had many disagreements with Catholic doctrine. They covered many subjects including Papal Infallibility (which...

Finding Common Ground

Phoenix, AZ. On a recent Friday, the Phoenix Northwest SPSE team attended the Phoenix Downtown Art Walk. It was an eventful night that started with a former Catholic showing rosaries to his sons and then proclaiming that invoking Mary's name is a sin. The team tried...

Sharing the Catholic Faith

Dallas, TX. Each and every one of us is called to share our Catholic faith with others. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that witness to the faith is necessary for salvation (paragraph 1816). But many times we forget this grave obligation, or are too...

When Rivals Work Together

Bloomington, IN. Here is a recent report from Father Ignatius, FFI. Since the spirit of holy rivalry first blew through St. Paul Street Evangelization, Steve Dawson and I have sought to continually surpass one another in zeal for souls and the glory of God. So what...