“One of the Best Days of My Priestly Life” (Repost)
Bloomington, IN. The priest, in a special way, is called to evangelize. In 2010, speaking of the three offices of the priest, Pope Benedict XVI said, “The Lord has entrusted a great task to priests: to be heralds of his word, of the Truth that saves; to be his voice...
Show Me A Sign, O Lord (Repost)
Baltimore, MD. Many people look for signs from God. Some of these people need no sign; they know what they should do, but they ask for signs as a way of avoiding God. As Christ said, “A wicked and perverse generation seeks a sign. But no sign will be given it except...
“What does it take to become Catholic?”
Berkeley, CA. With the world the way it is, it can be tempting to think that the average person has no interest in becoming a Christian, entering the Church, and living a new life in Christ. It is tempting to see all the opposition to the faith and conclude that it is...
Simple, and Effective
Phoenix, AZ. The Phoenix Northwest St Paul Street Evangelization team has discovered a few easy, inexpensive, and effective ways to reach non-Catholics with sacramentals. In the picture here, we see Sharon speaking with a father and son. The team often offers a Saint...
Fr. Fox on the Motherhood of Mary
HOMILY, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God January 1, 2016 Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) The Good News of Mary's Motherhood Today we strive to understand better what it means for Mary to be, in the...
“Do you know the power you have as a deacon?”
Austin, TX. The ordained ministry of the deacon is a great gift which the Lord has given to the Church. In the Acts of the Apostles, the first deacons are created as servant-helpers in the Christian community, allowing the Apostles to focus on the preaching of the...
Training Deacons-In-Training
Austin, TX. St. Paul Street Evangelization teamed up with the vocations office in the Diocese of Austin, TX to train all 56 of their men in formation for the permanent deaconate along with their wives. The training was offered in English and in Spanish by our program...
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...