“Half Catholic”
Bloomington, IN. Remember Fr. Ignatius? He’s really good at sending us stories from the street. Here’s his latest offering: The campus of Indiana University. A tall, dark, young man, presumably a student, is quickly moving by where I am standing. "Would you like a...
Forty-Five Minutes with an Atheist
Bloomington, IN. Our national director, Steve Dawson, is, unsurprisingly, quite experienced in street evangelization. Not only that, but his natural enthusiasm captures the attention of the people he encounters, and his zeal keeps him going for as long as they’ll stay...
Building Confidence
Snellville, GA. Many people feel uncomfortable about the idea of evangelizing in public. But for most of these, this is overcome very easily. Just do it, and you’ll find that it’s nowhere near as scary as thought. At the least, just joining one of our street...
Parade Evangelization
Royal Oak, MI. The SPSE Team of Royal Oak, MI went out evangelizing on a cold but sunny day at the Downtown Royal Oak parade, which kicks off the holiday season each year. There were over 80 parade units including marching bands, floats, circus performers, dance...
“From Your Catholic Community”
The Woodlands, TX. According to the teaching of the New Testament, the Church is the body of Christ, and Christians are incorporated into that body by faith and baptism. For the Christian, then, community is very important. Christians are united with one another as...
“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...
Put Prayer in Your Toolbox
Bloomington, IN. Prayer is of the utmost importance in the Christian life. For the street evangelist, outings should begin and end with prayer, and, since St. Paul exhorts us to “pray always,” they should even be filled with it. But prayer should also be part of the...
“A Prodigal Son” (Re-post)
Santa Clarita, CA. Sometimes, to get someone back on the right path, you just need to be in the right place, at the right time. The Santa Clarita, California SPSE team set up outside a large department store (with permission, of course!), and spoke to many people over...
Getting Started—Easy & Fun (Repost)
South Windsor, CT. For the first hour, people just looked at the new South Windsor, Connecticut SPSE team. Then the first man approached, “Moses” (pictured here with evangelist Martha Mingle). Moses is a non-Catholic Christian who had been taught that Catholics...
A DRE for SPSE
Bloomington, IN. Scott, director of religious education for St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Bloomington, joined the Indiana University SPSE team for evangelization on the university campus. One of his first street evangelization outings, he’s putting in to...