One Flock, One Shepherd
This past Friday, the team met "Jan," a young woman from a Quaker background. She said that she was raised in the Evangelical Friends church, but was considering becoming Catholic. She said that Catholic radio had been a big influence on her, and she had learned about...
“They were so happy!”
Plymouth, MI. An SPSE team in Michigan recently brought the faith to the streets at the “Heartbeat of Plymouth Festival, and encountered lots of non-Catholic Christians. Many of them were very receptive to hearing about the rosary, expressing the desire to have deeper...
“The Catholic Church just gives you more tools”
El Cerrito, CA. A good analogy goes a long way. The Berkeley, California team met a man named Daniel at the El Cerrito Plaza. It was after having spoken to another man who told them of his long spiritual quest. Daniel gave the evangelists his story. He was disowned by...
“Truly Extraordinary”
North Adams, MA. It was a beautiful, sunny day at the Farmer’s Market for the North Adams, Massachusetts SPSE team. They set up at 9 AM, with two newcomers: Rick, and Joe. During the course of the 4 hours they were there, they had some powerful experiences of the Love...
“Making Friends and Influencing People”
Decatur, GA. It is a great blessing to see the fruits of your previous efforts, and to make new connections with people while evangelizing. On a recent evangelization outing in Decatur, Georgia, street evangelists met several people whom they had encountered in...
“Do We Listen To His Voice?”
San Diego, CA. A couple weeks ago the North County Saint Paul Street Evangelization team met in Balboa Park to give out rosaries and pamphlets, and to talk to those passing by. They had a great time. Among the evangelists that day was Trent Horn, of Catholic Answers,...
“Goosebumps”
Detroit, MI. It was a beautiful day at Eastern Market in downtown Detroit where street evangelists encountered hundreds of people. They used a few approaches that worked well the previous week at the Woodward Dream Cruise. For example, they asked many people "Would...
“A sign from God”
San Francisco, CA. Ted and Robert from the San Francisco team went to the Civic Center Plaza to evangelize on a Saturday. At first it was very slow except for those who protested against the Catholic Church or Christianity in general. Some were angry. Many Protestants...
“I love it!”
Lincoln, NE. Evangelists John, Kevin, Bob, Father Brian, and Deacon Evan hit the streets! Though they got off to a slow start because of a rainstorm, by about 10:15 AM the rain had stopped and the evangelization could begin. “Ida” accepted a rosary and asked the...
“The Mission”
Flint, MI. Teens from the Diocese of Lansing gathered for a third year in Flint, MI for "The Mission", a week long summer project to serve the city’s poor. St. Paul Street Evangelization has always been a part of this effort, training 18 of the 80 teens to be street...