by | Feb 23, 2015 | Principles
Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven. Saint Ephraem of Syria Have you experienced something like this? When...
by | Jan 30, 2015 | Evangelii Gaudium, Practical Evangelization, Stories from the Street
Adam Janke Program Director The past two years I have been honored to witness thousands of ordinary Catholics engaged in the extraordinary work of evangelization through St. Paul Street Evangelization. Through its small beginnings on a board walk in Portland, Oregon...
by | Oct 15, 2014 | Practical Evangelization, Techniques
Take a look at the story below. As Catholics we all to often forget the power of prayer. I know, we pray all of the time, but how often to we offer to pray with someone else? People rarely turn down an offer of prayer. And the more you offer to pray with people the...
by | Oct 14, 2014 | Apologetics, Practical Evangelization
The Boise team showed up downtown at the same time that a Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) convention was being held. This turned out to be an interesting encounter with some JWs who came up to ‘preach’ to the Catholic team. The JW insisted that believers are to address God...