“If They Suffered, Why Shouldn’t We?”

“If They Suffered, Why Shouldn’t We?”

Arizona. One of the hardest conversations to have sometimes are when people experience loss or misfortune and attribute it to God. “Why would God allow something like this to happen?” they ask. They are angry with God, and turn their backs on Him. What we don’t...
“Setting Captives Free”

“Setting Captives Free”

San Pedro Island, Belize. “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons” (Mk 16:17). These are the words of our Lord right after giving the disciples the Great Commission–the charge to preach the Gospel to all creation...
“Disciples of All Nations”

“Disciples of All Nations”

San Pedro Island, Belize. When the Lord said, “Go make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19), he really meant all nations! For that reason Saint Paul Street Evangelization is an international apostolate, with over 300 chapters throughout the world. The mission to...
“Getting Creative in Evangelization”

“Getting Creative in Evangelization”

Joliet, Illinois. Evangelism is not an exact science. It takes prayer, intuition, adaptability. It also provides great opportunities to get creative and adapt to situations on the fly and meet people where they are. The Holy Spirit is always right there when our...
“Christmas Carols”

“Christmas Carols”

Henderson, North Carolina. Our Henderson, NC, team made the local evening news one year, singing Advent carols and hymns during their outing on Main Street. One well-known hymn is “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” Not only does each verse plead with Jesus to come save us,...
Our Car Wouldn’t Start, So …

Our Car Wouldn’t Start, So …

“Hometown,” IL. . For those who make themselves available to God, God periodically gives them special opportunities to do good to others. This recently happened for Pamela, who sent us this story:   Dave and I were in my Illinois hometown picking up some...