by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 25, 2016 | Stories from the Street
Owatonna, MN. Jesus Christ calls every Christian to be a servant of the poor. The Church, likewise, calls us to have a “preferential option for the poor.” Deb, a team leader, attended a recent Church dinner at which the local homeless and poor were invited, setting up...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 24, 2016 | Stories from the Street
Austin, TX. Most Catholics who learn about our ministry are very apprehensive about talking to total strangers about religion. Those who try it, however, with hearts open to God, find that a conversion happens within them. Here are some words of a man, Mark, who...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 23, 2016 | Stories from the Street
Austin, TX. We recently had a training for a large group in Austin, Texas, for the diocese’s Office of Vocations. There were 56 men in training for the deaconate, and their wives. Here is an account and reflection from Phúc, one of the candidates for diaconate:...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 22, 2016 | Practical Evangelization, Stories from the Street
Royal Oak, MI. Some of our evangelists have been getting really creative in finding ways to share the faith with others. One of our especially dedicated and enthusiastic evangelists is Randy. Here is Randy’s account of some outreach he made to his extended family...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 21, 2016 | Reposted, Stories from the Street
Pensacola, FL. The mission of the priest is to be a witness of the Gospel, a minister of reconciliation, in the person of Christ the Head of the Church. Though priests do this in their parishes and other venues all the time, it is great to have them out on the streets...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 20, 2016 | Reposted, Stories from the Street
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...
