by Mark Hornbacher | Aug 24, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Here we see SPSE street evangelist Fr. Tony Fox, of the Archdiocese of Detroit, as he hears the confession of a gentleman that he evangelized just moments before at the annual Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit. This young man admitted to the evangelists that he was...
by Mark Hornbacher | Aug 22, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Catholic Blogger Brandon Vogt joined the new Orlando, FL chapter of St. Paul Street Evangelization for an hour and a half recently. The team handed out literature, books, and rosaries, speaking to those who passed by about the Catholic faith. Sometimes team members...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 3, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Extreme weather keeps many home. But SPSE evangelists who go out anyway often have significant Faith encounters. Temperatures in Tempe, AZ, now in the triple-digits, recently reached 111 degrees — but SPSE evangelists Caisey, Frank, and Sean still headed downtown to...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 2, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Clarence Burkholder, our Smyrna, GA team leader, recently received encouragement from “Carina”, a woman the team recently encountered. Carina and her mother have been the only active Catholics in their family for nearly 20 years. But they’ve kept praying. On Divine...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 1, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE teams are self-funded, so you see a variety of team set-ups — from a folding chair and Rosaries, to a full canopied booth at a public event. Our team from Toledo, OH, found an effective middle ground. Toledo’s annual Old West End Festival attracts thousands. So...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 23, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s Wayne State University team is led by Beth Schuele, who also works at WSU’s Newman Center. They recently received thanks from the mom of a student named “Kristin”. Beth met the family during freshman move-in day last summer. Beth was supervising Newman...