Featured Story

Hungry for God

Boise, ID The following comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID: A young homeless man named “James,” dressed in a brown friar habit (costume) and wearing a Rosary he’d found, stopped for a long conversation. Raised in a non-Catholic Christian...

Archived Stories

“Saved from Suicide”

“Saved from Suicide”

Vermilion, OH Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report comes to us from team leader David with our team in Vermilion, OH: Sly, in the picture, shared with SPSE evangelists Mary and Jim about his life changing experience two years ago. He was at...

“Loosening Soil in the Vineyard,” Pt. 2

“Loosening Soil in the Vineyard,” Pt. 2

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This is the second in a two-part story from team leader Lucy in Boise, Idaho: A group of three Catholic college-aged women stopped. Each enthusiastically chose a Rosary. All graduates of the same Catholic...

“Loosening Soil in the Vineyard,” Pt. 1

“Loosening Soil in the Vineyard,” Pt. 1

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This is the first in a two-part story from team leader Lucy in Boise, Idaho: God can touch hearts even without undue noise. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization...

“A Church Home”

“A Church Home”

Crystal, MN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report comes from team leader Sharon with the St. Raphael parish team in Crystal, Minnesota: On a slightly brisk fall morning, we set up our drive-thru prayer station in the driveway of St. Raphael...

“I’m Strongly Anti-Religion”

“I’m Strongly Anti-Religion”

Detroit, MI Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report comes from team leader Mark with the Eastern Market SPSE team in Detroit, MI: Two newer evangelists joined me last Saturday at Eastern Market. Silvia came once last year as an observer and...

“Never a Dull Moment, Pt. 2”

“Never a Dull Moment, Pt. 2”

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following is a continuation from yesterday's story and comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID: A thin, mustached, very calm and friendly man in his early 20s was wearing a work...

“Never a Dull Moment, Pt. 1”

“Never a Dull Moment, Pt. 1”

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID: Interest in the Rosary continues. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort....

“A Beginning!”

“A Beginning!”

Havertown, PA Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Beth with our Sacred Heart parish team in Havertown, Pennsylvania: One week ago, we were blessed to give out about 25 Miraculous Medals, six Good News...

“Into the Storm, Pt. 3”

“Into the Storm, Pt. 3”

Rochester, MN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following is the third and final story in a series that comes to us from team leader Dr. Deb with our team in Owatonna, MN: Fr. Sauer noticed a young man walking by singing Happy Birthday to someone...

“Into the Storm, Pt. 2”

“Into the Storm, Pt. 2”

Rochester, MN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following is the second story in a series that comes to us from team leader Dr. Deb with our team in Owatonna, MN: Katie, almost 9 months pregnant, stopped to talk and get a blessing for her and her...

Podcasts

Ep 17: How to Start a Team

In this episode we interview Joanne Portzer who has been a full-time urban missionary with Saint Paul Street Evangelization for several years. With well over 550 hours of street evangelization expereince Joanne shares with us her practical wisdom for building a...

Ep 17: How to Start a Team

In this episode we interview Joanne Portzer who has been a full-time urban missionary with Saint Paul Street Evangelization for several years. With well over 550 hours of street evangelization expereince Joanne shares with us her practical wisdom for building a...

Ep. 16: Dream Cruise Confessions

In this episode we interview long time missionary and evangelist with SPSE Randy Husaynu. He shares with us stories from the Dream Cruise, an annual event in Detroit which draws as many as 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic cars to the historic city. We talk...

Ep. 16: Dream Cruise Confessions

In this episode we interview long time missionary and evangelist with SPSE Randy Husaynu. He shares with us stories from the Dream Cruise, an annual event in Detroit which draws as many as 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic cars to the historic city. We talk...

Ep. 15: College Admissions

In this episode we interview Clarence Burkholder who is a long time SPSE evangelist out of Atlanta, GA. Clarence evangelizes weekly on different college campus's throughout the southeast including UGA, Georgia Tech, and Auburn University. We speak to him about why he...

Ep. 15: College Admissions

In this episode we interview Clarence Burkholder who is a long time SPSE evangelist out of Atlanta, GA. Clarence evangelizes weekly on different college campus's throughout the southeast including UGA, Georgia Tech, and Auburn University. We speak to him about why he...

Ep. 14: Basic Evangelization Training

In this episode we talk about our Basic Evangelization Trainiing and interview a recent participant about her thoughts and how this training equipped her to become an evangelist. If you are interested in having a BET training at your parish or your Diocese you can...

Ep. 14: Basic Evangelization Training

In this episode we talk about our Basic Evangelization Trainiing and interview a recent participant about her thoughts and how this training equipped her to become an evangelist. If you are interested in having a BET training at your parish or your Diocese you can...

Ep. 13: A New Society of Evangelists

In this episode we interview Patrick Brennan who is the Director our new St. Paul Society of Evangelists. Patrick Brennan is originally from East Lansing, Michigan. In 2012, two years after graduating from law school, he had a life changing encounter with the Holy...

Ep. 13: A New Society of Evangelists

In this episode we interview Patrick Brennan who is the Director our new St. Paul Society of Evangelists. Patrick Brennan is originally from East Lansing, Michigan. In 2012, two years after graduating from law school, he had a life changing encounter with the Holy...

Newsletters

August 12, 2020

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August 6, 2020

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July 29, 2020

Like  Tweet  Pin  +1  in In This Issue 1. Featured: Praying for Bicyclists 2. Story from the Street: Blown Away By St. Benedict 3. Meet and Greet: Join Us in Welcoming Our New Marketing Director! Praying For Bicyclists Rochester, MI. The kindness of our street...

July 22, 2020

Like  Tweet  Pin  +1  in In This Issue 1. Featured: In Dark Times, The Light of Christ is Needed All The More 2. New Lesson: Watch "Argument from Miracles" This Friday 3. Story from the Street: Fruit of Evangelization In Dark Times, The Light of Christ is Needed All...