Archived Stories
“If God wanted me Catholic, then He would…”
SPSE’s Boise team set up in the downtown area called "The Grove." One visitor told them he belonged to two non-Catholic Christian congregations, from the two extremes of his denomination. Evangelist Val Allen asked, “Have you ever considered becoming Catholic?” “No,”...
Winter Evangelization Encounters
Wow, it was very cold recently but that didn't stop our Our Lady of Good Counsel team in Plymouth, MI. It was the annual Ice Festival and thousands attend each year. One of our evangelists reports, "I shared my story with a married couple. The husband was a Catholic...
Mother Mary, Mother Church
SPSE’s Lincoln, NE, team set up in front of their parish, St. Mary’s. During their time there, there was both a wedding and the Saturday evening Mass, so the team were able to give away many Rosaries and medals to a large crowd. The evangelists also took the time to...
“How does one become Catholic?”
Many people come to know Jesus Christ for the first time among Protestant or Evangelical groups, and then enter into the unity of Christ's Catholic Church later on. This story is shaping up to be one of these: The SPSE team from Tempe, AZ, set up downtown during the...
The Christmas Season and Eternal Life
SPSE’s San Diego–North County team was working at Oceanside pier two days after Christmas. With the pre-holiday frenzy quieted, the team was able to hold some good conversations. For Catholics, the Christmas celebration doesn’t actually begin until the start of...
Worship is the Way to Peace and Joy
Our newest San Diego team set up recently in Balboa Park, a park/museum area next to the San Diego Zoo and with buildings dating back to 1915. They had many visitors. An atheist group had also set up that day, and one of them came over to make provocative remarks. The...
Why Purgatory?
A report from the Las Vegas, Nevada team: This lady was a fallen-away Catholic. Did not get a chance to spend much time with her, but did give her a rosary, how to say it, and a pamphlet on "Ten Reasons to Return to the Catholic Church." She said she would. There was...
Where Did the Bible Come From?
SPSE’s Dallas team often explains where the Bible itself came from. Many people had never thought about it. The only Scriptures the first Christians had were from the Old Testament. The earliest book, though, of the New Testament (1 Thessalonians) wouldn’t be written...
Evangelization is Easy and Fun!
After a two day Basic Evangelization Training workshop at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit many of our trainees went evangelizing with the team at Noel Night in Detroit. Our team members offered rosaries to those passing and asked if they knew that the rosary is...
The Unity of Christ’s Church, or “God-made religion”
SPSE teams, like the one in Enterprise, AL, continue to invite people into the unity of the Catholic Church. Here, evangelists Nick and Pete speak with a group of non-Catholic Christians who belonged to a denomination emphasizing the use of a private prayer language,...