Archived Stories
“Going Out Two By Two”
Arlington, VA. Most people who see the work of SPSE see us “on the street.” But in growing the apostolate, Saint Paul Evangelization Institute is also involved in the work of training new evangelists to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and continue the work....
We Are Called to Share the Faith
Kenosha, WI. Here’s a report from Dave: I set up near the lake front of Lake Michigan in Kenosha Wisconsin. The big event was an annual marathon with plenty of foot traffic. I was handing out rosaries, but couldn't drum up a good conversation. So I did a quick prayer...
“Our little group became like the apostles at Pentecost!”
We are just three weeks out from Immersion 2019! Participants will enjoy the following talks on formation day, along with over 10 hours of evangelization practice with our staff, team leaders, and regional missionaries.Subscribe to get our blog posts as a weekly...
“Shepherds At The Walmart”
New Ulm, Minnesota. It is always great for the spirits of the faithful when a bishop of the Church follows up words with action. We must always pray for our bishops, for they are the visible leaders in the Church. How much more powerful, then, when they join the laity...
“Ask Bishop Quinn” + School is in Session
The spring and summer is a busy time for our 300+ street teams as the warm weather brings parades, festivals, and more pedestrian traffic in cities and parks. Our St. Paul School of Evangelization provides an online portal for all of our evangelists to receive training in evangelization, prayer ministry, street ministry, scripture, the catechism, apologetics, hospitality, and much more.
Internship Applications Now Being Accepted
We are now accepting applications for 2 full-time interns for the 2019-2020 academic year. We are looking for single men 21-30 years old to join our national office as part of our community, learn about our mission, and participate in non-profit Catholic work. Our interns will live in the house with other staff and our society of brothers.
“Healing in the Name of Christ”
Port Huron, Michigan. Healing miracles can be a powerful witness to the power of the Holy Name of Jesus. Our Lord says that even if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we would be able to move mountains (Lk 17:6). In our apostolate we are seeing ordinary...
“Fallen Away, But Committed to Return”
Detroit, Michigan. Oftentimes the evangelization efforts of our teams out on the streets spills over into the social events and public activities of our evangelists in general. One of the great things about street evangelization is it helps the evangelist to become...
“The Ministry of Just Showing Up”
Philadelphia, PA. It’s always great when newly trained evangelists who have joined a team get to experience faith in action as evangelists for the first time. Nothing fully prepares you for street evangelization, but the most important part is the first step of just...
“Engaging With Atheists”
Just as St. Paul wrote different epistles tailored to different communities, we don’t use the same approach with everyone whom we encounter. Those who claim to be atheists and non believers will have different difficulties with belief than, say, a Christian of another...