Archived Stories
“Young Evangelizers”
Rochester, New York. How do we expect to grow and sustain ourselves as a Church without the youth? It is important to make evangelization a normal activity for normal Catholic boys and girls, not a fringe or overly complicated endeavor for superstars. That doesn’t...
“Fully Healed”
Port Huron, Michigan. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,...
“We challenged him to become part of the solution”
East Lansing, MI. Tom, team leader of SPSE Lansing, sent us this description of an encounter they had with a very conscientious young man. While evangelizing Saturday in downtown East Lansing the Lansing SPSE team had contacts met Rob, a handsome, athletic guy who...
“If They Suffered, Why Shouldn’t We?”
Arizona. One of the hardest conversations to have sometimes are when people experience loss or misfortune and attribute it to God. “Why would God allow something like this to happen?” they ask. They are angry with God, and turn their backs on Him. What we don’t...
“Setting Captives Free”
San Pedro Island, Belize. “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons” (Mk 16:17). These are the words of our Lord right after giving the disciples the Great Commission--the charge to preach the Gospel to all creation (Mk...
“Disciples of All Nations”
San Pedro Island, Belize. When the Lord said, “Go make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19), he really meant all nations! For that reason Saint Paul Street Evangelization is an international apostolate, with over 300 chapters throughout the world. The mission to...
“Getting Creative in Evangelization”
Joliet, Illinois. Evangelism is not an exact science. It takes prayer, intuition, adaptability. It also provides great opportunities to get creative and adapt to situations on the fly and meet people where they are. The Holy Spirit is always right there when our...
“Christmas Carols”
Henderson, North Carolina. Our Henderson, NC, team made the local evening news one year, singing Advent carols and hymns during their outing on Main Street. One well-known hymn is “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” Not only does each verse plead with Jesus to come save us,...
Our Car Wouldn’t Start, So …
“Hometown,” IL. . For those who make themselves available to God, God periodically gives them special opportunities to do good to others. This recently happened for Pamela, who sent us this story: Dave and I were in my Illinois hometown picking up some...
“The Brother of the Lord”
Riverside, CA. This story comes from Art: While at the Festival of Lights Friday night, a man and woman approached our table. The woman was looking through our brochures and I asked her if there was a topic she is interested in learning about. She said, “Yes: Mary. I...