Archived Stories
Prayer and Free Will
Phoenix, AZ. Does praying for someone disrespect their free will? That is what one person suggested to the Phoenix, North West team during one of their recent outings. The man’s name was “Nick.” The team actually met him at the “First Friday Artwalk” on a previous...
Flea Market Evangelization
Pendergrass, GA. Our evangelists don’t only evangelize on the streets. We’ve had teams set up at festivals, conferences, airports, parish events, homeless shelters, and more. Team leader Pablo of the Prince of Peace SPSE team in Atlanta recently sent us a report on...
“Amazing Conversations! … We were all blessed!”
Dearborn, MI. Evangelist Maisa, and seminarians from Detroit’s Sacred Heart Major Seminary recently went evangelizing at the U of M, Dearborn, Student center. Maisa recounts how many great conversations she and the seminarians had with Muslims, Agnostics, Lutherans,...
“God has been calling me to do something like this”
Berkeley, CA. Please pray for Paul from Napa, California, as he gets a new team started. Paul attended a recent evangelization outing with the Berkeley, California team. It was his first time doing street evangelization. At first, together with another “new guy,” Paul...
Starting From Common Ground
Lansing, MI. On a recent outing, Adam and Tom spoke to Benji, who had stopped by to speak to them before. Benji is studying philosophy and advertising at Michigan State University. He believes in God, loves Jesus, and knows how important it is to worship with other...
Cultivate the Virtues of Evangelization
Dallas, TX. “Have no fear … nor be troubled, but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence; and keep your conscience clear, so...
New Team Checks In!
Springfield, MO. A new team has recently checked in with the SPSE national office! The new Springfield, Missouri team sent us an update after having its first outing doing evangelization outreach at the Midwest March for Life. They handed out rosaries, promoted the...
Indifference to God
Lansing, MI. What is it about our culture that leads so many people to become indifferent about the need to give due honor and worship to God (aka the virtue of religion)? Many things have at times been cited – from consumerism to scientism to nihilism – as the...
“It was a great day”
Sierra Vista, AZ. Recently, the Sierra Vista SPSE team went to the “Christian Comm-Unity Ministry Fair” and set up their own Catholic information table in the midst of many other Christian tables of various denominations. The team was a last minute entry, and set up...
“Thank you, Jesus!”
Berkeley, CA. Gratitude is a common virtue among street evangelists. When you get out there, spend some time giving out rosaries and talking to people, shake off the initial anxiety, and have some real human encounters, you start to think something like, “So, this is...
