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“A Gift from God”

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID: God’s plans are for our good (cf. Jer 29:11). So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization...

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“Rotary Grove Fest, Pt. 2”

“Rotary Grove Fest, Pt. 2”

Downers Grove, IL Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This story comes to us from evangelist Eric with our team in Joliet, IL: A recent high school graduate said he is joining the Navy soon, and said he's allowed to bring two religious items per their...

“Rotary Grove Fest, Pt. 1”

“Rotary Grove Fest, Pt. 1”

Downers Grove, IL Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This story comes to us from station leader Angelica with our team in Joliet, IL: The city of Downers Grove, IL has a huge festival every year, called Rotary Grove Fest! I evangelized two days in a...

“Soggy Day Encounters”

“Soggy Day Encounters”

Crystal, MN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following report comes to us from team leader Sharon with our St. Raphael parish team in Crystal, MN: Our Drive Thru prayer team consisting of regulars Lisa, John, Pete, Phil & myself were joined by...

“Lit Up with the Holy Spirit”

“Lit Up with the Holy Spirit”

Marblehead, OH Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following report comes to us from team leader Pete with our Erie Shores and Islands team in OH: During the Masses on a recent weekend, our entire team met, prayed with, and distributed materials to...

“Catholics, Kids and Conversions, Pt. 2”

“Catholics, Kids and Conversions, Pt. 2”

Liberty, MO Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following is a continuation of yesterday's story, which comes to us from team leader John with our team in Liberty, MO: There were many families with younger kids that passed by our table and we were...

“Catholics, Kids and Conversions, Pt. 1”

“Catholics, Kids and Conversions, Pt. 1”

Liberty, MO Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following report comes to us from team leader John with our team in Liberty, MO: It was a warm sunny day in June at the Liberty Farmers Market near Kansas City. Three of us set up in our usual spot...

“A Joyful Start to Summer!”

“A Joyful Start to Summer!”

Crystal, MN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following report comes to us from team leader Sharon with our St. Raphael parish team in Crystal, MN: We’re off to a fantastic start with our Free Food, Friendship & Faith (FFF&F) community outreach!...

“I Came to Evangelize the Poor”

“I Came to Evangelize the Poor”

New Bedford, MA Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Fr. Ignatius with our team in Griswold, CT: The newly founded Griswold, CT Team hit the streets this week...in New Bedford, MA! That's right, we're...

“Italian Street Festival”

“Italian Street Festival”

Indianapolis, IN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Peter with our team in Hamilton County, IN: St. Paul Street Evangelization was front and center at the Italian Street Festival hosted by Holy Rosary...

“Mary’s Presence Goes With Us”

“Mary’s Presence Goes With Us”

Gaithersburg, MD Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Nancy with our team in Gaithersburg, MD: Tom and I arrived at the same time at the bus transit center and we could feel tension in the air and much...

Podcasts

Fides et Ratio

“Reason cannot eliminate the mystery of love which the Cross represents, while the Cross can give to reason the ultimate answer which it seeks." Pope St. John Paul II One of those quotes you have to read again and meditate on! What do you think Pope St. John Paul II...

Laundry Detergent and Fallen Away Catholics

by Jeffrey van Zuiden I'm willing to bet that most of you at some point in time, have tried a new product that you thought would be the “end all, be all,” only to find yourself very disappointed in the end. These days, you see this everywhere, sadly even within the...

A matter of substance

by Stephen Spiteri I had a conversation with a fundamentalist the other day and he was asking how it was at all possible that Jesus could "be something so mundane as bread and wine ... how can you believe that bread and wine becomes the flesh and blood of Christ?" As...

Science vs. Religion: Turning Swords into Plowshares

by Stephen Spiteri I taught a lesson very recently where I was discussing the Big Bang theory with my senior students. About halfway into my spiel a student of mine sitting at the back of the classroom put his hand up and blurted out sounding frustrated, "You're a...

Why Protestants Believe Catholics Worship Statues

Part 2 of the “Why Protestants Believe” series By Jeffrey van Zuiden Since the Protestant Reformation, there has been a very popular propaganda tactic --- "Catholics worship statues! Look at them ... they even bow down to them!" Truth be told, for an outside observer,...

Mary’s perfect intercession in three easy steps

One of the biggest stumbling blocks that non-Catholics have when learning about the faith is the Catholic view of Mary's role as the "perfect intercessor" for us before God. This is a complex issue, because it often includes having to explain three concepts often...

Truth behind the clergy abuse scandal

by Jeffrey van Zuiden As the Catholic faithful, perhaps one of the toughest issues we  must answer for is the sex abuse scandal. At the very least it is certainly a touchy subject. At its very worst, it is an barrier between converts and reverts and the Church....

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