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He Is Risen!

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following report comes to us from team leader Lucy in Boise: Our culture still feels positive about Easter, even as its origin and meaning are becoming obscured. “Byron” and “Victoria” stopped for a...

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“God Arranged These Encounters”

“God Arranged These Encounters”

Dallas, TX Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Anna with our team in Uptown team in Dallas, Texas: Despite the hot Texas summer weather (97° F), our SPSE team continued its mission last Sunday. Fewer...

“To God Be All The Glory!”

“To God Be All The Glory!”

Pasadena, TX Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following report comes to us from team leader Janet with our team in Galveston, TX: Recently, we met at the Pasadena Indoor Flea Market and had another amazing day of evangelizing. It is such an...

“God Speaks to the Heart”

“God Speaks to the Heart”

Boise, ID Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID: God draws people to Himself when they see the Rosary. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street...

“St. Al’s Block Party”, Pt. 2

“St. Al’s Block Party”, Pt. 2

Detroit, MI Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report is the second in a two-part story from evangelist Mark with the National SPSE team: Bob and I went to downtown Detroit to evangelize at the annual St. Aloysius Block Party. I was there for two...

“St. Al’s Block Party”, Pt. 1

“St. Al’s Block Party”, Pt. 1

Detroit, MI Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report is the first in a two-part story from evangelist Mark with the National SPSE team: Bob and I were invited to evangelize at the annual St. Aloysius block party in downtown Detroit last Sunday....

“Parish Festival Welcome Booth”

“Parish Festival Welcome Booth”

Crystal, MN Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report comes from team leader Sharon with the St. Raphael Parish team in Crystal, Minnesota: At our 2025 Church Festival, we had several good encounters helped by a relic of St. Teresa of Calcutta....

“The Power of Prayer,” Pt. 2

“The Power of Prayer,” Pt. 2

Boise, Idaho Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This is the second in a two-part story from team leader Lucy in Boise, Idaho: A scruffy young man on an electric scooter stopped for a Rosary. He was not familiar with the devotion, and when asked if he...

“The Power of Prayer,” Pt. 1

“The Power of Prayer,” Pt. 1

Boise, Idaho Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This is the first in a two-part story from team leader Lucy in Boise, Idaho: God is real and He hears prayers. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. A...

“Her Expression Said Everything”

“Her Expression Said Everything”

Pittsburgh, PA Click here to find a team or start one of your own! The following story comes to us from team leader Toni with our team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: When our team evangelizes, a few of us stay at our table, while others take rosaries, medals and...

“Religion vs. Relationship”

“Religion vs. Relationship”

Detroit, MI Click here to find a team or start one of your own! This report comes from team leader Mark with the Eastern Market SPSE team in Detroit, MI: Four evangelists returned to Eastern Market on a hot and sunny Saturday morning. Jehovah's Witnesses were...

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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