Archived Stories
Fatima and the Signs of the Times
Baltimore, MD. Most Catholics are aware of the apparitions and messages of the Blessed Virgin Mary which came to three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal, and the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima derived from it. Many Catholics and others are also aware of the...
“She seemed to breeze through it all!”
Sugar Land, TX. Here are excerpts from a report coming from Marta, of the St. Laurence SPSE team: “On Saturday, October 3, Michelle and I went to Oyster Creek Park in Sugar Land, Texas at 8 am. At 10 am, Maria joined us for 30 minutes. Many people were at the park...
“For me, something amazing is happening”
Pensacola, FL. Often you’ll hear people who serve others say that they end up gaining more than they get. This is often true. The reason for it is that we were created in the image and likeness of God, who is Love. When we love authentically, unselfishly, then we...
One Good Reason / The Claims of the Catholic Church
Baltimore, MD. When Steve Dawson, director of Saint Paul Street Evangelization, goes on a trip, he likes to meet and evangelize with the local teams. Recently, Steve was in Baltimore to present to the Bishops Committee on Evangelization for the United States...
Fellowship Across Divisions
Phoenix, AZ. One of the more common encounters our evangelists have are with Evangelicals, some of which are former Catholics. These encounters are often very positive. Most times, they hadn’t had the Catholic faith passed on to them very well, and just ended up...
St. Louis Reports In
St. Louis, MO. Here is a quick report from Saint Louis – Downtown / Belleville Team coordinator Jim Hooper: “We wanted to share with you an update from the Street Evangelization Outing on the morning of 10/31, All Hallows' Eve. The gathering of local teams with...
Encouragements, Compliments, and Thank-yous
Dallas, TX. Our evangelists receive lots of positive responses on the street. Very often, they get encouragement, compliments, and thanks for the work they are doing. Sometimes, they hear someone say, with a smile, something like, “It’s about time the Catholics got...
Prayerful Listening
Royal Oak, MI. While evangelizing at Royal Oak's “Spooktacular,” a family-friendly Halloween event, an evangelist from the Royal Oak, Michigan SPSE team met a beautiful woman named Tanya. Tanya shared that because of a questionable thyroid nodule, she will undergo a...
“One of the Best Days of My Priestly Life”
Bloomington, IN. The priest, in a special way, is called to evangelize. In 2010, speaking of the three offices of the priest, Pope Benedict XVI said, “The Lord has entrusted a great task to priests: to be heralds of his word, of the Truth that saves; to be his voice...
A Critical Point
Smyrna, GA. There are number of important points to learn about street evangelization. Can you pick out the important one in the following story? Peggy reports on a recent outing at the Jonquil Fall Festival: “It was a fruitful weekend in Smyrna. Families, individuals...