Archived Stories
Show Me A Sign, O Lord
Baltimore, MD. Many people look for signs from God. Some of these people need no sign; they know what they should do, but they ask for signs as a way of avoiding God. As Christ said, “A wicked and perverse generation seeks a sign. But no sign will be given it except...
Going on the Offensive
Milwaukee, WI. A first-time street-evangelizer learns certain truths very quickly. One of these truths is, simply: You gotta reach out; you gotta initiate! For the first outing of the new Milwaukee team, Dave and Tom set up their table in downtown Milwaukee along the...
Discipleship and the Direct Approach
Baltimore, MD. Catholicism is not a do-it-yourself activity. Christianity is not a club. Faith is not a feeling. … What are they, then? Catholicism is a new, different way of living. Christianity is a discipleship. Faith is an obedience. Recently, some of our...
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...