Archived Stories
The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy
Here our evangelist Julian speaks to a fallen away Catholic about the importance of having a deep relationship with Jesus Christ in the Church that He Founded. The man was having hard times and seemed to lack joy and peace in his life. Julian was able to tell the man...
Everyday Catholics
Our Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom team reported, "Penny, Judith and I were joined by Jean who is an inquirer in our RCIA group and looking forward to being received into the Church. Jean was a great evangelist and engaged in conversation with a lot of people. For...
Infant Baptism and the Bible
One of our evangelists, Nick, talked at length with a Protestant gentleman about being “Born Again” and the doctrine of infant baptism. This man said infant baptism was a heresy because infants were unable to have faith at that age and that you should only be Baptized...
“If God wanted me Catholic, then He would…”
SPSE’s Boise team set up in the downtown area called "The Grove." One visitor told them he belonged to two non-Catholic Christian congregations, from the two extremes of his denomination. Evangelist Val Allen asked, “Have you ever considered becoming Catholic?” “No,”...
Winter Evangelization Encounters
Wow, it was very cold recently but that didn't stop our Our Lady of Good Counsel team in Plymouth, MI. It was the annual Ice Festival and thousands attend each year. One of our evangelists reports, "I shared my story with a married couple. The husband was a Catholic...
Mother Mary, Mother Church
SPSE’s Lincoln, NE, team set up in front of their parish, St. Mary’s. During their time there, there was both a wedding and the Saturday evening Mass, so the team were able to give away many Rosaries and medals to a large crowd. The evangelists also took the time to...
“How does one become Catholic?”
Many people come to know Jesus Christ for the first time among Protestant or Evangelical groups, and then enter into the unity of Christ's Catholic Church later on. This story is shaping up to be one of these: The SPSE team from Tempe, AZ, set up downtown during the...
The Christmas Season and Eternal Life
SPSE’s San Diego–North County team was working at Oceanside pier two days after Christmas. With the pre-holiday frenzy quieted, the team was able to hold some good conversations. For Catholics, the Christmas celebration doesn’t actually begin until the start of...
Worship is the Way to Peace and Joy
Our newest San Diego team set up recently in Balboa Park, a park/museum area next to the San Diego Zoo and with buildings dating back to 1915. They had many visitors. An atheist group had also set up that day, and one of them came over to make provocative remarks. The...
Why Purgatory?
A report from the Las Vegas, Nevada team: This lady was a fallen-away Catholic. Did not get a chance to spend much time with her, but did give her a rosary, how to say it, and a pamphlet on "Ten Reasons to Return to the Catholic Church." She said she would. There was...