“Bloom Where You Are Planted”

by pschlenker | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog Post, Stories from the Street

Warren, MI. No one seems to know the origins of the old saying, “Bloom where you are planted”, although some say it may come from Genesis 1:28, “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” St. Francis de Sales once said,...

“How many paths are there to Heaven?”

by pschlenker | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog Post, Stories from the Street

Detroit, Michigan. In our pluralistic society, many people falsely believe that “almost everybody will go to heaven,” regardless of their faith or merit. While we do not focus on apologetics and we do not condemn anyone, we do believe in paragraph 183 of the Catechism...

God Desires All to Be Saved

by pschlenker | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized

Dallas, TX. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation is possible even for those who do not believe in Christ explicitly (See 2nd Vatican Council’s “Lumen Gentium,” sec. 16). Since God desires all men to be saved (1 Tim 2:4), and Christ died for all (2 Cor 5:15), it...

“One of the Best Days of My Priestly Life”

by pschlenker | Nov 12, 2015 | Stories from the Street

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...

Infant Baptism and the Bible

by pschlenker | Jan 17, 2015 | Stories from the Street

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...

Evangelizing Jehovah Witnesses

by pschlenker | Oct 14, 2014 | Apologetics, Practical Evangelization

The Boise team showed up downtown at the same time that a Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) convention was being held. This turned out to be an interesting encounter with some JWs who came up to ‘preach’ to the Catholic team. The JW insisted that believers are to address God...

Evangelization vs Proselytizing

by pschlenker | Sep 6, 2014 | Evangelii Gaudium, Principles

“I will no longer support street evangelization because Pope Francis said not to proselytize!” Sadly, we have had members of St. Paul Street Evangelization contact us and tell that they are going to stop supporting our ministry and stop evangelizing in the...

Great video from Fr. Ben Luedtke

by pschlenker | Aug 14, 2014 | News

Enjoy this amazing video from our first gala. Fr. Ben is a missionary priest full of joy and good humor. You’ll love his stories about Mother Teresa & John Paul II.

Evangelii Gaudium in historical context

by pschlenker | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog Post, Evangelii Gaudium

Get more articles like this & resources by becoming a supporting member at our Training & Member Website. by Adam Janke Background to the New Evangelization and Evangelii Gaudium 1.    1963 – Giovanni Montini is elected Pope Paul VI in June 1963. He...

Jesus, Horus, and a Response to Zeitgeist the Movie

by pschlenker | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized

By Matt Fradd How should one respond to those who say that Jesus is just a spin-off of pagan deities? Before we look at some of these alleged parallels between Christianity and paganism (and why they’re false), it’s important to note that similarity does not imply...