by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Homily, Saturday of the 16th Week of Ordinary Time June 23, 2016 Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) There is an expression we use in the Catholic Church, first associated with St. Francis de Sales...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cuyahoga Falls, OH. When evangelizing, having the Pope with you is definitely a plus. The successor to St. Peter is recognized and loved all around the world. But in the absence of the actual Pope, a life-sized photograph will have to do. One of our evangelists, Mike,...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Lansing, MI. Here is a short, recent report from Tom, of the Lansing SPSE team. They set up and evangelized at Adado park: Last week, we distributed rosaries, crucifixes, and literature. We met Pamela, who is interested in the Church because her father is Catholic,...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Plymouth MI. “Would you like a free rosary to go with that donut?!?” The Evangelization committee at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, along with Kristen and Maisa, evangelized after Palm Sunday Mass at the coffee and donuts social at OLGC. Catholics were...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Farmington Hills, MI. Teens from all over the Detroit and surrounding areas came to hear talks and attend Mass & Confession on a recent weekend for the Teen Pro-Life Conference. Here, in the picture, we see some St Paul Street Evangelization members fooling around...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Saint Louis, MO. What might be one of the more important signs that the efforts of the new evangelization are bearing fruit? Here’s a hint from one of the first great leaders of the Church, a patron of our apostolate: “We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
South Windsor, CT. In the picture we see Ken and Donna, of the South Windsor, Connecticut SPSE team. Here is a report from Donna: The South Windsor team is up and running again. This past Saturday we were at the Strawberry festival. It’s a craft fair in the town...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Royal Oak, MI. One of our new initiatives is the “Ask-a-Priest” sign, for sale in our member’s store. Having your priest out to evangelize and hear confessions is a powerful way to bring Christ to the culture, for the priest is ordained, by the laying on of hands, to...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Lincoln, NE. Here is a report from Wayne, of the Lincoln SPSE team [https://streetevangelization.com/lincolnne/]: Saturday down at the farmer’s market in the Hay Market, Lincoln. Mary and Wayne met Robert while they were setting up. Robert approached the...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jul 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Denver, CO. Here is a new report from Steve, the coordinator of the Littleton, Colorado SPSE team, about his team’s presence at a recent public event [https://streetevangelization.com/littleton/]: It was a good time. There were many “fall-aways.” Meghann brought a...
