by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Smyrna, GA. Who says evangelists can’t have fun? At the St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Spring-Fest, the Smyrna team set up a table to reach out to festival attendees. And while they shared the faith, veteran evangelist Clarence had his hands full most of the day...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dallas, TX. For the Christian, the visible creation has a special importance. It is not only created good by God, but it is also caught up in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who not only took on a physical body, but redeems the whole of creation along with the...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Austin, TX. On-the-spot conversions do not happen every time one of our teams hit the streets, but they do happen. When they happen, that is, when a sinner repents and gives (or re-gives) his life to Christ, we can be certain that the Holy Spirit has come in power,...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dallas, TX. Gene had a forty-five minute to one hour conversation with this non-denominational gentleman who said he ministers to the homeless. The gentleman had many disagreements with Catholic doctrine. They covered many subjects including Papal Infallibility (which...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Phoenix, AZ. On a recent Friday, the Phoenix Northwest SPSE team attended the Phoenix Downtown Art Walk. It was an eventful night that started with a former Catholic showing rosaries to his sons and then proclaiming that invoking Mary’s name is a sin. The team...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dallas, TX. Each and every one of us is called to share our Catholic faith with others. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that witness to the faith is necessary for salvation (paragraph 1816). But many times we forget this grave obligation, or are too...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Bloomington, IN. Here is a recent report from Father Ignatius, FFI. Since the spirit of holy rivalry first blew through St. Paul Street Evangelization, Steve Dawson and I have sought to continually surpass one another in zeal for souls and the glory of God. So what...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Frederick, MD. Here is a report from team leader, Stephanie: God truly blessed our new SPSE Frederick team! We began on a particularly chilly day in Frederick which caused a slower than usual amount of foot traffic. But, we were able to have a number of inspiring...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Plymouth, MI. Here is a report from our Plymouth team, who set up during a special event at their parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel. Beautiful day for evangelizing…. The consistent presence of our team (Bob, Kristen, and Maisa) was a powerful witness to the faith...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jun 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Decatur, GA. A person’s outward appearance is one thing, but his inner life is something else. Sometimes we falsely think that changing things externally will “fix” our internal unhappiness. It may be the clothing we wear, the way we walk or talk, the friends we...
