by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 2, 2016 | Stories from the Street
Berkeley, CA. With the world the way it is, it can be tempting to think that the average person has no interest in becoming a Christian, entering the Church, and living a new life in Christ. It is tempting to see all the opposition to the faith and conclude that it is...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 1, 2016 | Stories from the Street
Phoenix, AZ. The Phoenix Northwest St Paul Street Evangelization team has discovered a few easy, inexpensive, and effective ways to reach non-Catholics with sacramentals. In the picture here, we see Sharon speaking with a father and son. The team often offers a Saint...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 31, 2015 | Homilies
HOMILY, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God January 1, 2016 Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) The Good News of Mary’s Motherhood Today we strive to understand better what it means for Mary to be, in...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 31, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Austin, TX. The ordained ministry of the deacon is a great gift which the Lord has given to the Church. In the Acts of the Apostles, the first deacons are created as servant-helpers in the Christian community, allowing the Apostles to focus on the preaching of the...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 30, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Austin, TX. St. Paul Street Evangelization teamed up with the vocations office in the Diocese of Austin, TX to train all 56 of their men in formation for the permanent deaconate along with their wives. The training was offered in English and in Spanish by our program...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 29, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Atlanta, GA. Some members of the SPSE Atlanta team recently traveled to west Atlanta to evangelize and minister to the homeless in the area. They gave food, and handed out backpacks with comfort and personal items in them – blankets, rosaries, miraculous medals, and...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 28, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Detroit, MI. As St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote, you have to pray to be saved. In order to go to heaven when we die, we must have established some kind of friendship with God. As Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” But you can’t be in...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 27, 2015 | Stories from the Street
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...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 26, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Detroit, MI. Many of us have heard of the dire fact that one of the largest “denominations” in the United States is fallen away Catholics. These are many of the people our teams talk to on the streets, and we strive to help them return to the way of salvation. But we...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 25, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Detroit, MI. Evangelist Maisa was clearly excited. She recently sent us a note, telling us of an amazing encounter she had while out to dinner with her family on the eve of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It happened like this. Maisa’s family had gone to...
