by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 19, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Phoenix, AZ. One of the more common encounters our evangelists have are with Evangelicals, some of which are former Catholics. These encounters are often very positive. Most times, they hadn’t had the Catholic faith passed on to them very well, and just ended up...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 18, 2015 | Stories from the Street
St. Louis, MO. Here is a quick report from Saint Louis – Downtown / Belleville Team coordinator Jim Hooper: “We wanted to share with you an update from the Street Evangelization Outing on the morning of 10/31, All Hallows’ Eve. The gathering of local teams with...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 17, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Dallas, TX. Our evangelists receive lots of positive responses on the street. Very often, they get encouragement, compliments, and thanks for the work they are doing. Sometimes, they hear someone say, with a smile, something like, “It’s about time the Catholics got...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 13, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Royal Oak, MI. While evangelizing at Royal Oak’s “Spooktacular,” a family-friendly Halloween event, an evangelist from the Royal Oak, Michigan SPSE team met a beautiful woman named Tanya. Tanya shared that because of a questionable thyroid nodule, she will...
by Mark Hornbacher | 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...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 11, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Smyrna, GA. There are number of important points to learn about street evangelization. Can you pick out the important one in the following story? Peggy reports on a recent outing at the Jonquil Fall Festival: “It was a fruitful weekend in Smyrna. Families, individuals...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 10, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Spotsylvania, VA. The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a prayer recommended to us often, with strong emphasis and great promises. As a prayer of meditation on the mysteries of Christ’s life and salvific work, in union with the intercession of his holy mother, the...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 9, 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 | Nov 8, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Decatur, GA. Many of our teams establish ongoing friendships with people they meet on the street, and have “regulars,” that they encounter. Robert and Ray report in for the Decatur Team: “Decatur continues to be an ideal location to present and share our Catholic...
by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 7, 2015 | Stories from the Street
ROYAL OAK, MI – The Royal Oak Team went out evangelizing downtown Royal Oak, at what is known as the “Spooktacular.” The Spooktacular is a Halloween event for the whole family. Parents were invited to bring their children in their Halloween costumes...
