by Mark Hornbacher | Nov 6, 2015 | Stories from the Street, Uncategorized
Royal Oak, MI. While evangelizing in Royal Oak, our evangelist Randy met a man playing a guitar. Randy asked him if he would like a free rosary, and he said, “Thank you! I used to have one and lost it.” Randy then asked him if he prays the rosary,...
by | Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Plymouth, MI. Often, the encounters our evangelists have on the streets strengthen the conviction that we (the Church) have sadly failed to transmit the faith to recent generations. It always seems like they are meeting Catholics or former Catholics who are greatly...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 22, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Bloomington, IN. The work of bringing Christ and his teachings to the world is a battle with the devil. But Jesus has won the victory, crushing the head of the serpent (See Genesis 3:15). Steve and Mark went evangelizing on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon on the...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 21, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Snellville GA. This year, the Atlanta, Georgia team participated for the second time in the annual “International Festival Day” in the city of Snellville. Do you wonder how SPSE got a booth at an International Festival? One lady they encountered asked herself that...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 20, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Bloomington, IN. Within the first five minutes of this outing of the Indiana University St. Paul Street Evangelization team, a young man, who had fallen away from the practice of the faith, approached. Within about 20 minutes, he was back on the path that leads to...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 19, 2015 | Stories from the Street
This September 30th, Saint Paul Street Evangelization had its first outing in Stockholm, Sweden! For their first outing, the new Stockholm team, consisting of Tim, Leopold, and Michel, set up their table in front of the Church. In one hour, they talked to ten people....
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 18, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Fredericksburg, VA. St. Paul Street Evangelization Team Fredericksburg visits a local shopping plaza, their second visit there this year. Initially, very few noticed the table or showed any interest. For the first hour, Pope Francis bills were offered as a way of...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 17, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Spotsylvania, VA. Many times, when street evangelizing, you can only ‘plant seeds.’ You must meet people where they are at. Who can tell what might happen? Through grace, the slightest interest could become an opening for growth and eventually, conversion. The team...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 16, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Detroit, MI. It was a beautiful day at Eastern Market in downtown Detroit where street evangelists encountered hundreds of people. They used a few approaches that worked well the previous week at the Woodward Dream Cruise. For example, they asked many people...
by Mark Hornbacher | Oct 15, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Flowery Branch, GA. The newest Atlanta-area team, the Flowery Branch team of St. Paul Street Evangelization had a table set up after all six weekend masses at its associated parish, Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Flowery Branch, GA. Here is a report from the team...
