by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 28, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Things got “a bit exciting” in Boise, ID. Only two SPSE evangelists were available, Tony Chow and Lucy Stamm, and Tony needed to leave early. The team, as usual, kept busy offering Rosaries and information. Then Tony said goodbye. Lucy offered a Rosary to the next man...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 27, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE teams from three different St. Louis, MO area dioceses combined forces to take Catholicism out in public. They were led by Gary McLeane, Chip Awalt (both pictured), and James Hooper. In one of their many encounters, a young man stopped to ask them for a Rosary....
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 23, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Last week our program director, Adam Janke, gave a series of talks on street evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The university is no stranger to street evangelization efforts and recognizes the added value our tools, materials, and training can...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 22, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s Los Banos team from the Philippines are amoung the first SPSE Catholic street evangelists in the country. They started their work there last November, with full support and spiritual guidance from Reverend Father Larry R. Abayon of San Antonio de Padua Parish,...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 21, 2015 | Stories from the Street
On Divine Mercy weekend, SPSE teams from the St. Louis, MO, metro-east area combined forces in a lively session. Bright blue skies and sunshine guaranteed nonstop traffic. Evangelists estimate that 1500 cars saw their “Catholic Truth” sign and cheerful greetings. The...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 20, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Steve Dawson, National Director of St. Paul Street Evangelization, headed to Texas this week to evangelize with teams in Austin and Dallas. In the picture, you see our newest team leader, Bernice, of our newest chapter, SPSE Austin. She is talking with the man about...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 18, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Five evangelists joined the SPSE San Francisco’s recent Monday lunch-time outing to Civic Center Plaza. So many responded to SPSE evangelists Charlene, Mary, Stephen, Ted, and Robert that they ran out of Rosaries within the first two hours. They continued, though, to...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 17, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Three members of SPSE’s Atlanta, GA, team took advantage of a beautiful Spring day to travel to downtown Decatur to evangelize. They set up across from the transit station. There, they invited the many people passing by to take a Rosary or a medal. Some who stopped...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 14, 2015 | Stories from the Street
People in England are famous for their willingness to be out in any weather. And SPSE’s team members in Kingston Upon Hull, UK, are no exception. They have continued to evangelize regularly, including on Holy Saturday. Team leader Frances Redmore had reminded...
by Mark Hornbacher | Apr 13, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s Phoenix–East Valley team welcomed 5 new evangelists on a Good Friday outing to Gilbert, AZ. Arriving early at the family-friendly dessert fest, the team chose good locations for meeting people. Several first-time evangelists reported in about their experience....
