by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 21, 2015 | Stories from the Street
As always, when SPSE’s Dallas team hits the streets, their key concerns are 1) reaching fallen-away Catholics and other inactive Christians, 2) reaching people with no relationship with God, and 3) clearing up misconceptions about Catholicism. The team talked with one...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 20, 2015 | Homilies
Homily: Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent March 20, 2015 Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) Jesus’ Hour and Ours “No one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come” (John 7:30). There is a...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 19, 2015 | Stories from the Street
The Lansing, MI Team went out to evangelize on St. Patrick’s day with St. Patrick holy cards. Many people gladly accepted the holy cards and we were able to explain the true story of St. Patrick. We met a young man from Ethiopia who belongs to the Ethiopian...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 17, 2015 | Stories from the Street
St. Paul Street Evangelization partnered with the Archdiocese of Detroit to bring Nightfever to Detroit. Nightfever is an intiative which grew out of World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, and is spreading across Europe and North America with Nightfevers now taking place...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 14, 2015 | Homilies
HOMILY, Fourth Sunday of Lent Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) Doing the unthinkable The story of Israel’s exile is a story about people doing the unthinkable. Here you have a people defined by the fact...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog Post, Techniques
One way to grow in your walk with God is to practice an ancient form of prayer with the Scriptures known as lectio divina, which means “divine reading”. The following steps outline a method: 1. Preparation: Pick a suitable, quiet location to begin your meditation....
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 12, 2015 | Stories from the Street
A new man evangelized with SPSE’s very active Team Enterprise, AL, and then decided to do it regularly! Team Enterprise’s report introduces Manny Andino — a 4th degree Knights of Columbus and former Council Grand Knight — as super helpful, familiar with Catholic...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 9, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s San Francisco team, deciding to go to “the belly of the beast,” set up at The Castro (Market & Castro Streets). Here is their report. Interesting day! Lots of foot traffic, a great place to encounter people. We did get our share of sarcasm, and rude and...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 8, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s Tempe, AZ, team reported on their recent outing on Mill Ave. The weather was perfect but it was a slow day. Their first conversation was with a young college woman who told the evangelists that she was raised Catholic. But then she had left the Church to attend...
by Mark Hornbacher | Mar 7, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s very active team in Gaithersburg, MD, continues to share Gospel love. Their spiritual advisor, Fr. Chris, joined their most recent outing and the team shared his reflection on the experience with us. The previous summer, as Fr. Chris began his priestly...
