by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 7, 2015 | Stories from the Street
A report from the Las Vegas, Nevada team: This lady was a fallen-away Catholic. Did not get a chance to spend much time with her, but did give her a rosary, how to say it, and a pamphlet on “Ten Reasons to Return to the Catholic Church.” She said she...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 6, 2015 | Homilies
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP: A PLEASING SACRIFICE Reflection for the Solemnity of The Epiphany of the Lord Fr. Charlie Fox, Spiritual Director, St. Paul Street Evangelization (www.streetevangelization.com) Although the song “We Three Kings” leaps to mind on the feast of the...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 5, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE’s Dallas team often explains where the Bible itself came from. Many people had never thought about it. The only Scriptures the first Christians had were from the Old Testament. The earliest book, though, of the New Testament (1 Thessalonians) wouldn’t be written...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 4, 2015 | Stories from the Street
After a two day Basic Evangelization Training workshop at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit many of our trainees went evangelizing with the team at Noel Night in Detroit. Our team members offered rosaries to those passing and asked if they knew that the rosary is...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 3, 2015 | Stories from the Street
SPSE teams, like the one in Enterprise, AL, continue to invite people into the unity of the Catholic Church. Here, evangelists Nick and Pete speak with a group of non-Catholic Christians who belonged to a denomination emphasizing the use of a private prayer language,...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 2, 2015 | Stories from the Street
The Portland team was joined by a Catholic evangelist named Rico who was visiting from Jamaica. Rico originally went to Jamaica as a Protestant missionary but had a conversion experience (back) to Catholicism. He became troubled by the disunity and denominations all...
by Mark Hornbacher | Jan 1, 2015 | Stories from the Street
Here is a heartwarming story from the Oxnard, CA, team. Christopher sends us this report: “These three beautiful souls were all homeless men struggling with their current life situation. The young man with the white beard asked me (after I identified myself as...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 31, 2014 | Stories from the Street
Steve talked to this protestant man for quite a while. He had stopped by several times, always carrying with him a sign that says, “The End is Near.” This time, we had the opportunity to speak with him about the Church and cleared up many misconceptions...
by Mark Hornbacher | Dec 30, 2014 | Stories from the Street
SPSE National Director, Steve Dawson, recently joined Chicago’s Humboldt Park team for a lively session of Catholic street evangelization. He reports that the team was able to talk with many people. He found the following conversation especially memorable. One man, in...
