New River Valley
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Miraculous Medals from St. Maximilian Kolbe
The NRV team had one more chance to street evangelize this summer, so we spent time in the sun and the rain in downtown Blacksburg, VA. Given it was the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe on 14 August---who is a…
Read More →After 3 years, we finally did it!
We finally passed out our first batch of ~200 rosaries! College Ave & N Main — Blacksburg, VA We achieved this wonderful accolade on 17 April 2026. A convergence of many local events (mainly, Virginia Tech parent visitation weekend and…
Read More →How was your Ember Saturday? Fast (pun intended) and fruitful!
It was a warm and clear day in Blacksburg, which contrasted with the cold and snowy winter we have had. Anticipating the good weather the following day, we made a last-second decision to set up our A-frames at our go-to…
Read More →Battling the Occult with All Saints
Today was an exciting shake-up from our normal evangelization routine. On the feast of All Saints, after attending a 10am Latin-Rite Mass at All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Floyd, VA, our group of 6 evangelists (3 new, 3 seasoned)…
Read More →Trick or Treat? How about a rosary?
This All Hallows' Eve, my wife, son, and I stayed in. However, that did not stop us from evangelizing! Our extraordinarily unpopular street received only a few trick-or-treaters. We passed out a total of 2 KitKat bars and 2 rosaries…
Read More →Let the Children Come to Me... (to Jesus, through Mary!)
Our SPSE team has a yearly, self-imposed requirement to pass out rosaries on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (7 October). However, rain threatened the event all day. Thanks to Our Lady's petition, God dispersed the rain and…
Read More →May your chicken be blessed in the name of Jesus! 🎅
Our small town of Christiansburg had a "Christmas-in-July" themed farmer's market event at our local park. We've never attempted to evangelize at a park before, but we thought it might be a fruitful venue in the evening hours, especially with…
Read More →Embers on Ember Day
em·ber /ˈembər/ noun 1. a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire. I'm not sure what I was thinking scheduling an outing for a Friday afternoon, 1-3pm, during Spring Break in a college town.…
Read More →Street Evangelization is Spontaneous Poetry
When you street evangelize, you never know who you will meet or what to expect. In a small town like Blacksburg, you often run into friends and family when you are out and about. One of our dear Catholic friends,…
Read More →Celebrating Our Lady of the Rosary: 2024 Edition
7 October: The Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary Every Catholic should evangelize the rosary to at least one person on this blessed day. The Holy Spirit is wholly on board with this concept. After a brief prayer,…
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