Royal Oak
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To Bless Or Not To Bless
In an effort to promote Saint Paul Street Evangelization at a Catholic conference, we set up an information table for attendees to ask questions and get involved! One lady asked me if we recommend getting the Miraculous Medals blessed. She felt concerned that handing out
Read More →So Many Misconceptions
So I'm a 24 year old girl, sitting at a bar between a 60yo man against all organized religion and a 40yo Catholic openly high on mushrooms - as one does on a late Wednesday night. I have never met these men in my life.
Read More →Refreshing Openness
This evening, three young men stood talking with us for over a half an hour. As Christians who weren’t too familiar with Catholicism, it was refreshing to see their openness. We gave a little of what we had, time and kindness, as well as Holy
Read More →The Evangelized Becomes the Evangelizer
I met a man named Toby, who asked for a Rosary and went to place it around his neck. I suggested if he wanted a necklace that I had a Miraculous Medal for him. He accepted, and then I told him how to pray the
Read More →Looking For a Church That Teaches the Truth
We had beautiful weather on a recent Wednesday night, and people appeared glad for the comfortable climate and offered our evangelists many smiles even if they didn't stop to chat. One of our evangelists, Donna, arrived at the corner where we typically evangelize only to
Read More →God is Good All The Time
While taking my lunch break walk through a busy downtown area, I take notice of people, but especially people who essentially work alone. I thought to myself, "I wonder if it is difficult to rush from place to place delivering packages or spraying lawns or
Read More →Back to Confession
Last Saturday, I took a few of my school of evangelization students (Denise and Greg) down to Eastern Market to finish their year-end project. We also met up with Mark & Michael, who were stationed at their usual corner, and then went out to the
Read More →Turning Awkward into Approachable
A few students from our School of Evangelization in MI went out to practice sharing the Gospel recently. We all gathered in Royal Oak one Saturday morning and started evangelizing. However, I moved across the street from Randy (teacher) and Michael (classmate) to be less
Read More →Strong Evangelism
Last night we evangelized in front of Starbucks in downtown Royal Oak. One of the evangelists, Arianna, who usually evangelizes with another team, had this to say: “Wow! Evangelism in Royal Oak tonight was so strong. We gave away nearly all of the rosaries we
Read More →Leaves Change, His Love is the Same
59 degrees and sunny – Yay God! Another chance to share the Good News with your people. “Hey, where is your dog? I hardly recognized you without him.” We spoke with “Jan” many times throughout the summer. She walked her dog through downtown Royal Oak
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