Stories from the Street

Detroit, MI. As St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote, you have to pray to be saved. In order to go to heaven when we die, we must have established some kind of friendship with God. As Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” But you can’t be in friendship with God without prayer. Therefore, the simple act of inviting others to prayer can be a fruitful effort of evangelization. This is what the Detroit and other SPSE teams recently did for the “Night Fever” event: they invited people on the street to come into the beautiful Old St Mary’s Catholic Church in Detroit’s Greektown, to light a candle and say a prayer. This occasioned also some great conversations, with the opportunity to share the Gospel. Great work, Detroit Team!
StoryIn order to bring more parish involvement and perhaps broaden our outreach, we had a parish information session to give details about St. Paul Street Evangelization: its mission, goals, etc. and to…
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StoryI just wanted to give you an update on the July 16 SPSE outing. The outing went very well. We distributed between 7-10 Rosary beads and distributed pamphlets on how to pray…
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StoryA man stopped on his way out of the hockey rink. Already Catholic, he had “plenty of Rosaries”, but said his parish was shut down and he was tired of watching Mass…
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