Latest Blog Posts
Volleyball Emergency
A group of young adult Catholics meets every Thursday during the summer to play sand volleyball at a local park. It was my first time there, but I started to get to know others while playing. A couple of other SPSE evangelists joined me as
Read More →The Rosary draws Catholics, active or inactive - 2020-09-06
The Rosary draws Catholics, active or inactive. So thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. Two women stopped. One wanted a Rosary, the other was a non-Catholic Christian. While e. Chuck helped the first…
Read More →Prayer Gets Things Going
Our team set up at the Matchan soup kitchen, but for 10-15 minutes no one came over. We couldn't figure out why, until we realized that we forgot to pray. So we stopped and prayed God would send someone to the table who was on
Read More →Evangelization: Always an adventure - 2020-08-30
Evangelization: Always an adventure. So thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. “I want to kill you guys,” said a somewhat heavyset, homeless-looking woman as she walked by. Then she went and sat at…
Read More →Always a need for prayer! - 2020-08-22
Always a need for prayer! So thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. “John”, the homeless man awaiting biopsy results from last week, passed by again. His lymph node did have cancer, and…
Read More →Sign My Petition
I was walking into a local store when a lady stopped me to sign a petition for a controversial topic. I asked her for details, and upon hearing and reading more on the issue I declined. I explained that I'm Christian and there are certain
Read More →What is "real" street evangelization?
I think that when most of us think about street evangelization, we picture a busy street corner in a big city. We think of a successful evangelization team as one that gets a steady stream of passers-by, giving away dozens…
Read More →"You, my Child Shall Be Called the Prophet of the Most High"
This prayer that the church prays together every morning in the Liturgy of the Hours is the prayer of Zechariah prophesying about his son St. John the Baptist. It is a call to the whole church also that we too…
Read More →September 5, 2020 Drive-Thru Prayer station and literature table
We are very happy with our first Drive-Thru prayer station on Saturday, September 5. Phil and Peggy set up at the north entrance of the church, while after some thought Sharon and the literature table was moved closer to the…
Read More →Thomas Beach 8/29/2020
Just a note to let you know what happened at last Saturdays Saint Paul Street Evangelization event at Lake Bde Maka Ska. Sharon and Phil "hit the streets" (or actually the walking paths) with Regional Missionary, Denise Hirl and her…
Read More →