Novena to Saint Joseph
"Firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good." CCC 1808
St. Joseph Novena – Patris Corde
We propose nine days of prayerful meditation with Joseph, reflecting on some points of the apostolic letter of Pope Francis on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as the patron saint of the universal Church.
In an exciting letter, a Shalom missionary describes a time of pandemic in Angola
You have to stay at home, obey the rules of social distance, wear masks and gel alcohol. But we do not need to close our eyes and heart to those Christ sends us today. Shalom!
The gifts of the Holy Spirit: The gift of faith
The Charisms of the Spirit, conferred to all in Baptism and intensified in Confirmation, are also called gifts of the Holy Spirit. With these gifts He enables us to serve the Church of Christ.
Christus vivit, I chose to be consecrated
One year after the Synod on young people, Catholic youth from around the world engage with "Christus vivit", Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation. "It's a huge call before a small, grateful response". This is how Barbara, missionary of the Shalom Catholic Community, describes her own vocation: not one of a woman religious, but of a young lay missionary who chose to bear witness to God by giving herself to Him. The Pope writes: Jesus always casts out the nets.
How can marriage be a way towards happiness and holiness?
The decision to entirely engage their lives to one another, to live a common life, not a life by themselves, is many times taken without the fully understanding on what this new “adventure” God Himself has driven them to engage to.
“I found the one I could give everything to”
Jamile is a missionary of Shalom Catholic Community who made her Definitive Promises in the Shalom Charisma as a Covenant Community member on Sunday 8th of April, the Feast of Divine Mercy. Currently, she lives in Boston where she made her solemn and eternal commitments to offer her life for the evangelization of others. In order to share this remarkable moment she wrote a letter addressing all those who are part of the Shalom family.
Acamps Family
Here is the testimony of a mother who participated with her family in an Acamp’s, an event of the Community. She told Comshalom about the spiritual and human experience they have lived together, with other families. God wants opened families, strengthened in the unity of Christ and in the joy which is source of life, […]
Shalom showed me that I am a child of God
My name is Javier Francisco Kovacs Benitez. I’m 32 years old, and I’m a pride Paraguayan! I was raised as a Catholic since I was a kid and although my family broke up when I was a child, I became quite involved with the church while attending school, but this dramatically changed when I was […]
Jim Caviezel takes on wide slate of topics in fascinating new interview
Actor Jim Caviezel has starred in Hollywood hits from “The Count of Monte Cristo” to “The Thin Red Line.” But he is best known for playing Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” an experience that he says affected him very deeply and spiritually. In a new interview, Caviezel talks about the importance […]