Braziland: Brazilian Party in the university
Last Wednesday, on October 2nd, Shalom Catholic Community promoted BRAZILAND! A Brazilian party with typical food, cultural dances and music was held in De La Salle University for the students to have the opportunity to get to know more of the Brazilian culture!                 The Shalom Catholic Community, present in the Philippines since 2017, will start heading a weekly prayer group in the place, with dance, praise and worship, prayer, formation and news for every encounter! The party presenting the culture of the missionaries’ home land was just an excuse for the students to get to know the missionaries and for them to get inspired to attend the following meetings.                 The students also had the opportunity to be involved ...

Shalom Manila celebrates Second Mission Anniversary
In this special occasion for the community in the Filipino country, a Thanksgiving Mass took place in the Shalom House. With the presence of the Most Reverend Bishop Honesto Ongtioco, D.D. of the Diocese of Cubao, where the Shalom’s Mission House is located, the missionaries received, last Saturday (14), priests, religious and lay people to this happy moment. With gratitude during his speech, the Most Rev. Bishop Honesto Ongtioco, D.D., reminded us about the primacy of the Charisma Shalom: the evangelization through the Cross. “In the Cross, there is life. There is grace. There is salvation. Finally, there is peace. Because this, we are called to spread the Shalom to the world.”, Bishop Ongtioco said. We have the young people ...

2 years of Miracles!
Miracle! This is the best word to explain about these two lasts years of the presence of the Shalom Catholic Community in the Philippines. Miracle because this is the will of God to this country and to this people. Miracle because through this Charisma of peace God showed, and continues showing us, what is His way. The way of the true life! As a new community, and together with the Church, we are called to spread the Hope, the Love and the Joy from our God, Jesus Christ, the One who passed trough the Cross.   Two years of mission, as a foundation, we know that it is not enough. We are just starting something that really started 37 years ...

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: at St. Anne’s for France
On the solemnity of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sunday 8th September 2019, the traditional Eucharistic celebration which also recalls the close links between France and the Custody of the Holy Land, was held at the Basilica of St Anne.  Many French-speaking faithful and religious took part in the Eucharist on this day of celebration. The venue of the celebration has its origins in the Protoevangelium of James, who emphasizes how the house of Mary’s parents – Joachim and Anne – was “not far from the Temple”. Starting from the dedication of the small church built on the home of the two saints in the 4th century, the solemnity was then spread throughout the Western world by Pope ...

“Buwan Ng Wika” A Filipino Party
Shalom Manila celebrated the ‘Buwan ng Wika’ The Shalom Catholic Community – Mission Manila (Philippines) – celebrated in the last August 24 the “Buwan ng Wika” Fiesta (National Language Month). The party happened at the Shalom’s Mission House in Quezon City. Joining the celebration of the Filipino language that happens throughout the country in the month of August, the missionaries prepared a moment of fraternity, prayer and joy among the guests. To this, the people that served there adjusted the mission’s house for it to become as fair to the culture as possible: ‘Jeepney’, ‘Sari-sari’, ‘Lechon’ and, of course, the Karaoke TV was there and made the celebration more attractive and closer to the Filipino people. Buwan ng Wika The ...