Archbishop advisor of Pope Francis visits Shalom
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, is going to visit the General Government of Shalom Catholic Community by the end of January of 2017 in Aquiraz, Ceará. An intense program will mark the visit of the Archbishop, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. One of Archbishop Rino’s main activities with Shalom Community will be a youth vigil scheduled for January 28th. In this audience are expected more than four thousand people for this encounter, which will be composed of a great celebration with testimonies, a show with the band “Missionario Shalom” and the presentation of a musical play which speaks about the community’s vocation. The ...

Politician and missionary
Jorge Pinheiro is a lawyer who came to political life after “discerning the will of God,” as he claims to do so for everything in his life. He has been working for the Secretary State of Justice (‘Sejus’) in Fortaleza, Northeast of Brazil, for six years and his specializing is in canon law. He is also a missionary, member of Shalom Catholic Community and does not hide the force of the divine call to his arrival in the political area guided by the pure will of God without any Human action or mediation. In his divine mission, he intends to be an “active and dedicated voice to defend family and life”. The lawyer said that as a councilman, he likes ...

“Christ is baptized, not to be made holy by the water, but to make the water holy…”
The phrase “portal of grace” doesn’t appear in the Catechism, but it’s how I’ve always thought of Baptism; we might call the sacrament “The First Ephphetha,” the first means by which we are opened to Christ and to the Christian life which, if it is lived fully and mindfully, must be a continual opening and re-opening, and then a widening to the Savior and to the workings of the Holy Spirit. When we chant with the psalmist “Open wide your mouth and I will fill it” we do well to remember that the same is true for our hearts and our souls. A portal opened to grace must not be blocked. As much as Christ’s Nativity was “for all the people,” ...

Two new priests of Shalom Catholic Community
The archdiocese of Fortaleza has held, the 22nd of December, at 18:30, in the metropolitan cathedral, a solemn Eucharistical celebration in which have been ordained new priests, through the imposition of hands and the prayer of consecration of His Eminence José Antônio Aparecido, Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza. Two out of the six new priests are members of Shalom Catholic Community, the deacons Douglimar Estevam da Silva Lucena and Paulo Henrique Morais Araújo, who lived a time of diaconate serving the Church, the community and the brothers. On the path to the priesthood, the diaconal ordination is a service, a ministry in the Church, not only a “temporary phase”, but it is a grace and a position included in the priesthood. ...

I had a blast! Jesus’ love was present, filling us, calling us.”
On December 2nd, 2016 LIFT Worship Night took place at Cathedral of the Holy Cross, in Boston. LIFT Ministries is a Catholic ministry based in the Boston area that hosts monthly worship nights featuring awesome praise & worship music, dynamic Catholic speakers, and Eucharistic Adoration for people of all ages. Shalom Boston Missionaries got together with some friends to check out that special night. The “Special Advent LIFT Worship Night” featured Oscar Riveira, a great national speaker and Cardinal Sean O’Malley. Both of them spoke about Advent and delivered a message to us about how to live this period in a better way and how to prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus. This refers to our celebration of Christ’s ...

The Greatest joy ever at the Shalom Catholic Community in Toronto
The greatest joy ever at the Shalom Catholic Community in Toronto took place on this past weekend November eleven and twelve of 2016 when was inaugurated the first Evangelization Centre of Shalom Catholic Community in this city. The event counted with the presence of many people that accompanied this mission in the past thirteen years and who with joy and thanksgiving could praise the Lord for one more of his wonders on earth. This place is a “monument” for the glory of God in Toronto said Fr. Cristiano Pinheiro, the priest member of the Shalom Catholic Community and who presided the opening Mass on November 11th. He continued by saying that we could be surprise for he has used a ...

First meeting of Shalom youth group in the rectory of St. Anthony’s Church in Ede, Utrecht
/ Shalom Youth group // In Ede, Utrecht young local people are discovering the faith and sharing their lives in a particular meeting composed by song, prayer, spiritual formation and joy. The joy that cames from Jesus Christ, who is the source of true peace. The meeting is in the rectory at the Anthony Church, Stationsweg 112 Ede. Everyone is welcome! For more information see Shalom Nederland  

Shalom missionaries are holding evangelisation vigils at St Monica’s Church
Friday nights are always busy and noisy in many areas of central London where young adults tend to gather in pubs. Hoxton square is one of these areas. During November many people have been attracted by lively music, not to a pub, but to a church: St Monica’s Catholic Church, where Shalom missionaries are holding evangelisation vigils. Inside the church, The Blessed Sacrament is exposed and lively hymns are sung while people are praying. Outside the church, young people are evangelising other young people: “would you like to light a candle and pray for peace in the world?” this is how a conversation starts, leading to a time of prayer in the church, before the Blessed Sacrament. Afterwards, a hot ...

From Vatican to Brazil: Professor Guzmán Carriquiry talk about the impact of pope Francis’ pontificate in the world.
  The cities of Brazil, Fortaleza, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro receive the professor Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour, in November in the days 3, 8 and 11. The topic of his talk is “The Pontificate of Pope Francis: the surprises of God, the joy of the Gospel and the hope of the people.” Professor Dr. Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour is the first Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, appointed by Pope Francis in may 2014. He came to Brazil to attend a conference sponsored by Shalom Catholic Community and the Archdioceses of Fortaleza, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Guzmán Carriquiry works for over 40 years in the Holy See and he was an active and close collaborator of Paul ...