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Two lessons from St. Francis that influenced the Shalom Vocation
Francis of Assisi, is a saint well known throughout the world and venerated even by non-Christians. A man of peace, capable of arousing admiration and respect for all who approached him, after 800 years men and women continue to look for him, wanting to know the secret of his life. Francis entered the Shalom vocation through the experience of the founder, Moysés Azevedo, who, attracted by his history and radicalism, found in him a great model of sanctity and spousal love. Yes, Francis’ Spousal Love reached the founder’s heart and touched him deeply, causing him a great desire to respond. In Francis’s love for God, Moysés recognized the love that burned in his heart, loving was the answer, making him ...

Being Shalom Work
The Shalom Work is beautiful! It's an invaluable and even incalculable part. They are people, parts, that surprise when they emerge from the most unusual places, seeking more information about the whole by which it was captivated.

‘And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile.’
Today we celebrate Resurrection Sunday. All the work of salvation finds its fulfillment on this day, when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, definitively overcame death and evil. During the last two days, we have followed the suffering, pain and silence of Christ, however, now we can rejoice with the Risen Lord who announces, with His appearance to the disciples, His Peace, the Shalom for all humanity. With this act, Jesus immerses his disciples in the blessed and holy ocean of hope and love, and invites us to also enjoy His holy presence in our lives. The Lord wishes to communicate to us the potent strength of His Resurrection, so that, restored by His grace, we may once again set ...

‘A great silence reigns over the Earth’
“A great silence reigns over the earth. A great silence and a great loneliness. A great silence because the King is asleep; the earth trembled and became silent, because the God made man fell asleep and woke up those who had been asleep for centuries. God died in the flesh and awakened the mansion of the dead. I command thee, awake thou that sleeps, for I created thee not to remain in the mansion of the dead. Arise, work of my hands; I am the life of the dead. Arise, work of my hands; arise, O my image, you who were created in my likeness. Arise, let us go from here; you in me and I in you, we are ...

‘I have been crucified with Christ’
“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Gl 2:19b-10) We have made it to Holy Friday, the only day of the year whether the focus of the liturgy isn’t the pinnacle of the Eucharist, but rather the Cross of Christ. Father Raniero Catalamessa teaches us that this is a way for us to turn our eyes from the Sacrament to what it represents: Jesus, without fault, gives himself to save us. When St. Paul proclaims that “I have been ...