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Homily – Fr Cristiano Pinheiro – December 1st, 2024 – First Sunday of Advent, C

3 December 2024

Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25; 1Thes 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28,34-36 – Fr. Cristiano Pinheiro, Shalom Catholic Community Today we begin the season of Advent. It’s a time that marks the start of a new year in the Liturgical calendar of the Church. It’s the beginning of a new time, a new chapter which is a time of […]

World Day of the Poor 2024 is warmly celebrated in Brooklyn as a Festival of Free Things

17 November 2024

Helping Our Friends in Need On a recent chilly Saturday morning ShalomNYC and members of the community organized an annual Friendsgiving event in commemoration of World Day of the Poor, Nov. 17. Volunteers from all different parts of the tristate area donated clothing jackets, foods, hygienic products and their time to give back to those […]

Life in the Spirit Seminar and the power of God manifested in the life of participants

23 March 2024

My name is Rosaria, and my ties to the Catholic faith run profound and deep. I am overwhelmed with humility, gratitude, and a lingering sense of wonder as I recount a journey that has deeply impacted my life. The bond I share with San Damiano Mission Retreat – the Life in the Spirit Seminar – […]

Acamp’s North America 2023 – Fall Edition

25 June 2023

Shalom Catholic Community is hosting the second edition of Acamp’s North America, a multi-day event to encounter God, make new friends, and have a life-changing experience. For the first time, you’ll be experiencing Acamp’s in the Fall. The beauty of the autumn landscape will lead us beyond. It’s time to put off the old and […]

Homily – April 9th, 2023 – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord

9 April 2023

Homily – April 9th, 2023 – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps 118; Col 3,1-4; Jn 20:1-9 Yesterday, on the Easter Vigil we saw the darkness of the night being flooded with Light, all around. But it’s intriguing that the Gospel today starts off by saying that ‘Mary Magdalene came […]

Homily – April 8th, 2023 – The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night

8 April 2023

Homily – April 8th, 2023 – The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Rm 6:3-11; Mt 28:1-10 That violent darkness that has come upon us and surrounded the Crucifixion of the Lord gave way to the joyful, peaceful and intense light of the Resurrection. It’s impressive to move from the darkness of the night into a ‘flame-glittering church’, at the beginning of the Easter Vigil. We really […]

Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Fr. Cristiano)

7 April 2023

Homily – April 6th, 2023 – Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Jesus ‘loved His own, who are in the world, and loved them to the end’. And this ‘to the end’, from the Greek ‘eis télos’, implies 2 […]

Homily – April 15th, 2022 – Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion

16 April 2022

Is 52:13—53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1—19:42 One thing that strikes me every year when I read the Passion is that, as the Gospel is read, Jesus becomes more and more speechless, mute, His lines gradually fade out in the text… The Eternal Word of God becomes […]

Toronto is ready for Acamps Summer Fest 2020

10 August 2020

The Toronto mission is ready to this year’s edition of our annual summer retreat/adventure. It will take place at the Camp Brebeuf and participants will be able to join in several activities like canoeing, archery, rock climbing and… prayer. Due to Covid-19 restrictions we will be limiting to 50 participants so if you want to […]

Does America need a mission? What an American missionary have to say about it

20 May 2020

"The Shalom charism brought me the joy that comes from the Lord."