What is a charismatic life? 29 May 2023 More than belonging to a movement, being charismatic consists in exercising the charisms in their fullness, without the Spirit of division or boasting. They must be used to build up the Church of Christ, so that all peoples may know the Truth and turn entirely to the Lord.
Bertrand Wadi: Meet the Young Advisor of the Shalom Community 5 May 2023 A young man from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bertrand Wadi Kiasolwa, has been consecrated in the Community of Life and has been serving as the Young Advisor of the Catholic Community Shalom since 2019.
Moysés Azevedo named member of Dicastery for Evangelization 25 April 2023 Pope Francis has unified the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, thus forming the new Dicastery for Evangelization.
The Church which goes forth: Alive in Christ 24 April 2023 Praise, sharing of life, openness to gifts, singing and prayer - all the elements of an ordinary Shalom prayer group, except that the participants are miles apart, even on different continents. Learn about the Alive in Christ initiative from the testimony of Mylene Otou.
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 […]
From addictions to alcohol and drugs to a new life in the Spirit 8 April 2023 A testimony of Adam St Laurent I grew up in a broken home. There was no faith in my life. I didn’t even know a person that went to church. I had an absent alcoholic father and mother that worked 2 jobs. I remember being 9 and telling my friends what my father was going […]
From the suffering of war to a new life in Christ 8 April 2023 My name is Brendan McNally. I am an artist, a language teacher, a war veteran, and a father to a beautiful 8 year old daughter. So that sounds like a lot of things, and it is. I have been many things in my life, but most importantly for this testimony tonight, I am a recent […]
From the anxieties of the world to peace in God 8 April 2023 A testimony of Bruna Bloise Before my experience with God I was feeling lost, I couldn’t find true peace, it was very fleeting. I had a very great desire to get closer to God, to understand Him more, and even to understand more about the Church, but felt like a lost mission and I didn’t […]
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 […]