Elected the New General Council of the Shalom Catholic Community
The new General Council of the Shalom Catholic Community was elected at the Annual General Meeting that is happening in Fortaleza. From this date the General Council will have the following composition: Life members: Founder and General Moderator : Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho Cofounder: Maria Emmir Oquendo Nogueira Elected members of the […]
“We want a peaceful world; we want to be men and women of peace.”
This past Sunday Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the entire Mideast region, and throughout the whole world to be held this coming Saturday, September 7th, 2013. Speaking ahead of the traditional Angelus prayer with pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said, “On […]
Annual General Meeting of Shalom Catholic Community
Since the beginning of last week, Moysés Azevedo, the founder of Shalom Catholic Community, has been preaching to the participants of Shalom’s Annual General Meeting. The days have been spent in prayer and silence, which seeks to encourage reflection and dialogue with God. In one of his lectures, he discussed about the […]
“Strive to enter through the narrow door”- A meditation of this Sunday Gospel
In this Sunday Gospel (Lk 13,22-30) Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem and someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” His answer for them, as for ourselves, if we dare to make the same question, was: “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I will tell you, will try […]
The Shalom Work
The Work Shalom is the ensemble of evangelization actions performed by the community and their fruits. The members of prayer groups, life and covenant communities and each person that is reached by these actions is part of the Shalom Work. “The Lord has entrusted us a ‘Work’. That is a fruit of his missionary order. […]
Forms of life
Forms of life are a gift from God to each person to unable them to love and to serve Him. The Shalom Community is composed by faithful people from all the forms of life: celibate for the kingdom of heaven, married and single people; priests, deacons and seminarists. United by a consecration of life, they […]
History of Shalom in Toronto
A couple of years ago, in 2003, the first missionaries from Life Community, arrived in Toronto. Their main mission was to assist a Portuguese speaking parish in some activities such as bible course, youth prayer group coordination, artistic presentation, evangelization in nursing homes and schools. Nowadays we are 9 missionaries, 2 for Life Community and […]
“I don’t stand alone!” – WYD Testimony
What can I say about my journey to the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro! There are no words to describe the happiness that overwhelms my soul after I experienced Gods demonstration of his love in this year’s World Youth Day. From the beginning to the end of my journey, I loved every single […]
Activities
Prayer Groups in: Portuguese -Thursday at 7:30 pm Portuguese – Saturday at 6:30pm (Couples) English – Saturday at 6:30pm (Teens) English and portuguese – Saturday at 6:30pm (Kids) English – Saturday at 4:30 pm (Youth) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday: 3 pm – 6 pm Counseling and Prayer : By appointment We also held: Courses […]