Jesus, the supreme Governor of our lives 23 September 2019 Barbara Freitas, a young member of the Shalom Community talks about the General Assembly that takes place every 6 years.
“Stay online with Jesus” 21 August 2019 The 6th Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) was held from July 18-21 at the University of Santos Tomas in Manila. The theme of the PCNE was Filipino Youth Walking with Jesus and was chosen to celebrate the Year of the Youth as declared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines in response to […]
History of the Youth for Jesus Project 4 June 2019 The founding of the Shalom Work took place through young people who were sensitive to the call of God and, in an innovative way, desired to transform the evangelization of the youth of Fortaleza through an unpretentious cafeteria. Today, we can see that the magnitude of the growth of this seed thrown by God has […]
Jesus is the Lord 25 April 2019 The mystery of the Resurrection in the words of the founder of the Shalom Community.
My Jesus who laughs 17 April 2019 While we approach the Lord's Passover, we offer a reflection by the Co-founder of the Shalom Community on the joy of Jesus.
Two different choices from two close friends of Jesus 29 March 2018 This year, two people that have been part of the Passion of Jesus caught my attention when I was reading the Gospel. They were probably very close friends to Jesus because they were among those who Jesus had spent his last days with. I’m talking about Mary of Bethany and Judas Iscariot who had relevant […]
Lent begins in the Land of Jesus 17 February 2018 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent in the Holy Land: local Christians are preparing to live this season intensely.
Celebrating Christmas where Jesus was born 30 December 2017 The morning of Christmas Eve in the Holy Land always has the same sound: that of the Scouts’ drums parading through the cities. This year again, Jerusalem and Bethlehem woke up among the music of dozens of groups, waiting for the beginning of the celebrations for one of the most important religious events. So as […]
Jesus was not laid in a manger by accident 20 December 2017 When the child Jesus was born, his mother Mary laid him in a manger (Lk 2:7). The word “manger” comes from the Latin word munducare which means “to eat.” A manger or crib is a wooden or stone feeding trough or food box that holds hay for larger farm animals like cattle, horses, and donkeys. Mangers were located wherever livestock were kept, places like stables, corrals, or caves. Farmers were sure to keep their mangers well-supplied with fodder at all times so the animals would never go hungry. The cattle can walk up to a manger at any time, and then spend long, leisure hours chomping away, chewing and slowly re-chewing their cud.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Shalom spirituality 23 June 2017 In this month of June, which is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Catholic Church, Daniel Ramos, current Local Responsible of Shalom Catholic Community in Toulon told us about how the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is lived in Shalom Catholic Community spirituality. “Shalom Catholic Community adores and venerates the […]