SYC 2019: The saints are alive and Our Lady is the Mother of Mercy
The second day of the Shalom Youth Congress (SYC) was marked by several special moments.
Saint Michael’s Lent: have you heard of it?
There is an old devotion that seemed to be quite popular especially in the 13th up to the 18th century before it started to disappear. After many years, this devotion is being revived in many countries particularly in America and is offered to the great Saint Michael, the Archangel. It all started with Saint Francis of […]
Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Divine Providence does not abandon us
“Every day God works true miracles for us, we realize them concretely. If it was not for these everyday wonders, we couldn't go any further, we couldn't do anything.”
Saint Joseph Feast in Holy Land
The solemnity of St. Joseph was celebrated with great devotion in the land where he lived, worked and cared for his family. Today on the House that probably he built stands the Basilica of the Holy Family or the Nutrition of Jesus. In 2006, Shalom Community was invited by the Custody of the Holy Land […]
Novena to Saint Joseph
The Shalom Catholic Community invites you to pray the Novena to Saint Joseph. It can be said at any time of the year, specially on the days surrounding St Joseph’s Feast which is held on the 19th of March. Saint Joseph is a dear saint to our beloved Pope Francis and to many Catholics around the […]
The Feast of Saint Peter’s Chair: an anniversary for Shalom Community
The 22nd of February 2012, the day of the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, the Statutes of Shalom Catholic Community have been definitely approved. According to our founder, Moysés Azevedo, the fact that the Statutes of the Community were approved on this day means that we exist to profess the faith of Peter. […]
Cardinal Rylko, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, is the new archpriest of the basilica of saint Mary Major
Cardinal Rylko had led the Pontifical Council for the Laity from 2003 until it ceased to exist on September 2016. Pope Francis named the Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko to the post of archpriest of the basilica of saint Mary Major on last December. Shalom Community missionaries from the missions of Rome and Civita Castellana and many […]
The worst sinners who became saints
Ask any Catholic to name a sinner who became a great saint and most will answer, “St. Augustine.” As a teenager, Augustine abandoned the Catholic faith for the pagan Manicheans sect, and took a mistress; they lived together for 17 years and had a son. Without meaning to diminish in any way the seriousness of […]
Can a sinner become a saint?
Did canonized saints ever commit sin? Were they born with a halo? Were they perfect in every way possible? In the eyes of many Christians saints can appear too “heavenly” or “perfect” to be imitated. Often when reading a biography of a saint the reader can be left with the false impression that if you […]
