Packed and ready: First Shalom Missionaries arrive in Ferrara 14 June 2023 After months of preparation, the first missionaries of the Shalom Community arrived in Ferrara on June 13.
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.
Homily – Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit 28 May 2023 The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of God, that now dwells within us! Today, God pours into the depths of our hearts the very content of His inner life. He gives us the ‘Heart of His heart’, the ‘Life of His life’. The Church is all filled with […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Holy Week (Fr Cristiano) – Palm Sunday 2023 3 April 2023 Homily – April 2nd, 2023 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, A Mt 21:1-11; Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66 To the best of our abilities, pain should always be alleviated, eased, healed and if possible, of course, avoided. But many times we will run into inevitable crosses. And […]
Cardinal Tolentino: “CSL is a place where one can rejuvenate”. 16 March 2023 On the occasion of the anniversary of the Centro San Lorenzo, a mass of thanksgiving was celebrated presided over by Cardinal Jose Tolentino.
Lent, a fertile desert 8 March 2023 The desert, in this sense, is the place to which God Himself draws His children, where He leads the people of Israel into the desert, to speak to their hearts.