Holy Mass opens Ordinary General Assembly of Shalom Catholic Community
The opening of the Ordinary General Assembly took place last Friday, August 23rd, at "Shalom da Paz" in Fortaleza.
Easter, Mutation and Nuclear Fission
The real meaning of Easter is far beyond giving and receiving chocolate eggs, and the bunny no longer reminds us of the resurrection of Jesus.
Celibacy: “A Life that together we choose”
My name is Rayana Soares de Sousa, I am 27 years old, I am a native of Massapê, a little town in the State of Ceará – Brazil, I have been consecrated in the Shalom Life Community and I’ve been a celibate for the Kingdom of Heaven for 6 years. Today I am on mission […]
Pope to youth at WYD Panama: the Church isn’t “cool”–it’s “love”
At the Welcoming Ceremony of the 34th World Youth Day, before thousands of young pilgrims, Pope Francis shares his vision of a Church that dreams, and loves.
In the heart of the Church, a new center for the youth
“I will be love in the heart of the Church.” – Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.
Beyond All Borders – Stories of a young missionary in the Philippines
Thais is a Shalom Life Community missionary that has been in the Philippines for almost year. Here she shares with us what it is described for her as the "most meaningful experience" of the last months.
Shalom Catholic Community assumes the responsibilities of the ‘San Lorenzo’ International Youth Centre in Rome
On the 13th of March of 1983, St. John Paul presented the young people of the world with a gift. He inaugurated the ‘San Lorenzo’ International Youth Centre, a few feet away from St. Peter’s Square, in Vatican: a welcoming place for pilgrimages, encounters, prayer and evangelisation for all the young people who come to the Eternal city.
The Tau in the Shalom vocation
The TAU The TAU is in the form of the Greek letter TAU (T), which is in the shape of a cross. The two major influences for Francis, in relation to the TAU, were the Antonians and the Fourth Council of the Lateran. Saint Francis got the TAU and it’s meaning from the Antonians. They […]
The Lord’s descent into hell – Holy Saturday
A reading from an ancient homily for Holy Saturday
Holy Family mass in Nazareth (December 31th)
Here where dwelled the Holy Family, this day had a great celebration with all the local christians, with the presence of the main autorities of the Holy Land.