Applications open for the Madagascar Missionary Expedition 2025
The expedition will take place in November next year in the city of Antsiranana, in the north of the African country.
WYD: Pope attends confession of three young people in Lisbon
Also on Friday, August 4, Francis visited the Parish Social Center of one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city
Packed and ready: First Shalom Missionaries arrive in Ferrara
After months of preparation, the first missionaries of the Shalom Community arrived in Ferrara on June 13.
Series “the Church on the way”: Space of Peace
In 2022, the Shalom Catholic Community inaugurated the Space of Peace, in Chaves (PA), in the Marajó Island. In March 2023, the construction of a new space has begun in Fortaleza, Ceará.
Shalom, Boston
The city known for being home to great centers of innovation and research where young people from all over the world is gathered, eight years ago welcomed the first Shalom missionaries
Holy Week (Fr Cristiano) – Palm Sunday 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 of course, in an outburst of sincerity, we can cry out to God: ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me’, which is totally natural, honest and human! But the prayer of Jesus, in the midst of his uttermost agony, goes on, and within what is human and natural, He opens a window to the supernatural: ‘Yet, even if I am ...
Cardinal Tolentino: “CSL is a place where one can rejuvenate”.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Centro San Lorenzo, a mass of thanksgiving was celebrated presided over by Cardinal Jose Tolentino.
Missionary expedition Cape Verde 2023: The adventure of loving
In August 2023, the Community will promote another missionary expedition. This time, the chosen city was Praia, located in Cape Verde, Africa.
Spirituality
“What else can we do, oh Lord, but love You passionately! To give ourselves away to You with all our weaknesses and in spite of them, consume ourselves of love for You, and be servants of Your kingdom?” (Writings of the Shalom Catholic Community, Spousal Love). Shalom’s Spirituality is based on the unconditional, “spousal” love of Jesus Christ and a radical living of the Gospel. Spousal Love, which generates a union with the Divine Will, blooms and matures in the cultivation of intimacy with God, fostered in a deep personal and community prayer life. A prayer life is an effective way to experience contemplation, unity and evangelization. These are the three pillars of St. Teresa of Avila’s spiritual life, ...
Interview: Dilma França presents Space of Peace to Pope Francis
The places were a fruit of the 35th Anniversary Convention. Five years later, the Community shares with the Pope the first graces of this oasis of mercy.
