The Pope’s fight against Satan
In the first five years of his pontificate, Francis has cited the devil many times, insisting not only on his existence but also on his dangerousness
“There’s no human condition that can’t be healed, with love!”
“The Song of the Irias” is a play written by Wilde Fabio, a member of the Shalom Catholic Community. It has been performed all over Brazil to wide acclaim. It was originally written in Portuguese and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, Hungarian and most recently English. The central theme revolves around the same “Salvation […]
How God wants guide the young people for the next WYD in Panama in 2019?
Message of the Holy Father Francis for the XXXII World Youth Day (Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017) Dear Young Friends, Here we are, on the road again, following our great meeting in Kraków, where we celebrated the Thirty-first World Youth Day and the Jubilee for Young People as part of the Holy Year of Mercy. […]
Do you know The Way of Peace?
Let’s say you want to explore the world and see with your own eyes some of the most beautiful landmarks you have only heard about it on tv. You know there is much more than what you see on your daily basis: new places, new cultures, new food and costumes. You may even find a […]
Pope: Resentment is not Christian
Brotherhood is destroyed by small things Reflecting on the first reading of the day which speaks of Cain and Abel, Pope Francis said that in this reading from Genesis, for the first time in Bible we hear the word ‘brother’ and we listen to a “story of brotherhood that should grow and be beautiful, but […]
Pope Francis to the laity: go out and evangelize, or buy mothballs
When asked in a new interview what specific mission he has for the laity, Pope Francis responded with a frequent appeal: to go outside of oneself and take risks in evangelizing, rather than staying stuffed up at home while the moths move in. “Sometimes I think the best business we can do with many Christians, […]
“Christ is baptized, not to be made holy by the water, but to make the water holy…”
The phrase “portal of grace” doesn’t appear in the Catechism, but it’s how I’ve always thought of Baptism; we might call the sacrament “The First Ephphetha,” the first means by which we are opened to Christ and to the Christian life which, if it is lived fully and mindfully, must be a continual opening and […]
How do we keep Christ in Christmas?
December reminds us of Christmas. However, what exactly does Christmas mean? How do we keep Christ in Christmas? Shalom missionaries and some friends who participate in the prayer group every Saturday had a Christmas celebration in a different way from what people generally do. On December 17th, 2016, during the prayer group they got together […]
Life-changing experience in London
Shalom Catholic Community in London (UK) is hosting an event known as Life in the Spirit Seminar or LSS, to make it short. It’s not just an event: its an experience! Thousands of people all over the world have experienced a turning point in their lives after taking part on a LSS retreat. We wouldn’t be writing this […]
Hopen confirmed their presence in Halleluya Krakow
French band plays for the first time at the Festival Halleluya The band was born in Lyon, France and is made up of Antoine, Camille, Charles and Armond, four brothers, who after a meeting with the band Glorious, decided to create their own band. They combine the passion for music, which they have since childhood, […]