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 […]
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 […]
From the suffering of war to a new life in Christ 8 April 2023 My name is Brendan McNally. I am an artist, a language teacher, a war veteran, and a father to a beautiful 8 year old daughter. So that sounds like a lot of things, and it is. I have been many things in my life, but most importantly for this testimony tonight, I am a recent […]
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.
Flame 2023: congress gathers 8,000 young people 7 March 2023 The Shalom Catholic Community in London participates in the Flame congress, the largest Catholic gathering of young people in England and Wales.
Verso L’Alto 2023, the beauty of arts and spirituality will lead Brooklyn heavenwards 28 February 2023 “Beauty will save the world” said the Russian author Dostoyevsky and this is what the Verso l’Alto International Concert will aim to express. Beauty is this universal language that transcends all the differences and touches the heart of Mankind, no matter what background, hardship or challenge one can have lived. The Shalom Catholic Community in […]