Selfishness no longer commands the world! 10 April 2018 In the morning of the Easter Sunday Moyses Azevedo talked to the Community and the Shalom Work in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Young People of The Church – Free, Brave And Joyful 7 April 2018 Imagine that during the rush hour you have to pass different groups talking about some topics, trying to get your attention on your way to the subway. Which one would you notice? Those that are standing next to a stand and just hand you a piece of paper, or the one where the people sing, […]
“Our lives matter to the Church!” 7 April 2018 The experience of a young missionary of Shalom Catholic Community in the pre-Synodal meeting.
Shalom Work “The Shalom Work is a work that is born in the merciful heart of Christ as a joyful instrument of God’s love and mercy.” – Moysés Azevedo The Shalom Work includes the members of Covenant and Life Community, prayer group participants and all those who incarnate the Word of God in their lives, […]
Way of Peace “When the Risen Jesus appeared to the disciples in the Cenacle, the first word He uttered was ‘Shalom’ (…) That is the day that the Lord made us, when Jesus gave his disciples access to the Way of Peace” (Letter to the Community). The Way of Peace is the itinerary for the formation of […]
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 primacy of the youth in the Shalom vocation “Young people are not an accident. They aren’t a centrepiece, or a circumstance which will fade with time. The primacy of the youth belongs to the founding grace of the Shalom Charisma” Our Statutes tells us to pay a special attention to the youth. When we were preparing this document to present it to the […]
Founder Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho is the founder and general moderator of the Shalom Catholic Community, a consultant for the Pontifical Council for the Laity since 2007 and the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization since 2011. Born on November 4, 1959, in Fortaleza, Brazil, he was educated in a Catholic environment and, […]
The fundamental experience 4 April 2018 The Shalom Catholic Community is based on this experience with the Risen Lord who passed through the cross. He, for the greater glory of the Father, pours out His Spirit upon us and sends us as His disciples and ministers of His Peace. The experience with the Risen One who passed through the Cross is […]
The Lord’s descent into hell – Holy Saturday 30 March 2018 A reading from an ancient homily for Holy Saturday