Packed and ready: First Shalom Missionaries arrive in Ferrara 14 June 2023 After months of preparation, the first missionaries of the Shalom Community arrived in Ferrara on June 13.
What is a charismatic life? 29 May 2023 More than belonging to a movement, being charismatic consists in exercising the charisms in their fullness, without the Spirit of division or boasting. They must be used to build up the Church of Christ, so that all peoples may know the Truth and turn entirely to the Lord.
Moysés Azevedo named member of Dicastery for Evangelization 25 April 2023 Pope Francis has unified the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, thus forming the new Dicastery for Evangelization.
The Church which goes forth: Alive in Christ 24 April 2023 Praise, sharing of life, openness to gifts, singing and prayer - all the elements of an ordinary Shalom prayer group, except that the participants are miles apart, even on different continents. Learn about the Alive in Christ initiative from the testimony of Mylene Otou.
Homily – April 9th, 2023 – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord 9 April 2023 Homily – April 9th, 2023 – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps 118; Col 3,1-4; Jn 20:1-9 Yesterday, on the Easter Vigil we saw the darkness of the night being flooded with Light, all around. But it’s intriguing that the Gospel today starts off by saying that ‘Mary Magdalene came […]
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 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 Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Fr. Cristiano) 7 April 2023 Homily – April 6th, 2023 – Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Jesus ‘loved His own, who are in the world, and loved them to the end’. And this ‘to the end’, from the Greek ‘eis télos’, implies 2 […]
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 […]
A liquidation-proof happiness: evangelizing in the mall 21 March 2023 In the city, the religious element is mediated by different lifestyles, by customs linked to a sense of time, of territory and of relationships that differ from those of rural populations. In everyday life, city dwellers often struggle to survive, and in this struggle, a deep sense of existence is hidden, which usually also includes a deep religious sense.