SYC 2019: The saints are alive and Our Lady is the Mother of Mercy
The second day of the Shalom Youth Congress (SYC) was marked by several special moments.
Jesus, the supreme Governor of our lives
Barbara Freitas, a young member of the Shalom Community talks about the General Assembly that takes place every 6 years.
Elected new General Council of the Shalom Catholic Community
The participants of the Ordinary General Assembly (OGA) elected, on Thursday, August 29, 2019, the members of the new General Council of the Shalom Catholic Community.
The end of an era… To begin a NEW ONE!
2 Years in the Philippines!
The end of an era… To begin a NEW ONE!
In September of 2017, we arrived in the Philippines for a new chapter of our missionary lives. None of us have ever lived in a foreign country before and for us it was like going on to live a new adventure that this life of following Jesus would guide us to. From then to now, […]
Saint Michael’s Lent: have you heard of it?
There is an old devotion that seemed to be quite popular especially in the 13th up to the 18th century before it started to disappear. After many years, this devotion is being revived in many countries particularly in America and is offered to the great Saint Michael, the Archangel. It all started with Saint Francis of […]
Gabriella Dias talks about CHARIS, the International Service of Communion for The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR)
Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) The Catholic Charismatic Renewal was founded in the late 1960s in the United States of America. It is a movement within the Catholic Church which spread rapidly around the world, and today has more than 120 million followers.[i] “At the core of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is the ‘grace of Pentecost’ […]
Hope comes to Africa
In February, Shalom Catholic Community missions in Europe began a fundraising campaign to help our missions on the African continent. The campaign, “Your help brings hope to Africa”, continues through to the end of July. Since the campaign began four months ago, we have received significant amounts of financial aid, as well as witnessed the […]
History of the Youth for Jesus Project
The founding of the Shalom Work took place through young people who were sensitive to the call of God and, in an innovative way, desired to transform the evangelization of the youth of Fortaleza through an unpretentious cafeteria. Today, we can see that the magnitude of the growth of this seed thrown by God has […]
The three names of Mary in the Shalom Vocation
Spouse of the Spirit, Queen of Peace and Gate of Heaven: Emmir Nogueira, co-founder of the Shalom Community, explains the three names of Mary in the Vocation.