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Homily – Fr Cristiano Pinheiro – December 1st, 2024 – First Sunday of Advent, C
Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25; 1Thes 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28,34-36 – Fr. Cristiano Pinheiro, Shalom Catholic Community Today we begin the season of Advent. It’s a time that marks the start of a new year in the Liturgical calendar of the Church. It’s the beginning of a new time, a new chapter which is a time of waiting, because life itself is, in many ways, a kind of ‘waiting’, right? And the key question is: what do we fill this ‘waiting time’ of life with? What do we choose to focus on as we journey through life? Do we follow a specific direction? Do we know where we’re headed? Is there a HOPE or a PROMISE lighting our way ahead? Actually, that’s ...

The Fully Alive Retreat: The Call to Transformation through the Holy Spirit and Grace
The Transformative Power of the Holy Spirit By Higor Fontoura At the Fully Alive Retreat, held from November 22nd to 24th, João Lucas delivered a talk that profoundly impacted my heart. From the moment he spoke, I felt drawn into his message about the Holy Spirit’s transformative power. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation as João Lucas shared the Promise of the Father, urging us to open ourselves to a deeper, life-changing relationship with the Holy Spirit. He challenged us from the very beginning, saying, “Rules without relationship equals rebellion.” This simple yet powerful statement struck me deeply. It echoed the sentiment of a previous speaker and reminded me that religious practices without true connection to God can often lead ...

World Day of the Poor 2024 is warmly celebrated in Brooklyn as a Festival of Free Things
Helping Our Friends in Need On a recent chilly Saturday morning ShalomNYC and members of the community organized an annual Friendsgiving event in commemoration of World Day of the Poor, Nov. 17. Volunteers from all different parts of the tristate area donated clothing jackets, foods, hygienic products and their time to give back to those in need around Brooklyn. The community organized four mission trips, where vans were loaded with pre-packed goods to deliver to those on the streets looking for work and those at shelters who have the constant uncertainty of what tomorrow will bring. One of the missions I went on was to a Home Depot, where men were lined along the entrance waiting to be picked up ...

From Hungary to New York: A Mission that Transformed My Life and Renewed My Vocation
My name is Andrea, and I am a covenant community missionary from Hungary. Two years ago, I began my mission in New York, living as part of the life community. In October 2022, just before the Feast of Saint John Paul II, I arrived to join this community as it celebrated its second anniversary in this vibrant city. I truly believe it was a gift of grace that God sent me on mission in October—a month dedicated to missionary work and to honoring saints who are great patrons of our vocation in the Shalom community. I come from a Greek Catholic family with strong traditions, where faith and family were inseparable. Growing up, this faith was a constant in my ...
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