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It is time for new foundations in Shalom Community
On this year 2016, the Catholic Community Shalom announced the opening of two more missionary homes in the African continent: one in the city of Praia, capital of Cape Verde and one in Maputo, the capital and the largest city of Mozambique. At least ten missionaries of the Shalom Community will be assigned to the evangelization work in these cities. The Pope Francis, during his visit to Africa in December 2015, said: “I come as a minister of the Gospel to proclaim the love of Jesus Christ and his message of reconciliation, forgiveness and peace. My visit aims to confirm Catholics in their faith in God and the testimony of the Gospel, which teaches the dignity of every man and woman, and recommended us to open our hearts ...

Church of The Risen One Who went through the Cross
A house with open doors where many will come and from where many will leave, having experienced God’s mercy which can transform lives. This is the Church of The Risen One Who went through the Cross that is being built at Shalom Catholic Community’s headquarters in Aquiraz, metropolitan area of ​​Fortaleza city, Brazil. Sand and metal so far. Soon there will be stones, later wood. Elements found in nature little by little being mixed to others found in human being: strength, reason, faith. All of its elements are of great importance to build the Shalom Community’s Church of The Risen One Who went through the Cross in an area of ​​2.216m². The project has environmental guidelines to provide comfort and energy efficiency. Four stages have been completed ...

Four Tips to live a holy Lent
We are still at the beginning of the Lent, a time where we are called to conversion. This is not a sad time, absolutely, but it is a time of recollection, of inner desert, a time to look inside ourselves, to turn to our family and to the community life. The word “lent” comes from the old English “lencten” which means “spring”, a reference to the movement of the earth from winter solstice toward the spring equinox. However, another word used to describe this season is “quadragesima” from the Latin “40th day” before Easter. It refers to some biblical facts that are linked with the number forty, such as the great flood, the forty years that the people of God ...

Ronaldo Pereira: a life consumed for God
“I am only happy when I am really tired, consumed by God’s work”, is what Ronaldo Pereira used to say. Ever since his youth, Ronaldo was always a revolutionary lad. During his school years, he was a writer and the editor of the school’s newspaper which had a communist tone. He wanted to finish high-school, study Agronomy and afterwards move to Cuba. However, he was taken to Shalom Community by a girl named Daniela. Then came his conversion which was a turning point in his convictions. He went to college to study Business. His father was very happy as he wanted his son to take over the family’s business. Meanwhile, Ronaldo was getting more and more involved in his prayer ...

“If it depends on me there will always be new priests”
“The path of holiness of a priest begins in the seminary”. With these words, Pope Francis spoke to the participants of the Convention sponsored by the Congregation for the Clergy in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees on the formation of priests. Through his words we realize the great responsibility that we have in forming our future priests. It was also Pope Francis who, speaking on the same subject, said that a priest is someone “taken from among men”, “ordained for men” and present “amongst other men”. He highlighted the importance of human formation in the path towards priesthood, along with spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation.   In Shalom Community, seminarians receive these necessary formation in the Philosophy and Theology ...

Missionaries of Mercy: Doors that open to the service of brothers
  th February 2016, Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis celebrated in the Basilica of St. On 10 Peter, the opening Mass of the Lenten season. On this occasion the Pontiff sent over 1,000 priests from around the world chosen to be Missionaries of Mercy. This year, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy, the Pope allowed these priests summoned by him, to forgive sins reserved solely to the Holy See. In his homily, the Pope Francis highlighted the main functions that these Missionaries of Mercy must exercise in their communities: to be aid and comfort; to open the heart to all men and women that with fear or shame fall into the temptation of being “shielded”. Pope sends them to be the hands and eyes of the Father ...

Shalom holds carnival retreat in more than 50 cities in Brazil
With the proposal of a different Carnival, the Shalom Catholic Community hosts the event Reborn (or Rebirth, depending on the city that is being held) from 7-9th February in more than 50 cities in Brazil. “A Whole New Life” is the inspiring theme of the event this year, which promise along with the contagious joy, an experience of happiness that never ends on Ash Wednesday. Always with free admission, Reborn was first held in Fortaleza in 1986. A few years later, with the expansion of Shalom Community, several cities have hosted the event, which was named “Rebirth” in some of them. Reborn gather participants in an open retreat format, the event brings together more than 30,000 people just in Fortaleza, during the three days ...

A different carnival: Reborn and Rebirth starts in Brazil
The carnival retreats Reborn and Rebirth (in Portuguese, “Renascer” and “Reviver”, respectively) has begun this morning in over 80 cities in Brazil. The event, organized by Shalom Catholic Community, promises “A Whole New Life” to its participants, in three days of praise and worship, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, talks, courses and celebration of the Holy Mass. To provide a personal experience with God’s love is the main goal of the event. The sacraments of confession and the Eucharist stands out as opportunities for this divine encounter. In many cities, the retreat began last night. In others, this morning there have been Mass presided by bishops. This is the case of Arapiraca (Al), where Don Valerio Breda, bishop of Penedo, ...

Shalom has four new Priests
Four deacons of Shalom Catholic Community have been ordained priests on December 22 by the Archbishop of Fortaleza, Jose Antonio Tosi Marques, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. They are Cristiano Pinheiro, Edie Bethlem, Gustavo Jose and Hintz Dagoberto, all missionary members of the Shalom Community. Their first Mass has been celebrated on the following days from December 25 to December 28 at Shalom da Paz Evangelization Centre, in Fortaleza. The Shalom Community has a total of 17 priests members of Life Community and 10 priests who belong to the Covenant Community, in Brazil and in other countries. 70 members are now studying to become priests. According to the founder, Moyses Azevedo, these four new priests are a result of God’s fruitfulness in ...

SYC: “unique opportunity to live together with many brothers a strong moment of prayer, praise, reflection on our lives”
My name is Francesco and I come from the mission of Acqui Terme, in northern Italy. I am very happy of this Congress because it was a unique opportunity to live together with many brothers a strong moment of prayer, praise, reflection on our lives. I think of two sentences of Moyses: “The secret of happiness is not to live for themselves, “and” Do not fall into the temptation of wanting to walk alone”. There, these words, now that I’m back in my apartment for a student, I fill the awareness and the desire to belong to this people of God, he loved and opted for a life of service in this charism, in prayer, unity and evangelization. I thank the Lord for this beautiful gift that ...
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