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Pope at Santa Marta: Depression and hope
Reality can be ugly, but despite the suffering, corruption and indifference in today’s world as Christians we must hold our heads high in hope said Pope Francis at Mass Thursday morning in Casa Santa Marta. Basing his reflections on the Readings of the Day, Pope Francis spoke of the fate of the two cities of Babylon and Jerusalem. The Pope pointed out that both the First Reading from Revelation and the Gospel from St Luke Chapter 21, draw our attention to the end of this world. He noted that they speak of the fall of two cities that refused to welcome the Lord and that drifted away from Him.  These two cities fall for different reasons, he said.   Babylon is ...

Pope Francis: Marriage and the family are in crisis
(Vatican Radio) On Monday, Pope Francis addressed a Colloquium being held on the theme “The Complementarity of Man and Woman in Marriage.” The Holy Father began his address by dwelling on the word “complementarity”: “a precious word, with multiple meanings.” Although complementarity can refer “situations where one of two things adds to, completes, or fulfills a lack in the other” it also means much more than that. Christians, he said, “find its deepest meaning in the first Letter to the Corinthians where Saint Paul tells us that the Spirit has endowed each of us with different gifts so that-just as the human body’s members work together for the good of the whole-everyone’s gifts can work together for the benefit of ...

Pope Francis: I will go to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families
(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis on Monday confirmed he will be attending the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year. “I wish to confirm according to the wishes of the Lord, that in September of 2015, I will go to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families,” said Pope Francis.  “Thank you for your prayers with which you accompany my service to the Church. Bless you from my heart.” The Holy Father speaking at the beginning of a Colloquium on Complementarity of Man and Woman happening in Rome which was sponsored by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The World Meeting of Families takes place September 22-27, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), and has as its theme “Love ...

Moyses Azevedo: “I wanted to freely give what I have freely received”
Moyses Louro de Azevedo Filho, 55 years old, was born in Fortaleza, Brazil, on the 4th of November. He is the founder and general moderator of Shalom Catholic Community, established in 1982. The community is spread all over Brazil and 15 other countries. His parents always wanted to have a boy but instead they had 5 girls. At age 44, his mother finally had a boy whom she consecrated to God. He says that as a child he was annoyed with his mother’s friends saying that he would be a priest although he never liked the idea. At age 15, Moyses was studying in a Catholic School when one of his friends invited him to participate in a youth meeting ...

Holy Father’s Angelus address for the Solemnity of All Saints and the Faithful Departed: today we are called to remember those who no one remembers
  Below a Vatican Radio translation of the Holy Father’s Angelus address: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good day! Yesterday we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints, and today the liturgy invites us to commemorate the faithful departed. These two occurrences are intimately linked to each other, just as joy and tears find a synthesis in Jesus Christ, that is the foundation of our faith and our hope. On the one hand, in fact, the Church, a pilgrim in history, rejoices through the intercession of the saints and blessed who support her in the mission of proclaiming the Gospel; on the other, she, like Jesus, shares the tears of those who suffer the separation from loved ones, and like Him and ...

10th International Forum of Formation and Prayer
During the weekend of October 25th and 26th of 2014, the members of the Shalom Catholic Community of Toulon – France, organized the 10th International Forum of Formation and Prayer, at the ‘’Castille’’, an ancient castle about 14 kilometers away from the center of the city. The preacher of this year’s event was Father Léthel, member of the Carmel and consultant for the canonization processes of the V The theme of this year’s formation was the ‘’The Light of Christ in the Heart of the Church: John Paul II and the Theology of the Saints’’atican. He has also dedicated his life to the study many different saints, concluding a thesis paper about the life of Saint Jeanne d’Arc. We also welcomed father John ...

“Like a virgin”: can a song be redeemed?
After winning the Italian edition of “The Voice”, Sister Cristina Scuccia was already an internet sensation around the world. Now, she just released her first single called “Like a Virgin”. Yes, you got it right, it is a cover of one of Madonna’s most famous and iconic hits. The song was composed by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg also famous for other songs such as “True Colors” and “Eternal Flame”. Before reflecting upon this daring single release some curious facts behind the mentioned song are important to enlighten the subject. The idea of the song came as Steinberg was driving his pickup truck and thinking about his personal experience of a devastating relationship he had and finally meeting someone new ...

Shalom Community’s song recorded in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian singer Juan Pablo Alvarado and the Dominican Celinés Díaz recorded “Como fuego abrasador”, Spanish version of the song “Como fogo abrasador” (in English, “As a blazing fire”), written by Nicodemos Costa and interpreted by Ana Gabriela, both missionary members of Shalom Catholic Community. The song is in the album “Cinco Más” and its video clip can be found here: Official Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVR9uB1LE2A Juan Pablo Alvarado, 27 years old, is a singer, composer and producer. He is part of a project along with a national network of Catholic musicians in Ecuador as one of the official voices to record songs to be used in Christian catechesis. The project is supported by the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador. Celinés Díaz abandoned a ...

10 Issues With The Media’s Narrative About Catholicism & The Synod on Marriage & Family
by Aggie Catholics The media frames all the synod’s discussions in terms of politics. The usual narrative is progressive vs conservative and too often Catholics get caught in this game as well. We have to learn that these are political terms and don’t really apply to The Church. The media only sees the human element of the Church, not the divine element. There is more to the Catholic Church than just humans who have agendas, play political games, and are trying to get their way. But, since all the media sees are these human elements, the divine elements are not part of the story. A discussion on issues doesn’t mean the Church is adopting every aspect of the discussion. Pope Francis has asked the ...

Pope Francis: the mother Church embraces persecuted Iraqis
At the General Audience Wednesday, Pope Francis told Arabic speaking pilgrims and “particularly those from Iraq,” that “like all mothers,” the Church accompanies her needy children.  She “raises up the fallen child, heals his wounds, seeks the lost… and defends those who are defenseless and persecuted.”  The Pope assured “especially these last of you, the defenseless and persecuted, that you are in the heart of the Church; the Church suffers with you and is proud of you; you are her strength and the concrete and authentic witness of her message of salvation, of forgiveness and love.  I embrace all of you, all of you.  May the Lord bless you and protect you!” (From archive of Vatican Radio)
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