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World Day of the Poor 2024 is warmly celebrated in Brooklyn as a Festival of Free Things

17 November 2024

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 […]

Fully Alive is freedom!

6 November 2019

This past October 12-13 the Shalom mission in Boston held the 4th annual Fully Alive, Life in the Spirit Seminar. With more than 90 participants throughout the weekend, this has been the largest retreat in Boston yet, and even greater were the graces.

World Day for the Poor at the Mission of Sao Paulo: to hear, to answer and to set free

24 November 2018

On November 18, the World Day for the Poor, the Shalom Catholic Community undertook several initiatives in order to fulfil the request of Pope Francis to open our eyes to those who experience different conditions of suffering and marginalization and to hear their cry and recognize their needs.

Moysés Azevedo: Holiness is a gift, vocation and free response

19 September 2018

Far from being something that we can acquired through our own strength, holiness should be welcomed like a gift of from God and a calling. Holiness was the topic addressed at the Shalom Forum in Fortaleza, Brazil by Moysés Azevedo, the founder of the Shalom Catholic Community, to the more than 5000 participants. “Only God is […]

“My free life started there”

19 April 2018

I grew up in a family where faith never used to be a priority. When I was younger I had a lot of misunderstandings with them because I couldn’t find my way. Then I started to behave like other teenagers – I started smoking, drinking and dating too. Moreover,I was addicted to relationships and I […]

Young People of The Church – Free, Brave And Joyful

7 April 2018

Imagine that during the rush hour you have to pass different groups talking about some topics, trying to get your attention on your way to the subway. Which one would you notice? Those that are standing next to a stand and just hand you a piece of paper, or the one where the people sing, […]

Pope Francis: Everything is a grace, a gift given freely by God

8 December 2014

Before the recitation of the Angelus in St Peter’s Square on Monday, Pope Francis devoted his address to the Virgin Mary on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. He said that this feast can be summed up in these words: everything is a grace, everything is a gift given freely by God, because of His love […]

Moyses Azevedo: “I wanted to freely give what I have freely received”

4 November 2014

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 […]

Harvesting Joy: Discover Deep Connection at the Fully Alive Retreat

7 October 2024

It is pumpkin spice latte and apple cider donuts season in New England! A season of gratitude and friendship. A season of apple picking, corn maze, winery trips, harvest festival, and hiking to the White Mountains for the foliage. There are so many things this region has to offer and so does Shalom Boston. Shalom […]

Missionary testimonies from the Philippines

22 July 2024

Four participants in the first edition of the Shalom Mission Trip, celebrated from July 2 to 17, tell us about their experiences after two weeks of missionary formation and evangelization in Manila.

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