Catholic Community Shalom

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The Catholic Community Shalom ( en . : Shalom Catholic Community , pt . : Comunidade Católica Shalom ) is an association of believers in the Roman Catholic Church . It was founded in Brazil in 1982 and recognized by the Holy See in 1992 as an international Catholic organization under papal law. The community counts 110 congregations in 20 countries and counts among its members approximately 3,000 brothers and sisters of consecrated life , priests and seminarians , and approximately 30,000 people cared for by them.

history

On July 9, 1982 the Shalom Catholic Community was founded by the then Brazilian student Moyes Louro de Azevedo Filho and a small group of like-minded people. He found support from the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza Aloísio Leo Arlindo Cardinal Lorscheider OFM and so it began with a bread shop and an attached small library . In 1983 a prayer group began to be set up slowly and steadily.

This first “Shalom Center” was visited by families, children and all kinds of people. In 1985 this resulted in the first “ community ” of young people who had made their promise to consecrated life. In 1995 the first statute was drawn up and in 1996 the first “alliance of young people and adults” was created. Evangelization developed from the previous prayer groups and the desire to build a house arose. In 1998, Archbishop Cláudio Cardinal Hummes OFM gave the community episcopal approval. The community is a cooperative member of the Catholic network of charismatic federal communities and associations . In 2007 the Pontifical Council granted the lay faithful to the community for a period of 5 years the papal status “ad experimentum”. On February 22, 2013, 30 years after its founding, the Holy See issued the final papal recognition decree for an “International Private Association of Lay People of Pontifical Law”.

Self-image

Married couples , consecrated young people, grown men and women as well as priests live in the communities . You have set yourself the goal of giving young people a perspective in life. They want to get them excited about the good news of Christ in a creative way . The common life is based on personal encounter, through the study of the Word of God , through prayer and daily participation in the liturgy . In their work they strive for the life models of St. Francis of Assisi (1181 / 1182–1226) and St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), they want to orient their lifestyle according to the words of the Evangelist Luke , who speaks about the in the New Testament Seriousness of the succession (14.25-37 EU ), the unconditional succession and the total making available wrote. In this way they underline their basic spiritual attitude towards the Franciscans . The choice of name comes from the Hebrew word " Shalom " (en .: Shalom) and means integrity, salvation or peace; At the same time it is understood as a liberation from every calamity and misfortune and also stands for health , welfare , security and tranquility.

Organization and expansion

The core communities form the "life communities", they consist of consecrated men and women, the next larger communities are the alliances. To achieve its goals, the community operates four radio stations , a publishing house , a school, eight specialist schools for health and nursing staff , two old people's homes, four drug therapy centers and a total of 64 evangelization houses. The approximately 3,000 members are spread over eight countries, four of which are in Europe , one country each in the Middle East and North America and two countries in South America . About 30,000 are given as people requiring care. The monthly magazine "Shalom Maná" belongs to the publication. The head office is in Fortaleza (Brazil).

In Germany, the first branch of the community was founded in Arnsberg in the Sauerland in 2016 .

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  1. ↑ Holy See recognizes the statutes of the “Shalom” community (March 16, 2007) [1] , accessed October 5, 2014
  2. ↑ “Inspiring enthusiasm for the good news of Jesus Christ in a creative way” Community from Brazil with music and theater at the “World Church Meeting Point” [2] ; with photo of the founder Moyes Louro de Azevedo Filho
  3. ↑ Radical Following Jesus. Church newspaper "Der Dom" (Archdiocese of Paderborn), accessed on March 23, 2018 .