Blog de Mylène Otou

Today is a day in which women are celebrated "out there", aka in the "world". And as for any feast that is not an official Catholic one, us Catholics ask ourselves if we should join the crowd. Most of us do without thinking twice, while a few systematically reject the idea, saying it is not "our" feast. I believe that we, as lay people especially since we are not vocationned to be recluded from the world, are called to give a different testimony in a world in which countervalues rule. We cannot hide in our churches and let the world out there "celebrate" without giving our 2 cents. We must celebrate OUR way. Today is a day in which women are celebrated worldwide. On Instagram, there are plenty of ads of famous women in the music industry, among others, who have show a strong "girl power" along the years. More often then not, those woman are half naked and showcasing their body in any way possible. I grew up thinking that was "g...

During the summer of 2018, I was asked by the Youth Leader of the Shalom Catholic Community in Toronto to form a small group to go to the Panama World Youth Day. Little did I know that this mission within my missionnary life would change it drastically, and eventually lead me where I am today, singing lead in one of Brazil's most famous Catholic bands, Missionário Shalom. For those who don't know what the World Youth Day is, let me break it down for you. The WYD for dummies Imagine a huge encounter with young people from all over the world (millions of them), most of them happen to be Catholics. They meet in a different place every 2 or 3 years and live amazing moments together for one week, from Monday to Sunday. Usually, the week before, they go to another part of the country or region to know it a bit more and evangelize. By the middle of the WYD week, they receive a special guest: none other than the Pope himself, who stays with them until the end of the week. The Wor...