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At Montligeon, we pray and encourage prayer for the deceased.

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Kristin Steiner
Update, life of the sanctuary

Experiencing Providence, Kristin’s testimony

“The reason for my coming here is entirely due to Providence.” As soon as she starts talking, Kristin circumscribes the subject matter of her testimony. Through a series of events, she gradually recognized the hand of God at work in her life. A mother and a professional counselor, committed in

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Praying for the dead

What is praying all about? The testimony of Marie and Gabriel

What does it mean to pray when we are battered by life? Or when death steps in? When words fail us? “Praying means talking to a friend.” This simple statement recurs frequently in the testimonies of Marie and Gabriel. Both tell of a very real experience of prayer, rooted in

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La rencontre du 17 décembre 2025 avec le Père Frédéric Koffi Soklou du diocèse d’Atakpamé, Togo
Faith and teaching

Adapting to Eternal Life

My name is Frédéric Koffi Soklou. I’m a priest from the diocese of Atakpamé, in Togo, West Africa, and I have been a chaplain at the Shrine from October 28 to December 30, 2025. When I arrived at the Shrine, I had encounters that left a deep impression on me.

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Bereavement and counselling

I Believe in Life After Death

Stéphanie was baptized in 2021. She looks back on a journey of faith which took place in an unusual context, the death of a friend from cancer. For a long time, Stépanie didn’t believe in life after death.

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2025-10-02 ITW don Valentin Rhonat : la consolation dans la bible pour la revue Chemin d'éternité n°326
Faith and teaching

Consolation in the Bible

Jesus himself wept at the tomb of his friend Lazarus. So what does the Word of God have to say about consolation, about what soothes and lifts us up in the midst of a trial?
We interviewed Don Valentin Rhonat, priest of the Saint-Martin Community, also an exegete and

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Update, life of the sanctuary

Still Believing When Your Heart is Empty

Maryvonne shares her life with us: Her childhood, marked by placements in foster care, a loveless marriage, followed by a most upsetting trial , the death of her son, Martial, aged 18. How can you continue to live and continue to believe, even when you heart is empty? This is

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Videos

A loved one is dying

A loved one is dying and I can’t be at his (her) bedside… Such a situation causes distress. However, Christian faith offers much hope. We

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After death

What awaits us after death? Hell, purgatory, heaven? Here are three teachings given for All Saints’ Day 2023 by don Paul Denizot, rector of the

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