On March 19, the shrine of Montligeon celebrates the solemnity of Saint Joseph with a day pilgrimage during which, the ex-votos ordered by pilgrims and set in the basilica in gratitude to St Joseph will be blessed. Come to St…
The figure of the antichrist is presented in the christian tradition, and even in Islam. What does “antichrist” mean? Who is he? What does the Roman Catholic Church say about him? How to avoid becoming one of his followers? Thus…
On December 8, 2021, closing on the liturgical year devoted to Saint Joseph by Pope Francis, the Shrine of Montligeon proposed the faithful to express their gratitude towards St Joseph by having an ex-voto engraved. Ex-voto making by the Mousset…
No matter how, whether buried or cremated, our remains are doomed to disappear, even unto dust. In such a context, will the resurrection of one’s body really occur? If so, how? Rev. Fr. Don Guillaume d’Anselme, chaplain at the shrine…
Rev. Fr. Paul Denizot was Fr. Mitch Pacwa’s guest on his EWTN-Live show on Dec. 8, 2021. Together with Martine Courvoisier, he presented the vocation of the shrine of Montligeon and the purpose of praying for the dead. Replay. Fr.…
Marie est signe d’espérance pour tous les hommes. Mais peut-elle toucher aussi les âmes en purgatoire ? L’Église croit que Marie est mère de tous les hommes. De son côté, la tradition atteste que Marie est présente auprès des âmes du…
Near Death Experiences (NDE) are intriguing. Much literature and films talk of people who have experienced near death and testify to having made a passage into the “other world”. What are NDEs about? What to make of them with regard…
Nowadays, in some countries like France, the ritual of the wake, especially at the home of the deceased, seems a morbid practice from the dark ages. Why are wakes ancient history? What is their meaning as far as the Catholic…
Do we have to go to purgatory prior to entering Heaven? A frightful perspective as we imagine purgatory to be a place of tremendous suffering. Yet it is a kind of “patching up” after death. What is it about? Behind…