The Four Last Things from a Catholic perspective
We only but just celebrated All Saints Day on 1st November, followed by All Souls Day on 2nd November. A great opportunity to revisit fundamentals of our faith in eternal life
Category Death
Why enrol in the Fraternity of Montligeon?
Enrolling people in the Montligeon Fraternity, Adrianna knows all about it! She does regularly enrol in it both the deceased and the living. She tells us why.
Msgr Bozo: why should we fight against euthanasia and assisted suicide?
This autumn, France will look into a law project aiming at legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia. Why should we fight it and how? Because legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, which, contrary to common belief, is currently practised by only a handful of countries worldwide represents an absolute break with our way of living in society
US priest comes and visits the world center of prayer for the deceased
Father Bernard travelled all the way from the USA to visit the world center of prayer for the deceased, after learning about it from US press and TV media. Find out how and why he came to pray for his deceased in Montligeon.
Can we expect to encounter our loved ones after we die?
Christians believe in the resurrection of the body and in life everlasting. Indeed, the deceased are well alive in heaven. Faced with death, one might doubt such a reality, especially so as most often demise is experienced as a breach in relationships. In such a context, after we die, will we see our loved ones?
Why I deciced to donate a slate to Montligeon
The shrine of Montligeon is calling to offer roof slates to replace the original ones dating back to 1903, and proposes to have them customised to your name or that of a loved one. This approach particularly touched a donor. She explains why she decided to donate a slate to Montligeon.
Is praying for our dead and hoping they are saved incompatible?
We would love to know whether or not our deceased loved ones are in Heaven. Is praying for our deceased and hoping they are saved incompatible? If it is impossible to know, we must trust that they are in Heaven and pray for them tirelessly.
Brother Luke of Tibhirine and death
Bro. Luke was one of the seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine murdered in 1996 in Algeria. His writings reveal his perception of death, his hope as well as his fearlessness with regards to dying. Through his writings, he left us a piece of good news regarding death.
Should we talk about the dead to children ?
The death of a loved one affects so much the adults that they tend to not let their children know about it, so as to protect them. Very often, they remain silent and choose not to trigger off questions from their young ones. Should we talk to children about the dead?
Grieving the loss of a spouse
Further to her husband’s death in a helicopter accident three years ago, Marie first came to the shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon in 2021 to attend a bereavement retreat during the All Saints period. She came back with her…