Category Faith and teaching

Contents: doctrinal topics (purgatory, four last ends), sacraments, questions/answers, theology lectures/sessions. (“Sacraments” and “Teaching” become sub-headings).

Repairing Hope – Teaching by Bp. François Bustillo

Conférence du cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, évêque d’Ajaccio.

Conference by Cardinal François Bustillo, Bishop of Ajaccio,Solemnity of Our Lady Liberator, Sunday November 16, 2025,at the shrine Notre-Dame de Montligeon. As we open this conference, I suggest that we invoke God’s Spirit to ask Him to visit us and…

Cardinal Lacroix’s Lecture “Therefore, Choose Life!”

Enseignement cardinal Lacroix aux pèlerins du Ciel

Lecture given by Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix Archbishop of Quebec, Primate of Canada Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon November 9,2025“Therefore choose Life!” Luke 7:11-17 The theme I’d like to share with you is ” Therefore choose life”. This theme may seem…

Everything Starts Afresh in Jesus Christ, an Homily by Cardinal Lacroix

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Homily by Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix Archibishop of Quebec, Primate of Canada Solemnity of Our Lady Liberator Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon, France, November 9, 2025“Everything starts afresh in Jesus Christ Qohelet 12, 1-8; Psalm 99 (100) 1-5; I Corinthians 12…

Obsequies: Mass or Simple Blessing?

Don Patrick Pinard-Legry au micro de RCF.

What should we choose for funerals, a Mass or just a blessing? Less than half of the French wish to have a religious service for their own obsequies. Still, when a loved-one dies, the question of choosing between a Mass…

Communicating with the Dead

Comment communiquer avec les morts ?

Mankind has been fascinated with the idea of communicating with the dead since the dawn of time. From shamanic practices to ancient societies through spiritualism sessions in the 19th century or recent apps imitating the voice of the deceased, this…

A theology session on hope

Du jeudi 9 oct. à 10H00 au vendredi 10 oct. 2025 à 17H00
La session de théologie 2025, portera sur le thème de l’espérance. Nous aurons la joie d’accueillir Don Paul Préaux qui donnera plusieurs conférences sur l’espérance, et qui présentera son livre paru quelques mois plus tôt. Inscrivez-vous :

On October 9-10, 2025, the Shrine of Notre-Dame de Montligeon will host a theology session open to all, on the core theme of Christian hope. On October 9-10, 2025, the Shrine of Notre-Dame de Montligeon will host a theology session…

The weapons of spiritual warfare

Les armes du combat spirituel

Spiritual warfare is a fight against the temptations from the devil, from the “flesh” and from the “world”. After explaining what those temptations include, Father Charles Lenoir, chaplain in Montligeon and former exorcist priest, describes the weapons of the spiritual…

Is confession necessary before dying?

Faut-il se confesser avant de mourir ?

On the threshold of death, or when we’re thinking about death, certain things can weigh heavily on us. For example, a forgiveness not given or a bad deed, an infidelity, a hurtful phrase, a refusal to love, etc. Is it…

How does the Church regard cremation?

Que pense l'Eglise de la crémation ?

Cremation is getting more and more popular in France. Over 40% of the dead are now cremated. This funeral practice raises questions, particularly in the French culture where burial is the habit. How does the Church regard cremation? Don Axel…

Extreme unction vs. anointing the sick

Extreme-onction ou sacrement des malades

Is extreme unction the same thing as anointing the sick? Vatican II has broadened the understanding of the sacrament of extreme unction. As a result, today the sacrament of anointing the sick is no longer restricted to the dying. Interviewed…