Category Faith and teaching

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

Easter Vigil Homily by don Paul Denizot

Vigile Pascale

Homily for the Easter Vigil given by don Paul Denizot, rector, on Saturday April 4, 2026 at Notre-Dame de Montligeon. Brothers and sisters,The liturgy of this Easter night is incomparably rich. It takes us step by step from darkness to…

Developing Works of Mercy in Prayer Groups

Works of mercy are an integral part of Montligeon’s mission. Far from being an optional extra, they represent a concrete path of Christian life. Primarily, they extend both other dimensions, i.e. prayer and training. Secondly, they lead us to love…

Does Faith Change My View of the World?

Le père Charles Lenoir nous explique à quoi sert la prière

Father Charles Lenoir, chaplain at the Shrine Notre-Dame de Montligeon was invited for an interview by RCF Orne-Calvados-Manche as part of their program Sanctuaires Normands to address a simple, key question: does faith change my view of the world? In…

Shall we resurrect or reincarnate after death?

Après la mort, résurrection ou réincarnation ?

After death, shall we resurrect or reincarnate? Can Christian faith welcome the idea of reincarnation? Intuitively, we feel that the answer is no, since the Christians confess the resurrection of the dead, not the return of a soul into another…

Hell is Other people – Really?

Don Paul Denizot, recteur

Man is a relational being. He grows with others, he flourishes thanks to them. He suffers with them and weeps because of them. Since ancient times, man has remained a mystery to himself and to his fellow creatures. As Plautus…

Praying? What’s the use?

Le père Charles Lenoir nous explique à quoi sert la prière

What is the use of praying, when we have been praying for years and feel we are not being answered? In the program Sanctuaires normands, broadcast on RCF Orne-Calvados-Manche, Father Charles Lenoir, chaplain at the shrine of Notre-Dame de Montligeon,…

Is there an end to mourning?

Le deuil a-t-il une fin

Is there an end to mourning? How can we come to the realization that a loved one is gone without denying their death nor hushing up the pain? Drawing on his experience as a counselor with bereaved persons at the…

Hope or Expectant Hope, What is the Difference?

interview Don Maurice 2025-12-03_ITW-RCF-Esperer-mais-quoi-DMF-ALB

“Expectant hope goes much further than just tomorrow morning.” We use the term ‘hope‘ widely when we expect some improvement or some positive outcome. Yet, in the Christian faith, there is a clear distinction between hope and expectant hope. At…

Adapting to Eternal Life

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

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,…