Category Hope

Why enrol in the Fraternity of Montligeon?

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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.

Aging in happiness: at 80, could still one’s greatest joys lie ahead?

A 80 ans, nos plus belles joies sont-elles derrière nous ?
Notre société a tendance à considérer les personnes âgées comme inefficaces, voire comme des « déchets », comme l’affirme le pape François. Dans ce contexte, peut-on vieillir dans la joie ? A 80 ans, nos plus belles joies sont-elles devant nous ? Réponse de sœur Cécile pour RCF Orne-Calvados-Manche.

Is praying for our dead and hoping they are saved incompatible?

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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

Dom Thomas Georgeon, Frère Luc de Tibhirine et la mort
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 ?

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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

Marie Garat

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…