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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.

Getting through the stages of mourning: is it easier when you are a Christian?

Etre chrétien facilite-t-il le travail de deuil
Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified 5 stages experienced by the kin: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Sister Cecilia would rather speak of the various “states” in mourning, because the course – or rather the courses – involved in mourning are not undeviating. Moreover, emotions can play hide and seek and often waiver from one to another as well as be overwhelming.

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.

Msgr. Nassar about bringing peace back in Syria

Mgr Nassar, ramener la paix en Syrie
Msgr. Samir Nassar has been the Maronite Archbishop of Damas, Syria since 2006. In an interview for the shrine magazine "Chemin d'éternité", he speaks of the preoccupying situation presently prevailing in Syria but also of his hope.

Origin of the celebration of All Souls Day

La commémoration des fidèles défunts par saint Odilon

Every year, the day after All Saints Day, on 2nd November, the Roman Catholic Church calls to pray for the deceased. This feast in commemoration of the faithful departed, is usually called the “Day of the dead”. How did it…

What is our relationship with time?

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What is our relationship with time? Is time a mere material that we can dispose of as we please? Analysis by Fr. Don Lanavère, priest of the Community of Saint-Martin and professor of philosophy at the Community’s seminary. What is…

Touching hearts, even beyond death

Toucher les cœurs, même après la mort
Lecture about Purgatory, by Msgr. Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio to France, on the feast of the Ascension of Our Lord, on May 26, 2022.

The Communion of Saints, the unfamiliar treasure

What is the communion of saints? It is like an immense love bank that connects Heaven, earth and the deceased in purgatory. Christ is the Chief and He seeks to get us partake in one another’s salvation. The communion of…