Podcasts: one word, one chapelain

Be surprised and enjoy the short definitions of every day words by the chaplains of the shrine: an original approach to the shrine, the Church, or our faith.

Podcasts recorded in 2019 & 2020, in collaboration with the French Christian Radio network RCF “Un Temps pour l’Éternité”

The after-life

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One word, one chaplain…

Click on the video (whilst in, switch on the subtitles in English) and listen to the chaplain’s short definition of a given word .

With Rev. Fr. Don Martin Vivies

Humility

Unlike pride, humility is the renunciation of one’s will. It is not a morale virtue but a fundamental attitude of Christians seeking to follow Jesus. Do we seek to spend our life navel-gazing or to follow Jesus and be servants of one another?

Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage takes one to a blessed location or to a shrine, which helps facilitate one’s encounter with God. The pilgrimage is the image of the reality of our soul, i.e. being on the way to Heaven. The sacraments are our food while we are on our way.

Liturgy

In the New Testament, liturgy has three meanings: divine worship, proclaiming the Good News, practicing charity in deeds. Typically, these three functions derive from the priesthood of Christ. If our life is grafted on Him, any charitable deed towards others, and specifically towards our dead, is potent.

Homily

The faithful often complain about the priest’s inefficiency to touch them with his homily. Yet, as Gregory the Great points out, if the faithful attends Mass as someone who knows it all, it surely will be difficult to nourish him! During the homely of a more or less gifted preacher, are we in an attitude of receptivity towards Jesus?

With Rev. Fr. Don Guillaume d’Anselme

Deceased

Why do we say “deceased” instead of “dead” ? Death is the contrary of life. A deceased is someone who has accomplished his assignment, and reached the end of his journey. For the Church, the deceased is someone who has not yet entirely passed into Heaven. He is in need of our prayers and petitions.

Eternity

Fraternity

Mass

With Rev. Fr. Don François Kluczynski

Prayer

(Our Lady of) Deliverance

Life

Being

Communion

Grace

Death

Salvation

With Rev. Fr. Don Paul Denizot

Death

Resurrection

Prayer

Purgatory

With Rev. Fr. Laurent Gastineau

Indulgence

Canon Law

House

State of grace

Retreat

Penence

Pilgrim vs traveller

Self-control

With Rev. Fr. Don Bertrand Lesoing

Soul

Shrine

Our Lady

Pilgrim

Seeing God

After-life

Eternity