Hell Is Cold
Faced with the prospect of eternity, we might be tempted to pretend that hell does not exist—or that it is empty. What difference does it make to us to believe in its existence? Don Paul Denizot, rector of the Montligeon…
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Shall we resurrect or reincarnate after death?
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?
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…
Does Heaven really exist?
One of the lyrics of a song by Michel Berger goes like this: “Je m’en irai courir dans le paradis blanc, loin des regards de haine et des combats de sang” [I will go run across the white paradise, far…
Purgatory is full of light
Long considered outdated in the Church, Purgatory is now attracting renewed interest. It is also eliciting reactions, some of them very hostile. However, far from the daunting representations it's been saddled with, Purgatory is full of light.
Is purgatory a purification through love?
Purgatory may sound as an elusive reality or something outdated. Still, whether people feel attracted by it, or disturbed or repelled, in Montligeon we are observing that more and more people are interested in this truth of faith. Could it…
Let’s not wait for purgatory to love!
What happens at the moment of death? Accordint to the Church, judgment takes place when the soul separates from the body. This encourages us to learn to love and forgive right now.
How long shall we spend in purgatory?
Since purgatory is a preparatory stage to paradise, it would seem that we spend a certain amount of time there. But the most pressing question is: how much?
Why does purgatory exist?
Far from being a time to suffer God's vengeance, Purgatory is where we will be purified and learn to love
Conversation on death, with Christian de Cacqueray
The 'eclipse' of death in our secularized West is a factor responsible for our anguish. What if we were to look it in the face?