I Believe in Life After Death
Stéphanie was baptized in 2021. She looks back on a journey of faith which took place in an unusual context, the death of a friend from cancer. For a long time, Stépanie didn't believe in life after death.
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Still Believing When Your Heart is Empty
Maryvonne shares her life with us: Her childhood, marked by placements in foster care, a loveless marriage, followed by a most upsetting trial , the death of her son, Martial, aged 18. How can you continue to live and continue…
The Prayer of the Church for the Deceased
Olivier de Cagny, Bishop of Évreux, explores the meaning of the Church’s prayer for the deceased at the heart of the Mass. Digging into the Eucharistic prayers and the memento of the dead, he shows how the liturgy bears the…
Finding Solace After the Death of a Child
Following the drowning of their young son Sixte, Éléonore and Gilles told us their story:their shock, their revolt, followed by a slow journey towards peace. The Word of God opened a breach of hope – I am the resurrection and…
How to achieve the grieving process?
The French poet Lamartine wrote: “One being is missing and every place feels empty”. Those words have a profound echo for those who experience absence, silence, the void left by someone they loved. Is it really possible to achieve the…
Praying to keep the link with my deceased husband
“My name is Sonia and I live in Martinique.” Since she got retired, she used to spend half her time between her island and mainland France, six months here and six months there. But in May 2022, her husband passed…
Mary, refuge of sinners
“I’m Father Mathieu Rey, editorial director of Radio Maria France, based near Toulon, and I’m very happy to discover this sanctuary,” says the priest. For the Feast of All Saints, he came with a small team to broadcast the Mass…
Praying for them and with them
For her birthday, Cécile received a special gift offered by her husband, Bruno: a stay at Montligeon during the Pilgrimages of Heaven. With their friend Jean-Marie, they both volunteer at Radio Maria France. Cecile says: “For a long time we…
I believe in God
“I believe in God and my life is only for God.” Those words from Anne-Sophie, 60, sum up the path she has been traveling since she was young. A mother of three and a grand-mother, she came to the Shrine…
Eternal life
Bp. Pascal Gollnisch, who was invited by the rector of the shrine of Montligeon, came to chair a Sunday Mass in communion with the whole world. This was in 2024 during the Pilgrimages of Heaven. He was delighted to take…