Should we forget our dead?
In one of his fable, Jean de La Fontaine wrote: “Since there are some living people, let’s not remember the dead“, encouraging us to turn the page and dedicate ourselves to the living. Yet is it so easy? Many find…
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Remarrying After the Death of your Spouse
After the death of their spouse, some people choose to remain alone whilst others consider rebuilding their life by marrying again. This question touches on fidelity, missing the other, grieving and the role the deceased person had in their personal…
The Love of Christ in His Passion or Jesus’ Passion, a Work of Love from His Heart
On 28th March, 2026 In Paris, as part of a day dedicated to Montligeon, Sister Cécile, prioress of the Sisters of Nouvelle Alliance, gave a teaching to introduce the Holy Week. The theme was the Passion of Christ.
Is there an end to mourning?
Is there an end to mourning? How can we come to the realization that a loved one is gone without denying their death nor hushing up the pain? Drawing on his experience as a counselor with bereaved persons at the…
Hope or Expectant Hope, What is the Difference?
“Expectant hope goes much further than just tomorrow morning.” We use the term ‘hope‘ widely when we expect some improvement or some positive outcome. Yet, in the Christian faith, there is a clear distinction between hope and expectant hope. At…
Repairing Hope – Teaching by Bp. François Bustillo
Conference by Cardinal François Bustillo, Bishop of Ajaccio,Solemnity of Our Lady Liberator, Sunday November 16, 2025,at the shrine Notre-Dame de Montligeon. As we open this conference, I suggest that we invoke God’s Spirit to ask Him to visit us and…
Cardinal Lacroix’s Lecture “Therefore, Choose Life!”
Lecture given by Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix Archbishop of Quebec, Primate of Canada Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon November 9,2025“Therefore choose Life!” Luke 7:11-17 The theme I’d like to share with you is ” Therefore choose life”. This theme may seem…
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…
Obsequies: Mass or Simple Blessing?
What should we choose for funerals, a Mass or just a blessing? Less than half of the French wish to have a religious service for their own obsequies. Still, when a loved-one dies, the question of choosing between a Mass…
Communicating with the Dead
Mankind has been fascinated with the idea of communicating with the dead since the dawn of time. From shamanic practices to ancient societies through spiritualism sessions in the 19th century or recent apps imitating the voice of the deceased, this…