Lent: “The issue is not spiritual performance”

As Lent began on March 2, Brother Jean-Alexandre de Garidel returned to the importance of experiencing divine mercy. Faced with our trials and discouragements, this attribute of God invites us, for 40 days, to place ourselves under the loving gaze of the Lord. And not to make Lent a time of “spiritual performance”. Interview by … Read more

Jean Eddy, Falaise and Jean Anderson standing at Maison Dufort

Exhibition / “Nway kanpe” / 3rd edition Jean Eddy, Falaise and Jean Anderson standing at Maison Dufort From March 12 to 31, the works of three artists are available to visitors at Maison Dufort. Organized by AfricAméricA and Tamise in association with the Swiss Embassy in Haiti, this exhibition called “Nway Kanpe” celebrates the talents … Read more

jm | Church bells: their language deciphered on the occasion of the 2022 Easter holidays

TRADITION. All year round, the ringing of the bells punctuates the life of the Bragards, according to a well-oiled ritual. But as Easter approaches, they remain silent for a few days. Between legend and liturgy, the Jhm explains everything about church bells. They provoked many parochial quarrels, without pun intended, between the mayors and the … Read more

Deuxième prédication de carême du cardinal Cantalamessa

Le prédicateur de la Maison pontificale a prononcé le 18 mars sa deuxième méditation du temps de carême devant le Pape François et les membres de la Curie. «Au Père vient l’offrande payée par un seul, le Christ, a t-il dit, mais ceux qui ont signé un engagement ont ensuite le devoir “d’honorer leur propre … Read more

Florence Delay, “There is no horse on the road to Damascus” (Seuil): Spiritual Bestiary

Unseated is the epithet we use metaphorically to say that we have fallen, not from our chair, worse, from our horse. The horse of its own certainties which gallops, with blinkers, towards what we take for reality. Saul, a Pharisee from Tarsus, goes on the road to Damascus to continue his work of extermination of … Read more

Ariane et Bacchus de Marin Marais renaît au Théâtre des Champs

Ariane et Bacchus, opéra de Marin Marais renaît dans le cadre du dispositif de « résidence croisée » avec le Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, le Théâtre des Champs-Élysées et Le Concert Spirituel dirigé par Hervé Niquet et rejoint par une brochette de chanteurs aguerris. La présentation d’Ariane et Bacchus de Marin Marais au … Read more

Togo: Easter festivities regain their community and cultural character

Father Eugène Ahadji (in blue and black), parish priest of Bè-Klikamé, scored the only goal of the football match/Charles Ayetan News facts In Togo, Christians celebrated the feast of Easter joyfully and in community. In the parishes of the diocese of Lomé, many fun and leisure activities marked the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus … Read more

jm | The Catholic chaplaincy establishes itself in rural areas

We regularly hear about awakening to the faith for toddlers, catechism for 8-11 year olds, in order to prepare for communion, but less about chaplaincy. Certainly, it lives and exists at the urban level. The same was not true in some rural areas. Young people who wanted to continue on this journey of faith after … Read more

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The Saint-Barthélemy Massacre seen by the French painter who took refuge in Geneva François Dubois. This painting, produced shortly after the events – it is even possible that the painter personally experienced the events – is now kept at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne. Nora Rupp, Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne On … Read more