Dusting off “the devout life” Holy Francois de Sales died 400 years ago, on December 28, 1622. This major figure in the history of the Catholic Church wrote “The introduction to the devout life”. A work which has known since its publication in 1609 an immense success, it has not ceased to be republished until … Read more
Francis, son of Assisi It is the whole life of Saint Francis of Assisi that can be reread from the top of the city, where does the start first report of this series: his life as a child and teenager, near the town hall square, his meeting with the leper, a little further in the … Read more
Let’s live Christmas with refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere: special programming on RCF In a particularly tense international context this year, RCF has chosen to show its solidarity with those who must leave their country and leave everything behind to find peace and security. This is why, this year, RCF is offering its listeners the … Read more
Withdraw from the world to understand yourself better Generally, a spiritual retreat takes place in a remote place, like the sanctuary Our Lady of La Salettein Isère. Perched at an altitude of 1800 meters, it presents an ideal setting for refocusing on oneself: “It is located far from the normal life of the village a … Read more
A study by the Oxford Internet Institute estimates that by 2050 there may be more Facebook accounts belonging to deceased people than to living people. An edifying digital cemetery which translates – in addition to the fact that young people shun Facebook – that digital technology can be a solution to better accept the departure … Read more
The origins of a letter with international ambitions In May 2015, two years after his election, Pope Francis published Laudato Si’, hailed by many observers and recognized as a reference in terms of integral ecology. The first words of the encyclical are those of Saint Francis of Assisi. Very quickly, Laudato Si’ became the name … Read more
It is difficult to praise religions today! Assassinations, violence, terrorist acts committed in the name of God, but also sexual abuse in the Church… So many facts that push our contemporaries to have a very negative view of religions. For the philosopher and Jesuit priest Paul Valadier, if religions “are capable of the worst”, “they … Read more
François de Sales stands at the crossroads of the 16th and 17th centuries, at the end of the religious wars and the Counter-Reformation, where scientific and cultural discoveries upset the vision of the world. François was deeply marked by it. He knew how to discern the calls of God there. Bishop of Geneva in 1602, … Read more
Christ and the Incarnation at the Basis of Dostoyevsky’s Philosophical and Religious Thought Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) is considered a true giant of Russian literature. Even today his work – “Crime and Punishment” (1866) or “The Idiot” (1868-1869) or “The Brothers Karamazov” (1880) – continues to captivate. Especially for his conception of religion. Dostoyevsky was … Read more
It is a Lyonnais and historical tradition which has been perpetuated since 1643: the ceremony of the renewal of the Vœu des Échevins takes place every September 8 in Fourvière, in commemoration of the promise of the Lyon notables of the time – the échevins – to offer each year to the Virgin Mary “a … Read more