Samuel Amédro and Jean-Paul Vesco: “We are the same Church of Christ”
You both live, or have lived, in the land of Islam. Witnessing to the Gospel, what does it change, or has it…
Napoleon, Nietzsche, Bacon: 3 novels to delve into the intimacy of illustrious figures of History
Nietzsche and his sister, toxic love It is well known: behind every great man there is a woman. For the philosopher Friedrich…
To protect dolphins, fishing banned for one month in the Bay of Biscay
At 5 a.m., the dark night obscures the fishing port of La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) but the cry of the seagulls flying over…
In Chamonix, one hundred candles for the 1924 Winter Olympics
IT ALL STARTED on January 25, 1924. That day, the city was packed with people: “International Winter Sports Week” was about to…
Are there saints in Islam?
One of the specificities of Islam compared to other monotheistic religions is the absence of clergy and intermediary between the believer and…
Meditating with Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
It’s not easy to be a woman at the end of the 19th century, among all the Parisian painters that Mary Cassatt…
“My grandson refuses to wear a helmet when cycling”
THE POINT OF VIEW OF MARCEL RUFO, PEDOPSYCHIATRIST How can you convince your grandson to wear a helmet, so important for his…
Russia. Alexei Uminsky, the dismissed anti-war Orthodox priest
His gentle obstinacy led to his being “expelled from the priesthood”. Alexei Uminsky, 63, rector of the Church of the Holy Life-Giving…
Irène Frain: “Every life deserves to be told”
Readers are often curious about a writer’s secrets. Have you got some ? I can’t share any because I don’t have one….
“This period of unemployment gave me a profound spiritual experience”
ONE MORNING in the summer of 2017, the general manager of my company called me in and announced my immediate departure. Here…