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What is it to be above ground?
The most illuminating example of human nature is found in the New Testament when Peter and Jesus Christ are talking together and Peter insists that his master believe his devotion is completely sincere. Thus, Jesus tells him that before the rooster crows, he will have denied him three times. The first place Continue reading
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Antigone, rebellious and intimate (6/7. The vocation)
What a fuss about identity! The word appears neither in Greek epic nor in tragedy. Identity in Antigone's time was based on lineage and belonging to a city. Identity was imbued with roots. Family and city gathered under a virtual banner everything that others needed to know about themselves. Continue reading
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Antigone, rebellious and intimate (3/7. Destiny)
Part 3: Destiny Man descends from the tree. Man, like the tree, is defined by his roots as well as by his fruits. Man, like the tree, depends on external and internal elements to reach maturity. Man resembles this trunk sculpted by trials leaning on its roots and bearing fruits more or less Continue reading
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News from Ernest Hello about fear and its perfections
Fear in general, then, has perfections that evil does not. Perhaps the crucifixion was felt in a more terrible way in the Garden of Olives than on the cross. For on the cross, it was felt in reality. In the Garden of Olives, it was felt in spirit. Continue reading
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Antigone, rebellious and intimate (2/7. The funeral)
Part 2: The Funeral — "My dearest Ismene. I came this morning to tell you that I took care of everything. I used the same funeral directors for our two brothers. I couldn't choose, and since our brothers didn't leave any last wishes, I took matters into my own hands to Continue reading
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Antigone, rebellious and intimate (1/7. The family)
Part 1: The Family From the first reading of Antigone, an ambiguity sets in in the reader's mind. Does Antigone embody action or reaction? What moves Antigone? Reaction never exists by itself, whereas action needs no one; it legitimizes itself in the act. Action always inaugurates something. Unlike what is often Continue reading
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The Humanity of Cheyenne Carron — Reflections on the Film The Apostle
What amazement came over me one recent morning as I listened to the voice of a young woman being examined by Louis Daufresne on his show, Le Grand Témoin, on Radio Notre-Dame. I was about to learn that this young woman's name is Cheyenne Carron. A Christian, she made a film, L'Apôtre1, the story of a Muslim touched by grace who decides to convert to Continue reading
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Humility News
The human vision of humility is like the human vision of love, reduced. Humility must exercise its authority at all times and in all places. Humility does not allow one to choose whether it should be exercised. Humility thus demands infinite availability and infinite vigilance. It demands a term that has almost disappeared from our Continue reading
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Letter to my friend Alvaro Mutis
One day in the 90s, we were walking down the street, leaving the Hôtel des Saints-Pères, and Alvaro Mutis1 stopped dead in his tracks. We were almost at the corner of Rue de Grenelle, and he said to me: "Emmanuel, I have the impression that we walked like this together a long time ago in a street in Cadiz. And we Continue reading
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The abandonment of Benedict XVI
"Eli, Eli lama sabachthani?" 1 When Benedict XVI signifies, in a few simple words, that he is renouncing the office of Pope, it is an earthquake that shakes the world and strikes Catholics. The most outlandish rumors are circulating and everyone is wondering about the causes of this decision which, even if it Continue reading
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The death of intimacy
Everywhere, on the Internet, in newspapers, or on television, personal experience is displayed, exhibited, and intended as a reference. This indecency is based on an inversion of values. It is founded above all and everywhere on the idea of the same. The idea of the same thinks: "I lived this, my experience reflects a universal feeling. I want to say what Continue reading
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Christian testimony
When I started this blog, the idea of writing about the liturgy quickly came to me. Not to claim expert status, but to share my experience about what represents the heart of a Christian's life. So there were two paths that had to merge: I had to tell the Continue reading
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In the heart of darkness, life
After seeing "Tree of Life," I for a long time forbade myself from writing about this film. Two forces were clashing within me. Subjugated by the poetry, by the state of bliss in which I was immersed, I was afraid of disturbing the surface of this work. I became so wrapped up in the mystery of this film that Continue reading
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What is Steve Jobs the name of?
"Steve Jobs 1955-2011," read the Apple website on October 5, 2011. Until the end, this unique signature, minimalist, elegant, and effective. His signature. The noise created by the death of this American business leader took the world by surprise. A little, and the comparison was made, as for Lady Continue reading