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Last Sunday, the liturgy offered this text from Genesis which we usually call “Abraham’s sacrifice” and which our Jewish brothers prefer to think of as “The tying of Isaac.” Those among you who have followed our retreats in Fontanilles on the Patriarchs...

Dear Friends, A year ago... On the eve of our retreat opening the period of Lent, we decided to cancel the event following the visit in our home from a couple coming back from the North of Italy which was deeply affected by the first wave of this pandemic....

Three days ago, we watched the troubling film, “Legacy“ by Yann Arthus-Bertrand together, awful yet magnificent images reminded us that viruses are not our only enemies...”This is not a disaster movie, it's a film that tells the wonderful story of man...

Dear Friends, Some of you will have already received a letter from us to tell you about the cancellation of retreats for the first part of 2021. Just this once, the health crisis has forced us to start the year as we finished the last: by advancing step...

“The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord make his face shine upon you, and take you into his grace! The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26) It is with this blessing that we celebrate the passing of the new year,...

Dear friends, "Here it is, the night of God, from which the day will be born like a fire" ... Those of you who have already participated in our Christmas liturgies will recognize here the words from our nocturnal celebration opening song. So, at last,...

This year the path to Bethlehem is not sparkling with the thousand lights from our dreams and our festive plans. The latest government announcements tell us that the night is not yet over and messages everywhere call out: "Stay home," "Protect yourself,"...

A few days ago, in Fontanilles, we were greeted at sunrise by a magnificent and deeply moving show. In front of the house, radiant under the sun , the Melia was covered with dew beads . A thousand stars were gathered on this tree, appearing to us like...

Since Tuesday evening we have known that we weren’t going to open before the end of January, assuming that all is well and a third wave does not arrive to pin us to the ground like those plane stuck on the runway. So we will celebrate Christmas as we...

Dear Friends, The last few leaves are clinging to our trees by a thread before being swept away by the damp November breeze. This part of nature’s cycle leaves behind an inevitable, luminous effect on our forests and orchards, and then for a few months...