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November 2016
Current Affairs - Testimony - Church
Life
Christians of the Orient,
mission more than presence
An interview with Patriarch Grégoire III Laham
Grégoire III Laham, Charlotte d' Ornellas
The Catholic Melkite Patriarch of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem
was born in Syria. He entered the small seminary of Lebanon at the
age of 11 years and pursued life as a student and priest between
Germany, and the Lebanon, spending 26 years in the Holy Land, as
patriarchal vicar. He returned to Syria when he was appointed
Patriarch, some years before the terrible war began to ravage his
homeland. Since then he has increased and strengthened the work of
the charities, but also devotes all his energies fighting against the
emigration of Christians from his country as from the whole
region.Known for his enthusiasm and his frank speech, he does not
mince words when addressing the issue of coexistence, that of
international responsibility in the Syrian conflict, and the injustice
prevailing in Palestine, and especially emphasizing one point: the
Christian presence in the Orient should not be willed simply for itself,
but also for the mission required of it in this region of conflict. In this
testimony he evokes his career, his mission in the Holy Land, the war
in Syria, the issue of refugees and that of Islam.
ISBN: 979-1-03360-089-3
Format: 180 x 125 mm
Gregory III Laham, was born near Damascus, in Darayya known as the place of the
conversion of Saint Paul on 13 December 1933. He is the current patriarch of the
Melkite Catholic Church, with the title of Catholic Melkite Patriarch of Antioch and of the
whole Orient, Alexandria and Jerusalem.
Charlotte Ornellas is a freelance journalist and member of SOS Christians of the Orient,
a French association present in Syria since 2013 and in Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.
Empassioned by the Middle East, she has been regularly traveling there since 2008,
and particularly Syria since the beginning of the war.
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Pages
15,9 €
June 2016
Lives of the Saints
Jerzy Popieluszko
Truth versus totalitarianism
Père Bernard Brien, Michel Santier, Charles Wright
Father Popieluszko's miracle has now opened the door to his
canonisation.
Father Bernard Brien, the main witness, provides an intimate and
evocative portrait of Father Popieluszko, the Polish martyr, whose
fervent commitment for truth thawed the ice of totalitarianism. This
miracle is being related by Father Brien for the very first time, sealing
for posterity the union of the two men both born on 14th September
1947. Father Brien illuminates through this work the message of this
great figure who changed his life for ever. Former chaplain of the
trade union Solidarnosc, assassinated in 1984 at the age of 37 by the
internal security agents of the communist regime, the young Polish
vicar, with his « sermons for the motherland » was the figurehead of
the resistance of a whole nation against the communist regime. The call to spiritual resistance, taking its roots in the Gospel, remains
as relevent as ever to us today.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-174-1
Format: 200 x 135 mm
144 Pages
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After two marriages and a life far from the Church, one May evening in 2004 saw
Bernard Brien in the depths of despair, when he heard the Lord's call. Ordained at the
age of 65, Father Bernard Brien is now parish priest in the Diocese of Créteil. It is
through his very hands that the miracle flowed, a miracle opening the door to the
Canonisation of Jerzy Popieluszko. Charles Wright is a journalist, and author of
"Casanova ou l'essence des Lumières" (Guizot Award 2009 by the Académie Française).
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14 €
April 2014
Saint Charbel's word
Hanna Skandar
France is presenting for the very first time extracts from some of the
most beautiful texts written by Saint Charbel, often considered as the
"Saint Thérèse" of Lebanon. Canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI for his
numerous miracles, Saint Charbel is known throughout the world for
his extraordinary wisdom and humility.
Very few of his texts have ever been translated into French, and Father
Hanna Skandar, a maronite Lebanese monk with a degree in theology
and a PhD in History, is presenting to the widest readership audience
an anthology of Saint Charbel's thoughts and sermons using all the
richness of the oriental language and biblical style imagery which will
sustain our meditation and prayer.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-274-8
Format: 170 x 110 mm
142 Pages
9,9 €
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Hanna Skandar is a Lebanese Maronite monk. He has a degree in theology and a
doctorate in history, he is also the author of numerous publications on St. Charbel.
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April 2015
Lives of the Saints
Marie Guyart of the
Incarnation
The mystic and missionary, Ursuline of Tours and Quebec
Thérèse Nadeau-Lacour
Saint Marie Guyart was born in Tours in 1599 in Tours and died in
Quebec City at the age of 73. Also known by her religious name "Mary
of the Incarnation and Ursuline of Tours and Quebec", she was a
mystic and missionary who founded the Ursulines of New France.
Beatified by Pope John Paul II in1980, she was canonized by Pope
Francis on April 3rd, 2014. This is a concise and precise account of the life and spiritual doctrine
of this great figure of sanctity.
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ISBN: 978-2-36040-290-8
Format: 200 x 135 mm
312 Pages
18,9 €
Therese Nadeau-Lacour, Doctor of Philosophy (France) and Doctor of Theology
(Canada), has lived in Quebec since 1990 where she is a professor in Spiritual Theology
(Laval University) and Moral Theology (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières).
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September 2016
Lives of the Saints Petite Vie Series
Alvaro Del Portillo
François Gondrand
Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, the very first successor of the founder of
Opus Dei, entered the Secular Institute in 1935 where he became a
close associate of Monsignor Escrivá. Appointed very early by Pius XII
and John XXIII in the Roman congregations, he is among those who
actively prepared the Second Vatican Council. In 1975 he succeeds the
founder of the Opus Dei. Much appreciated by John Paul II, he
obtained for Opus Dei an exceptional status as personal prelacy.
Beyond the intensity of his public life, he was a humble and deeply
spiritual man who after his death in 1994 was revered as a witness of
faith of his personal life. This will lead to his beatification by Pope
Francis in 2014.
ISBN: 979-1-03360-042-8
Format: 178 x 110 mm
176 Pages
9,9 €
A great connoisseur of Spain, François Gondrand was responsible for the
communication of Opus Dei in France. He is the author of a biography of its founder, St.
Jose Maria Escriva.
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August 2016
Lives of the Saints - "Petite Vie"
Collection
Saint Elisabeth of the Holy
Trinity
Dominique Poirot, Bernard Sesé
Saint Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity was was born in 1880 and beatified
by Pope John Paul II just over a century later in 1984. Her humility
continues to inspire Christians and love for the Holy Trinity. Her
mother had hoped her daughter would make a "good match". And at
21 she turned to God himself entering the Carmel of Dijon. Three
years later she wrote her famous prayer: "O my God, Trinity whom I
adore ..." Her mystical ascent in silence, the hidden life, and suffering
is the accomplishment of the "praise of the glory of the Holy Trinity."
The influences of Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and Teresa of
Lisieux deeply inscribe her in the Carmelite tradition. When in 1905
she was struck by an incurable illness, Elizabeth would continue to
follow the observances of the convent heroically facing what she
would call "the work of destruction," on her physical being. "I am
moving towards Light, Love, Life", such were her last words before her
death as dawn broke on 9 November 1906. It was her belief that "
that in heaven my mission will be to attract souls by helping
them through simplicity and love to adhere to God, and keeping them
in this interior silence, permitting God’s imprint, transforming them
within Himself "
ISBN: 979-1-03360-164-7
Format: 178 x 110 mm
192 Pages
9,9 €
Preface by Father Dominique Poirot, of the Carmes Déchaux
Professor Emeritus Bernard Sesé is already the author of several biographies of the
great religious figures previously published in the DDB « Petite Vie » 'Small Life) series,
including Saint Augustin, Saint-Teresa of Avila, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint John of
the Cross, all of which have already been translated into several foreign languages.
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March 2015
Profiles of Saints
Saint Anne
From Jerusalem to Auray
Anne Brassié, Jean-Marie Paupert
In the West and the Middle East, countless girls, churches, chapels,
villages, hotels, hospitals and ships are named Anne. This story is that
of a young girl born in Palestine, married to Joachim who waited
twenty years for a child: who was Mary who in turn begot Jesus. Upon
her death, the cult of St. Anne spread so quickly that we now pray to
her through out the whole world. To understand why, we follow the
pilgrims of Sainte-Anne d'Auray. Since her appearance to a Morbihan
peasant, Nicolazic, three centuries ago, they all come to pray on July 26
to Anne who is known as the grandmother of the Bretons.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-332-5
Format: 200 x 130 mm
134 Pages
12,9 €
Anne Brassié was born in 1949, and is a woman of letters and literary criticism.
Originally from Brittany, she is the author of two literary biographies, Brassillach
(Robert Laffont, Association of Friends of Robert Brassillach) The Varende (Plon Perrin),
a collection of articles (These books which have chosen me, (Godefroy de Bouillon
illustration of Chard) and an essay on the status of women, Stop freeing us (Via
Romana) co-written with Stephanie Bignon.
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September 2015
Life of the Church
A Cardinal at the Heart of
the Church
An interview with Cardinal Burke
Raymond Leo Burke, Guillaume d'Alançon
Presented as an ultra-conservative opposed to the line of Pope
Francis, Cardinal Raymond Burke Leo is very representative of the
current which has been traversing the American church for years and
which aspires to an increasingly visible commitment by Catholics in
public life especially in favour of human life from conception. A
recognized specialist in canon law, and called to Rome by Pope
Benedict XVI whom he admires, Cardinal Burke comes from a modest
family of farmers. Ordained as priest and bishop amidst the powerful
currents stirring American society around abortion and the moral
commitment of politicians, he takes up strong positions that make him
known more widely beyond the United States.
In the 2014 Synod on the Family in Rome he appears as a figure
wishing to adhere to the traditional doctrine of the Church regarding
the divorced and the remarried and, despite himself, he finds himself
presented as an opponent of Pope Francis.
Far from the exalted portraits that are made of him, through this work
he shares with us a sincere portrayal of his deep convictions on issues
related to life, on marriage, on the commitment of Catholics in society
and on his attachment to the Church.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-341-7
Format: 180 x 125 mm
184 Pages
17,5 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Poland, Italy, US (English World) Raymond Leo Burke, born June 30 1948 in the United States, is a cardinal of the
Catholic Church. Called to Rome in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI to become the Prefect of
the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, he is put aside by Pope Francis and
appointed patron of the Order of Malta in 2014. He is presented by the media as one of
the main opponents of the policies of Pope Francis.
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January 2016
Essay-Testimony
Easy way to start believing
The keys to the Kingdom are quite at hand
Pierre Durieux
To have faith : the most decisive, most automatic and least
considered act of our destiny ? Ask a believer why he believes in God,
and an awkward silence usually follows punctuated with more or less
muffled, stifled answers. It is indeed difficult to justify a love which, at
its most basic level, transcends the borders of our physical world.
So why do you believe in God? The world continues to ask this
question, either with sensitivity or with violence. And Christians do not
always seem ready with an answer.
Faith does not result from reasoning, but neither is it without reason.
Faith is not the result of a calculation or a bet, but neither is it devoid
of motives. And if faith is first and foremost an act of grace, it remains
nevertheless an act of freedom, a decision accessible to all, and an
experience to be lived by all.
This book will address those who want to push ajar the doors of the
Kingdom, or for those wishing to understand why it is that so many
people have already gone through. ISBN: 978-2-36040-692-0
Format: 185 x 125 mm
152 Pages
10,9 €
Let us all then, in turn, open the door to faith.
Pierre Durieux is married with a family and is a Director of the offices of the
Cardinal-Archbishop of Lyon. He has held various responsibilities in the professional,
associative and ecclesial world following a Master of Philosophy on reasoning and faith.
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October 2015
Testimony
Near-death experiences
A celestial sign opening us to invisible Life.
Patrick Theillier
Is there life after death? There are increasing testimonies and studies
on those considered dead, and who claim to have returned from
"another world", a « magnificent » world. Far from being a trivial
experience, their vision of life from then on is transformed and fear of
death is dissipated.
What if these « near-death experiences » (NDE) were really true ? That
life really is stronger than death, and that Life indeed exists after life ?
However exceptional these experiences may be, they are the subject
of serious scientific studies, arousing the interest of the Church to the
same extent as other mysterious events such as apparitions or
miracles.
Using significant testimonies, this book searches for clues and imparts
valuable information, both in terms of reason as in terms of faith,
providing elements to respond to that great question of our passing.
The author, a physician and a Catholic, is former head of the Office of
Medical Observations of Lourdes, who has reached the conviction that
these NDE’s would really seem to be a sign from heaven, a reminder of
our spiritual nature, and which open us to the invisible Life. Believers
or unbelievers, just passing on this earth, should we not be preparing
for another Life?
ISBN: 978-2-36040-374-5
Format: 210 x 140 mm
232 Pages
18 €
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In 1998, Doctor Patrick Theillier was selected for the post of permanent physician in the
Medical Office sanctuaries of Lourdes, a position he held until his retirement. He also
chaired the Lourdes International Medical Association, which includes more than ten
thousand health professionals in seventy-five countries.
He is the author of several books on the miracles of Lourdes.
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September 2016
Spirituality, martyrs, Eastern Europe
Witnesses to the Faith in
Eastern Europe
Didier Rance
We are enveloped by a cloud of witnesses ... With gratitude and hope,
with remembrance and forgiveness, let us listen to the story of
suffering and of love, experienced by our brothers and sisters in the
faith. " John Paul II.
In response to this call, here are ten portraits of the great witnesses to
faith from Eastern Europe: bishops working underground (who would
later become cardinals), priests, nuns, laymen and women. These
portraits are based on the very numerous interviews which exist and
the study behind the testimonies has led to a surprising discovery: two
kinds of Christians do not exist, that is those destined for hardship,
suffering or violent death, and those leading lives where the price of
being Christian represents no more than belonging to a club or
association. Being a Christian is always and everywhere just as
demanding or "crucifing", an act of such magnificence that it is always
worth the while to follow Christ. At a time where the testimony to faith
is ever more demanding, the message of these witnesses is one of
great encouragement. As the author writes, "to meet these great
witnesses of the faith ... has been one of the greatest graces of my life,
and I remain under constant gratitude to them and to God in that
which he has been able to inspire from these men and women of our
time. And to impart this gratitude is the sole aim of this book. "
ISBN: 978-2-36040-136-9
Format: 210 x 140 mm
344 Pages
19,9 €
Didier Rance is deacon, historian, former National Director of the AED and of the
Pontifical Commission 'New Martyrs', and author of over twenty books, devoted mostly
to the martyrs and witnesses to faith of our time, including A Century of witnesses,
martyrs of the twentieth century, John Bradburne, the Vagabond of God, Grand Prix
catholique for Literature 2013 and Nietzsche and the Crucified…
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February 2014
Testimony
The extraordinary mystery
of joy
M. l'abbé Matthieu Dauchez
An extraordinary account of the joy and energy experienced by the
street urchins of Manilla.
Beggars of love, the first book of this trilogy by Father Dauchez, traces
the spiritual path illuminated by lessons on dignity, courage and love
given daily by these children of the street. In this second book, Matthieu Dauchez explores the secrets of their
joy. How can we explain that a child of the street, who has so often
been subject to only misery and unhappiness, be capable of such
sincere and profound joy. This tremendous joy, so present in these
children of the streets of Manilla, the poorest of the poor, is at first for
us quite disconcerting. Based on the real life experiences of these poor children of Manilla,
this book develops the themes of joy around 4 aspects, the simple
attraction of joy, the joy in giving, the sources and the fruits of joy, and
that of the street and the Cross. This book opens ajar the gate of
Heaven lying beyond the hell of the street.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-248-9
Format: 200 x 130 mm
160 Pages
15 €
Dauchez Matthew was born in Versailles. Ordained in 2004, he is now director of the
foundation "Tulay ng kabataan" in Manilla which offers a home to its street urchins.
This testimony-trilogy devoted to the poorest of the poor also comprizes "Beggars of
Love" (2010) and "Stronger than the Darkness" (2015).
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March 2016
Religious History
The heroines of God
An Epic of the religious Missionary Nuns of the 19th Century
Agnès Brot, Guillemette de Laborie
This is the astonishing and untold story of the nineteenth century
French nuns who left their homes in their thousands in the name of
faith and the love of challenge. Equipped with only cornettes and
rosarybeads, they would cross oceans, jungles, deserts, sharing the
lives of the "natives" from the continents world-wide. Sometimes even
ahead of explorers and colonizers. These intrepid, intelligent,
courageous and generous women would devote their whole life to the
service of their adopted country. They established schools, hospitals,
social welfare structures ... What they left behind is composed of
letters, logbooks, tales, and in some areas, even memories which are
still quite alive. This thrilling history of the lives of eight of them - Suzanne Aubert,
Lucile Mathevon, Marie-Rose Lapique, Jeanne-Marie Autin,
Marie-Françoise Perroton, Marie-Jeanne Rumebe, Sophie de Villèle and
Aline Brel - takes us on an impassioned human and spiritual
adventure around the world, from China to America, through Palestine
and the Pacific Ocean.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-873-3
Format: 178 x 110 mm
324 Pages
9,5 €
A graduate of the Institute of Political Studies of Toulouse (IEP), Agnes Brot is a
specialist in the history of the Church of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She
has also directed the Edmond Michelet Study Centre. Guillemette de Laborie has worked for youth Press (Pomme d'Api, Phosphorus) and
The Croix newspaper. She is also the author of education essays, biographies, stories
and novellas (Presses de la Cité).
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April 2016
Charles de Foucauld - His
life and path
Jean-François Six
Since 1958 and the publication on the spiritual itinerary of Charles de
Foucauld, Jean-Francois Six has continued to scrutinize the life and
writings of a prophet for us, father de Foucauld. This astonishing
account breaks with the usual interpretations of his message, with
Jean-François Six refining de Foucauld’s profile : childhood resilience,
impassioned youthhood, a vocation as an explorer and then the new
stage of his conversion. Ordained priest Foucauld will become simply
a true mystic in the Sahara desert, the daily companion of Jesus of
Nazareth, the brother of everyone he meets, a joyful brother who
found and fulfilled his extraordinary sensitivity to his neighbour. Joy at
the heart of his spiritual message, right up unitl his assassination in
1916 at the door of his his hermitage.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-874-0
Format: 178 x 110 mm
636 Pages
9,5 €
Father Jean-François Six was born in 1929, and is a priest of the Mission de France. He is
the founder of the Service of the Episcopate « incroyance-fo ». He is also chairman of
the National Centre of Mediation he founded in 1988 and director to the Mediation
Training Centre. His conception of mediation is rooted in his religious beliefs. He has
published numerous theological, historical and biographical works, in particular on
Therese of Lisieux.
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May 2016
Essay - Church Life
A devouring fire
The words of a monk on exercising mercy
Dom Samuel Lauras
I will address those burning topics as a son of the Church.
This is indeed the Church, She who is as much exposed to
contradictions today as She has ever been.
I gaze to the distance, not to a golden era which does not exist, any
more than an ideal past which does not exist. My gaze draws its
strength from the experience of our elders in order to consider the
present and its "real" content. It looks beyond the "crisis" to emerge
with the conviction that tomorrow will also bring its constraints.
We must admit that for over twenty centuries and until now the fate of
mankind has mainly rested, for better or for worse, on Western
shoulders, and supported by what can only be called Christian culture.
It could be that, gradually, in order to continue its course, mankind will
have to find other shoulders elsewhere to support it. Where would
this be? In Africa, Asia, or Latin America? Or here at home, perhaps ...
In all cases Christ will continue to be its Head. And we Christians have
a heavy responsibility. As to Believe in the future, is to Hope.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-135-2
Format: 210 x 140 mm
300 Pages
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Dom Samuel entered the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons in 1983. As a Novice of
Father Nicolas, he was ordained in 1990 and then monastic prior of Dom Patrick, abbot
of the monastery. As one of its founders, he is now Abbott of Our Lady of Novy Dvur in the Czech
Republic.
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18,9 €
November 2016
Essays Spirituality
God's Goodness
Mercy, sacred asset in God's game
Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine
After 2000 years of Christian life where certainly many beings have
already implemented mercy, the time is here indeed to invite the
whole Church and all those who have been baptized to imitate as
strongly as ever through word and gesture the mercy of God, mercy
which defines his unconditional love for each of his children. We are at the hour of mercy. It is not a subject of reflexion, but a
reality that Christ himself lived and which all the saints of history are
begging us to live in our turn. Every day, God comes to bestow his
cloak of mercy on, it is now for us to do the same, and replace our very
small human ideas for the love of justice with the effective beauty of
mercy. So we will help Christ to save what seems to be lost. So speaks Father Zanotti-Sorkine in this fiery meditation on God's
mercy and through his beautiful and poignant gallery of his portraits
of the Gospel.
ISBN: 979-1-03360-084-8
Format: 120 x 195 mm
150 Pages
14,9 €
Following an artistic career in Paris, Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine was ordained at the
age of 40. Poet, composer, singer, writer, this multi-talented priest puts pen to paper
for the services of his mission. Father Zanotti Sorkine is also the author of "Croire Questions éternelles, réponses
actuelles" Artège 2012 (Foreign rights sold Poland Italy), "Amour, une affaire sacrée une
sacrée affaire" EDR 2014, and "Marie, mon secret - Conversation avec la Vierge" Artège
2015 (Italian rights sold) Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
November 2015
Spirituality
The tenderness of God
Ludovic Frère, Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine
In the homily of the Mass inaugurating his pontificate, Pope Francis
emphasized that " tenderness is not the virtue of the weak, but it
reflects a fortitude and an attentiveness, compassion, true openness
to others, love. "
Tenderness is a reality to be lived, together with a profound need of
the human being. It is a relationship of strength, not of domination.
The words and gestures of Jesus are tender.
This book has the great merit to place the tenderness of God at the
very center of our lives and calls for a conversion to tenderness which
urges to be dared to be lived.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-593-0
Format: 170 x 110 mm
248 Pages
15,9 €
Father Ludovic Frère, is Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Laus and Vicar-General of
the diocese of Gap and Embrun. He is the author of another book: « Let yourselves be
reconciled » (Emmanuel editions 2014).
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December 2015
Essay
Great is His Mercy
Claire Patier
Great is the mercy of God, sings King David. Yes, but what about God’s
wrath, His vengeance, His jealousy, His punishment? The Bible is one,
and if it proclaims God's mercy it cannot say anything else at the same
time, so it convenes asking why God's wrath, vengeance, jealousy and
retribution are all expressions of his mercy and his infinite love. His
merciful love is so great that it takes a multitude of images to express
it, a multitude of words which, when evoking God, have a much richer
meaning than when evoking purely human behavior. In this year of
mercy how good it is to reimmerse ourselves into this ocean of biblical
beauty.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-599-2
Format: 170 x 110 mm
112 Pages
9,9 €
Claire Patier belongs to the order of the Consecrated Virgin. After being Professor of
classical letters and workers, she now runs the House of St. John Cassian's Word at
Sainte-Baume. She participates in biblical retreats in Israel and is also the author of
numerous works devoted to the study of the Bible.
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October 2015
Theological Essay
At the heart of Christian
anthropology with Maître
Eckhart
Marie-Anne Vannier
Christianity is unique amongst all religions, even monotheistic,
as being the only religion where God takes on a human face. We may
have grown accustomed to this, but for our contemporaries this is a
key point to be rediscovered. It is an enormous opportunity which we
should fully embrace and which opens a path in our secularized
society.
With the Incarnation, a further step is taken: a child of God is given to
us. Using contemporary language, this essay puts forward the
essentials of Christian anthropology, which is founded on Christology
and Trinitarian theology. By building on Meister Eckhart, who goes to
the very heart of Christian anthropology, we are invited, following on
from Maximus the Confessor, to "become by grace what God is by
nature" and shown the scope of Christian anthropology in today's era.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-373-8
Format: 200 x 130 mm
204 Pages
17,5 €
Marie-Anne Vannier is a specialist of the fathers of the Church, St. Augustine, St. John
Cassian, Meister Eckhart and the Rhineland mystics She was born in 1957, has been
editor of the journal Knowledge of the Fathers of the Church since 1992, and is
Professor of Theology at the University of Lorraine, where she leads the research team
on the Rhineland mystics and participates in the MSH research projects.
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October 2015
Essay
Religion, let truth abide
Mgr Roland Minnerath
The transformation of an era seems to be underway : globalization,
climate change, demographic collapse in the West, domination of the
economy, rejection of any transcendent reference, the systematic
carving-up of Judeo-Christian anthropology, media packaging, lack of
perspectives and mobilizing projects for the future... a disturbing
picture of the city of man. Like that experienced by St. Augustine in the
early Vth century, standing shaken before the ruins of a retreating
world and the uncertainty of what was to follow. Shocked at the news
of the capture of Rome by the Goths in 410, Augustine gave us one of
the most grandiose ever meditations on human history in the City of
God.
This major work interprets human history in the light of the history of
salvation. Augustine sees men divided into two cities, putting their
trust either in God or in themselves. "Two loves have made two cities:
love of oneself to the contempt of God has made the earthly city;
whilst the love of God to the contempt of oneself, the heavenly city
"(Civ XIV, 28). Today the city of man, caught up in entropy, needs to be
re-invigorated and elevated towards "the whole truth". Christianity is
an unknown, alas, reservoir of information capable of re-boosting it.
This is Archbishop Minnerath's buoyant message, an essay brimming
with hope and with which we can address the future.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-598-5
Format: 210 x 140 mm
172 Pages
16,9 €
Archbishop Roland Minnerath has been Archbishop of Dijon since 2004. He was a
professor at the Faculty of Catholic Theology and the Institute of Canon Law of the
University of Strasbourg, after working in the Holy See diplomacy. Church-State
relations have been the subject of his teaching, his publications and participation in
international conferences. Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
May 2015
Ecclesiastical Current Affairs
Vatican II, the Council and
the issues
Mgr Marc Aillet, Cardinal Robert Sarah
Fifty years on, the Second Vatican Council still raises questions. Both
by the 2400 Priests, Cardinals, Bishops and major Superiors present,
as by the number of associated specialists or observers, by its media
coverage, by its pastoral rather than doctrinal intentions, by the
volume of texts it gave rise to, it is certainly a change from the twenty
Ecumenical Councils that had preceded it.
Hailed by some as a breath of fresh air that the institution so much
needed, it continues to feed the hostilities of those who saw in it an
unparalleled break with tradition. Billed as the springtime of the
Church, it gave rise to a crisis as defined in serious terms by Pope Paul
VI himself, a few years after its closing. The young theologian Joseph
Ratzinger, presenting the key theological issues of the Council to the
German Bishops, on the eve of the opening session of the meeting,
showed how all Councils have in fact started enthusiastically,
concluded more skeptically, have opened up long periods of crisis,
before embarking upon a serenity in line with its initial promises.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-339-4
Format: 210 x 135 mm
140 Pages
14 €
This book by Bishop Aillet helps us take stock of the Second Vatican
Council, whose texts have lost none of their value or brilliance.
Bishop Marc Aillet has been Bishop of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron since 2008. He is the
author of several books published by Artège editions: "A liturgical event or the meaning
of a motu proprio" in 2007, "Urged by the Charity of Christ" in 2010, "the liturgy of the
Spirit" in 2012 and "Repent, believe in the gospel" in 2013.
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April 2016
Society
Catholics, get involved !
Pierre-Hervé Grosjean
Freedom revolutionized, the collapse of religious practice, the loss of
ethical standards ...facing these sociological upheavals, Roman
Catholics seem to be swimming against the tide. Will they dilute their
principles, or even withdraw? Abbe Grosjean calls on them to reject
this temptation and persevere in serving to influence the world
entrusted to them.
This book encourages the commitment of Catholics - especially the
younger generation - in public life, for the service of the common
good. They must be " uninhibited witnesses " in the words of Benedict
XVI and must «come down from their balconies " and take action as
urged by Pope Francis. It explores the foundations of this commitment
and the challenges for the coming generation. A frank and realistic
essay, brimming with hope.
.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-876-4
Format: 200 x 130 mm
196 Pages
14 €
Father Pierre-Hervé Grosjean is a priest in the diocese of Versailles and the parish of
Saint-Cyr-l’Ecole. He is also secretary general of the Commission for Ethics and Politics
in his diocese. Very active on social media, he co-hosts PadreBlog. He founded the
summer camps « Actors of the Future » (Acteurs d’Avenir) for students to become the
Christian policy makers of the future.
His previous work AIMER EN VERITE (To love in truth) Artège 2013 (foreign rights sold to
Spain, Poland and the' US) has sold over 25000 copies in France. Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
July 2016
Christian education and spirituality
A preparation for marriage
Cédric Burgun, Yves Guézou, Bénédicte Lucereau
Preparing for a Christian marriage is not trivial. Yet it may also seem
long and complex. This highly educational guide, composed of 12
parts, accompanies the engaged couple on this beautiful path. Each
part is drawn up the same way:
- A text from the word of God;
- A text from Pope Francis;
- A text of reflexion
- Questions to be asked by the engaged couple to eachother.
Through three sections (love and the couple, the pillars of marriage,
the spirituality of marriage), this guide will help engaged couples,
regardless of their religious « level » and the hosts helping the couple
in their Catholic marriage preparation to understand the key issues of
this great adventure using a clear, simple, and concise language.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-137-6
Format: 240 x 170 mm
176 Pages
13,9 €
Cédric Burgun priest is in the diocese of Metz and a member of the Emmanuel
Community. He is a fulltime professor at the Faculty of Canon Law at the Catholic
Institute of Paris and author of several publications on the family.
Founder of Mots Croisés in Paris, Benedicte Lucereau is a marriage counselor and
therapist for couples and families. She has written many books on marriage and the
couple and gives lectures on love, sexuality and the vocation of man and woman.
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April 2014
A message for the young
To love in truth
Pierre-Hervé Grosjean
Through years of meeting and listening to thousands of young people,
Father Hervé Grosjean knows them well. Through his accompanying
experience he has gathered the best to answer any questions on the
emotional life of young people. This book is not a lesson on morality
nor a code of conduct. He transmits to young people aged between 15
and 22 years, kind advice for creating the right conditions for a
successful love. Essential reading for teenagers and young adults for a
true and constructive vision of love.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-255-7
Format: 180 x 125 mm
150 Pages
11 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Poland, Spain, US (English world) Ordained in 2004, Father Pierre-Hervé Grosjean is parish priest in Saint-Cyr-l’Ecole
(Diocese of Versailles) and school chaplain. He also accompanies the Scouts and the
Young Catholic summer movements he founded including "Future Stars". He also hosts
the well-known blog Padreblog.fr. and has just published in 2016 at Artège
"Catholiques, engageons-nous!" "Catholics, get involved!". Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
March 2016
Spirituality
Waiting for marriage
Intimacy, affection, prayer
Mgr Marc Aillet, Père Louis
Have you already been confronted with strong love ? Are you
constructing a relationship which may be the love of your life ? Or are
you dreaming of discovering one day deep and meaningful love ? And
you are torn between the patient constuction of a meaningful
relationship with the impatience of the gestures of love.
This sensitive subject provokes many opinions. In particular « but if
we are getting married and we are deeply and truly in love, we can
also have a sexual relationship because we feel ready. And we are not
alone. Doesn’t it just prove once again that the rules of the Church are
unrealistic, even outdated ».
Responding to such questions this book provides a truly great and
beautiful vision of sexuality and the enormous advantage to be gained
for young couples to wait until their marriage.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-119-2
Format: 200 x 130 mm
224 Pages
14 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Poland. Father Louis is a benedictine monk and priest who accompanies fiancés in the
preparation for the Holy sacrament of Marriage
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October 2013
Christian education
A spiritual preparation for
the birth of our child
Month by month with God
Eline Landon
There are a great number of works available on preparing for birth,
but none of them deal with the spritual aspect. Month by month,
through prayer and meditation on the bibilical texts, this work offers
the expecting mother a spiritual preparation for the arrival of her
child. It also includes the father who can in his turn accompany his
child until the day the child can be held in his arms. This different way
of opening ones heart to the presence of ones child allows the couple
to jointly contemplate the greatness of life illuminated by God's light. .
ISBN: 978-2-36040-224-3
Format: 170 x 110 mm
140 Pages
8,9 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Ukraine, Poland
Eline Landon is 35, married and mother to three children. She is involved in the
education of young children and is the inspiration behind the association "1001 sources
of happiness", whose aim is to support and develop the role of parents towards their
children.
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June 2012
A mother's eyes
The secrets of maternal happiness
Isabelle Laurent
When parents behold their child for ther first time they are
unanimous in proclaiming that they have given birth to the most
wondrous of wonders. Then mundane routine takes over, with the
tribulations of material problems, an often complex education, all of
which combine to gradually tarnish that image of wonder so much
admired. And a torrent of questions ensues.
Am I a good mother? How can I adapt to the personality of my child
which is so very different to mine? How can I keep alive that rapture
from those earlier years of the lives of our children? For all parents or
those who are about to become one, this book is an ode to maternal
love as betowed by God. This essay and testimony does not seek to
advise, instruct or supply that magic recipe ... because they do not
exist! But the readers will be inspired by the testimony of the daily life
of this mother of ten children, and draw resources to discover and
rediscover the joys and confidence needed to carry out their role as
parent.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-093-5
Format: 200 x 130 mm
132 Pages
12 €
Isabelle Laurent, of Polish descent, is the mother of ten children, and is also the author
of several novels for the young reader published at Artège including The Two Crowns
(foreign rights sold Poland) - The trilogy of the Assisi Prophecy (foreign rights sold
Slovenia) - and the Secret of Lomianki, Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
June 2012
Spirituality
When the couple separates
The road back to recovery
Thierry Maucour
Confronted with the trial of conjugal separation, the Christian spouse
often stays in limbo, plagued with a sense of misunderstanding and a
rejection of an insurmountable reality. Very few works deal with the
arid affective and spiritual terrain of life after a conjugal separation.
This work seeks to morally support the separated or divorced couple
and help them in their personal reconstruction by gaining that inner
serenity. Nurtured by a sense of peace and hope, they can then
rediscover how much the grace of the Sacrament of Marriage still
continues to unite the spouses even after their separation.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-073-7
Format: 195 x 120 mm
124 Pages
11,5 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Poland
Thierry Maucour, who divorced in 1991 after twenty one years marriage, is father of
four children and author of "I chose to remain faithful". For 5 years he was mediator at
the Communion Notre-Dame de l’Alliance, a support and fraternity center for those
who choose to stay faithful to the Sacrament of Marriage. Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
October 2015
Testimony - Life of the Church
A new "communion" as a
Catholic who divorced
Béatrice Bourges
Can a Catholic who is divorced and 'remarried' go to Communion ?
This is one of those inflammatory questions which causes controversy.
Those directly concerned tend to stay on the sidelines not taking part
in the debate, but finding themselves at the centre of virulent
discussions which further increase their pain. It is a tricky subject
indeed with divorce unfortunately affecting an ever increasing number
of families from all backgrounds. Catholics are far from being spared
this ordeal. It is a painful subject, and one to be addressed with the
utmost sensitivity. Beatrice Bourges testifes. She describes her experience as a divorcee
who 'remarried'. Her spiritual journey is long and fraught with
difficulty, incomprehension, frustration and anxiety. But through her
suffering, she is accompanied by Christ with his silent, respectful and
ever-loving presence, even in the most painful of moments, leading
her to her own very real acceptance and and unexpected
understanding and of what really lies at the heart of this issue.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-590-9
Format: 210 x 140 mm
156 Pages
14,9 €
Beatrice Bourges is a business consultant and a French
community activist. In 2007, she founded the « Collective Association for the child » and co-founded in 2012 " La Manif pour tous »). This is her very personal testimony
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April 2014
Spirituality
With Christ, in times of
illness
Père Pierre Lyonnet
Sickness causes strife. Bearing its pain makes us retreat into our
innermost selves, to God himself, in order to draw from him the
strength we need to continue in the face of our suffering.
That is exactly what Father Pierre Lyonnet did. Without revolt or
withdrawal, he persevered in his mission with a profound love for
Christ. And he abandoned himself into the hands of the Lord. A deep
spirituality emanates from the terse style of this writing. Those united
in the pages of this book will be able to provide succour to the
afflicted, and join him in his prayer and his offerings, throughout their
journey of suffering with Christ. This is spiritual accompaniment, with prayer and meditation for the ill
and their nearest.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-271-7
Format: 169 x 110 mm
172 Pages
11 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Poland
Pierre Lyonnet was born in 1906 and died in 1949 after a long life of suffering. After
entering the noviciat of the Compagnie de Jésus in Novembre 1923, he was ordained
priest on the 24th of June 1937. Despite being bedridden by his painful illness, he
received a Ministry with the college of Saint- Michel de Saint-Etienne for the final ten
years of his life. Jean-Yves Théry has been a priest with the Diocese of Aix and Arles
since 1986. Chronically ill for the last few years, he is currently serving a mission with
the Arche de Marseille. Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
October 2013
Christian education
Reflections on the faith for
those with faith
Père Jean-Marie Brauns
The faith of the Christian is in constant progress, ever plunging and
ever deepening, as if a new world is mysteriously present in the old.
And yet neither the universe, nature, nor society has changed. God
speaks to all of us and the listener will not get confused because each
of us is known and is spoken to by God. This is an accessible essay on the essential, broaching subjects not just
reserved for the theologian. This reflexion probes the life of every
believer's very faith. Those who have faith in the Word of God are
taken even further into the deeper messages of the Bible, and will find
that these chapters clarify and illuminate what they may sometimes
find complex or incoherent.
.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-239-7
Format: 210 x 130 mm
212 Pages
14,9 €
A theologian and priest in the diocese of Aix-en -Provence, Jean-Marie Brauns was born
in 1969. He is member of the layman-training section at the "Cardinal Billé" Center.
Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
November 2012
Spirituality
Believing
Today's answers to timeless questions
Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine
We are all looking for happiness. But where can we find it? Does God
exist? Is God the same for everybody, whatever their religion? What
does the Bible say about God? Who is Jesus Christ ? Did he just exist?
What can it bring me to follow him? Only moral constraints? And my
freedom in all this? And why does evil exist on earth if God is Love?
And the Church, what's the point of it in all this? Here are
Father Zanotti-Sorkine's responses to our questions, a message of
wisdom through the simplest of words. A jewel of spirituality for all to
discover, to awaken and to sustain life through God.....
ISBN: 978-2-36040-122-2
Format: 170 x 110 mm
108 Pages
9,5 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Poland, Italy
Following an artistic career in Paris, Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine was ordained at the
age of 40. Poet, composer, singer, writer, this multi-talented priest puts pen to paper
for the services of his mission. Father Zanotti Sorkine is also the author of "Amour, une affaire sacrée une sacrée
affaire" EDR 2014, and "Marie, mon secret - Conversation avec la Vierge" Artège 2015
(Italian rights sold) Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
September 2016
Spirituality
The Next Day, in Galilee
Tales from the Bible's Times
René Marchand
What did the prodigal son do after returning to his father's house?
What happened to the wounded man cared for by the Good
Samaritan? And what happened to Lazarus afterwards ...? What do we
know of the last thoughts of the wicked thief? And the attitude of the
rich young man who turned away from Jesus? Such questions have all
been left unanswered. Are we allowed to ask what happened after ...?
Through these well-known episodes of the Gospel the author takes us
beyond the text to tell us, to our greatest spiritual benefit, the 'ending',
.
ISBN: 979-1-03360-035-0
Format: 185 x 125 mm
172 Pages
14,9 €
A connaisseur of the Eastern culture, René Marchand is an essayist, radio and TV
journalist and producer. He has been working with the Riposte Laïque (the Layman's
Response) since 2010 and also works with the Nouvelle Revue de l'Histoire. A critic of
Islam, one of his previous publications includes "Reconquista ou Mort de l’Europe". Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
March 2016
Spirituality
Monks of Palestine :
spiritual portraits
Nicolas Egender, Marie-Anne Vannier
Prefaced by Marie-Anne Vannier, author of "Cheminer avec le Maître
Eckhart".
The Fathers of the Desert have long been known and appreciated for
their apothegms, the maxims transcending all ages. These five
portraits of palestinian monks being proposed by Father Nicolas
Egender, take us further into their universe. It is a spirituality very
much alive and relevent to us today, asking of its readers : « What is
your message to the monks and nuns of the 21st century, specially
those who have followed your steps to live in Palestine. What message
do you have for our Church today »? Following on from the Palestinian monks who, anchored by their
prayer to God, transformed the desert into a city, Father Nicolas
Egender has been able to open, in Jerusalem and still today at
Chevetogne, the paths of unity and interreligious dialogue, procuring a
holy story from each individual, providing « an image of a
compassionate Christ, the friend of man ». Its result is a tonic way of
life being proposed to the reader.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-662-3
Format: 200 x 135 mm
176 Pages
15 €
Father Nicolas Egender was born in 1923, and has been a monk at the Benedictine
Abbey of Chevetogne since 1946 where he became Prior. He was Father Abbott of the
Dormiton in Jerusalem for 18 years. He is the author of several studies on the oriental
churches and their liturgies, and the ecumenism of Vatican Council II.
Marie-Anne Vannier, was born in 1957, and is a specialist of Augustine of Hippone,
Meister Eckhart and the Rhineland mystics. She is also chief editor of the review «
Connaissance des Père de l’Eglise » and professor of Theology at the University of
Lorraine.
Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
March 2016
Spirituality
A spiritual meeting with the
figures of Saint Luke
Mgr Jean Legrez
The Gospel is a story, and above all an encounter. THE encounter with
Jesus Christ. It is also a collection of many other encounters, musts
and the best known being those with Mary, Joseph, John the Baptist,
Simon Peter as well as those meetings on which we dwell somewhat
less, with Martha and Mary, Elizabeth, the Pharisees, the publicans, the
devil and his associates. In his humble and accessible way, Mgr Legrez
brings us back to the highest truths, and through these simple
portraits he guides us towards the face of goodness and truth on this
evangelical journey.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-773-6
Format: 170 x 110 mm
240 Pages
15,9 €
Belonging to the Dominican Order, Jean Legrez has been Archbishop of the diocese of
Albi since February 2011 and a member of the Commission for Consecrated Life, within
the Bishops' Conference of France, since 2014.
He is also the author of Le Credo Expliqué (Artège 2014)
Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
April 2016
Patristics New Edition
The Fathers of the church
and the liturgy
François Cassingena-Trévedy
Celebrating is a complex physical and intellectual act, an act which, if
actually called upon, engages all human dimension. It is precisely this
depth of which the Fathers of the Church help us to become aware.
The mosaic of the texts appearing before us reconstructs the whole
ethics of the celebration; it reveals concordance so dazzingly, all that
which is normative for the Fathers in the matter and that to which they
intend the Christian assembly to travel towards..
From these testimonies François-Cassingena Trévedy establishes a
behavioral profile, through a "concelebration" of clergy and laity, from
the fourth and fifth centuries, of essentially not just the « outward
man », but even more, and to use an Augustinian terminology, the
"inward man".
ISBN: 978-2-36040-875-7
Format: 235 x 152 mm
388 Pages
21 €
A graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Father Francis Cassingena-Trévedy
entered monastic life in 1980 at the St. Martin de Ligugé abbey. He collaborates with
the Editions des Sources Chrétiennes and teaches at the Higher Institute of Liturgy
(Catholic Institute of Paris). As an writer, he has published several works of poetry,
philosophy, theology, spirituality and musicology. He is the author of the Etincelles
series (in 4 volumes at Ad Solem Editions).
Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
April 2014
Holy Abandonment
Dom Vital Lehodey
In our collection of the Classics of Spirituality, this theoretical and
practical thesis gives prominence to the writings of St. Francis de Sales
and St. Alphonsus Liguori. Dom Vital Lehodey also gives us his
experience of an inner life enriched by the ever deepening discovery
of one’s abandonment to the will of God.
This is a synthesis of the most well known texts on Providence and
Holy Abandonment.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-273-1
Format: 180 x 115 mm
670 Pages
14,9 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : United Kingdom
In 2018 we will commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the death of Dom Vital Lehodey.
Ordained a priest in 1880, he exercised parish ministry until entering the Trappist
monastery in 1890. He was elected abbot in 1897, became abbot emeritus in 1919 and
died there on May 6, 1948. His long abbatial ministry is distinguished by his missionary
spirit. He founded eight priories in Japan, two monasteries for men and six for women.
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November 2015
Spirituality
Mary, my secret
Conversation with the Virgin
Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine
Who has never dreamed at least once in his life of meeting and
communicating with the celestial beings? What truth seeker has never wished to tear apart the veil that
separates us from the land of eternity, and even like so many children
before us, meet and talk with the Virgin Mary?
Without visions, it is from the priest or from the poet and writer that
we must ask for entry into this Infinity, from the one who is able to
strengthen or simply grant faith.
In this miraculous book where the quality of the writing already
borders on the celestial, the dream is reinstated, the Virgin is there,
close by, and dialogue is established, Her Being revealed, ideas
subjugate, and the light descends !
Captivating prose for those who love God, and the Virgin Mary !
ISBN: 978-2-36040-597-8
Format: 178 x 110 mm
192 Pages
9,5 €
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Italy
Following an artistic career in Paris, Father Michel-Marie Zanotti-Sorkine was ordained
in 1999 at the age of 40. Poet, composer, singer, writer, he is a priest of multiple talents
putting pen to the service of his mission. He is the author of several very successful
books including CROIRE (To believe, contemporary answers to timeless questions) 2012
Editions Artège (foreign rights sold to Poland and Italy) and Love, A Wholly Holy Affair
2014 Groupe Artège, Editions du Rocher.
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February 2014
Spirituality
The Lourdes Procession
Père Régis-Marie de la Teyssonnière
At Lourdes, processions have been taking place at the request of the
Blessed Virgin since her call: " Come here in procession! " And so, since
the first ceremony of April 4, 1864, almost all Lourdes pilgrims will
participate in the procession. But let us go beyond this reality and fully understand its mystery.
Father Régis-Marie de la Teyssonnière experiences Lourdes on a daily
basis as parish priest at the Lourdes sanctuaries. This essay will make
us understand these processions, shedding light on the mystery of this
act of the faithful in the light of its history and of the living tradition of
the Church.
This is the perfect guide for those preparing their pilgrimage to
Lourdes.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-267-0
Format: 170 x 110 mm
168 Pages
8,9 €
Father Régis-Marie de la Teyssonnière is also the author of "La Spiritualité de
Bernadette" (Artège 2013). He is priest of the Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes entrusted
with the ministry of chaplain at the service of the liturgy at the sanctuaries of
Notre-Dame.
Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420
March 2016
The Holy Tunic of Argentueil
A history of Christ's
seamless Tunic
The Official 2016 Ostension Book
François Le Quéré
Brought over from Constantinople, the Holy Tunic was given to the
priory of Argenteuil in the year 800 by Charlemagne. It has remained
there ever since, escaping potential destruction during the religious
wars;and those of the Revolution, during which it was cut into four
pieces and hidden.
From the beginning, the Holy Tunic has been venerated as the
seamless robe given to Christ on his way to Calvary, bartered by the
soldiers playing dice during the Crucifixion. It bears traces of blood at
locations corresponding to those of the Holy Shroud of Turin. The
origin of the fabric has been the subject of many studies and its
authenticity has remained unchallenged over the centuries. This book
summarizes the current studies taking place, and allows everyone to
discover for himself or better understand one of the most remarkable
relics of the Passion of Christ, spanning over a thousand years and in
our midst just a few kilometers from Paris. ISBN: 978-2-36040-877-1
Format: 210 x 140 mm
240 Pages
Author Father Le Quéré was the former chancellor of the Diocese of Pontoise who died
in 2012, and who devoted much of his life to the study of the Holy Tunic
of Argenteuil and making it known to the public.
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18 €
October 2014
Spirituality
The Creed explained
Mgr Jean Legrez
This is a concise commentary proposing the discovery and rediscovery
of the Credo. Its analysis is both theological and practical,
concentrating mainly on the Gospels and the catechism of the Catholic
Church and often bringing up the "Youcat", catechism for the Youth. The result is an effective and essential analysis of the prayer of the
Church, a catechesis for all. To be read by all in the reaffirmation of
one's faith.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-288-5
Format: 170 x 110 mm
136 Pages
9,9 €
Jean Legrez has been Bishop of Albi since February 2011 and a dominican.. He is a
member of the Commission for Consecrated Life at the heart of the Conference of the
bishops of France He is also the author of Figures Spirituelles chez Saint Luc (Artège, 2016).
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September 2015
Marriage and Family in the
Catholic Church
Eleven cardinals provide pastoral enlightenment
Winfried Aymans, Collectif
This book is a collection of relatively brief articles written by cardinals,
most of whom are exercising their ministry in various dioceses. It
wants to offer to the Synod and more widely to the Church in general
suggestions in order to conduct a Catholic pastoral care of the family,
in harmony with the Magisterium, especially with the post-synodal
exhortation of John-Paul II’s « Saint Familiaris Consortio » and the «
Catechism of the Catholic Church ». Following « Abiding in the truth of
Christ » (Demeurer dans la vérité du Christ), published at ARTEGE in
September 2014 and which presented a theological reflection on the
Sacraments of Matrimony, Penance and the Eucharist, this work brings
together a pastoral testimony to the implementation of this theology.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-644-9
Format: 215 x 135 mm
214 Pages
19,9 €
- Cardinal Ruini, Emeritus Vicar- Cardinal Vicar of Rome - Cardinal Caffarra Emeritus
Archbishop of Bologna - Cardinal Rouco Valera, Emeritus Archbishop of Madrid Cardinal Meisner, Emeritus Archbishop of Cologne - Cardinal Cordes, Emeritus
President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" - Cardinal Eijk, Archbishop of Utrecht Cardinal Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas - Cardinal Sarah, Prefect of the
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments - Cardinal
Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja - Clemees Cardinal, primate of the Syro-Malankara
Church - Cardinal Duka, Archbishop of Prague
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June 2012
The catechism explained
Mgr Raymond Centène
The Church lives to transmit the Good News of the Kingdom of God, to
know and love Christ, to invite men and women of all countries and of
all generations to follow in the footsteps of Christ. This is its main
purpose. In this essential vocation of the Church, the episcopal
ministry has a specific responsibility: to transmit the faith.
This book is given to us as Bishop Raymond Centene's response to the
call of his own episcopal motto "For the generation to come to know
Him."
It seeks to enlighten, strengthen and support all those who share and
will share the concern of his episcopal heart. He gives us here a full
and bright presentation of the Catholic faith, accessible to all.
These interviews on the Catechism of the Catholic Church are offered
in question/answer form, an essential guide to discover or relive the
pillars of faith.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-038-6
Format: 240 x 160 mm
376 Pages
19,9 €
Raymond Centene was born in 1958 in Banyuls-sur-Mer, and has been Bishop of
Vannes since 2005. Doctor of Law and a graduate of the Pontifical Gregorian University,
he has from the beginning of his ministry, been particularly concerned on catechesis
issues and the transmission of the faith to young people.
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October 2013
Christian education
The Church in One Hundred
Questions
Père Emmanuel Pisani
How can we define the "Church" ? It is a complex institution subject to much criticism throughout history.
To deflate the many legends and misconceptions, our
author Emmanuel Pisani has led a series of interviews on the question
with the "experts" : priests and theologians alike. The Dominican has
raised with them not only recurrent objections which often come up in
conversation with « non-believers » but also has encouraged them to
provide their testimonies on the beauty of the Church, the Bride of
Christ. Whilst allowing the spiritual dimension of the Church to be
perceived, this book also answers the most basic of questions that
often leave us perplexed and seeks to restore the many historical
truths to show the Church as it was willed by Christ.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-241-0
Format: 210 x 130 mm
172 Pages
12,9 €
Father Emmanuel Pisani, is a Dominican with a PhD in Islamic studies. He also teaches
Islamic studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris. For four years he hosted the
"Theological Coffee Break" on Radio Présence in Toulouse. He is also the author of "Cent Questions sur Dieu" (Artège 2013).
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November 2014
Paying Heed to the Bible
Homelies, Sundays and Feast Days, Year B
M. l'abbé Michel Viot
A book of clear and erudite commentaries on the Gospels.
Taken from our series of "Homilies, Listening to the Bible". this is one
of a series of homilies on the Catholic liturgy offering an essential,
intuitive and living understanding of the Word of God far from arid
or academic intelligence, providing a buoyant springboard of analysis
and comprehension.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-289-2
Format: 240 x 160 mm
434 Pages
26 €
In 1968, Michel Viot was ordained Lutheran pastor, exerting in the Billettes church in
the heart of Paris. In 1996, he was appointed Lutheran bishop of Paris. He describes
the extraordinary journey that led him to be ordained Catholic priest for the diocese of
Blois in his book « From Luther to Benedict XVI, Journey of a former Freemason ». He
was parish priest and episcopal vicar in charge of permanent education in the diocese
of Blois. Today he is in the diocese of service for the Army as National Chaplain of War
Veterans Affairs, and in the Diocese of Versailles to the deanery of
Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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November 2012
Exegesis
The intelligence of the
Scriptures - volume 5 - Year
C
Sundays (Feast days)
Marie-Noëlle Thabut
The Bible is a library : to be entered into with a good teacher. With the
reform of Vatican II, the Bible is now within everyone's reach. The
liturgy for Sundays and Feast Days covers in three years the totality of
the Biblical books. It's not enough to simply read or hear the word of
the Bible every Sunday in order to understand it. We still need a good
guide : " he opened their spirit to the intelligence of the Scriptures",
says Saint Luke (24,45). In fact the risen Jesus Christ made himself
immediately visible to the initial Christian communities as being the
key to entering the biblical texts, to make connections, read and
understand. Since then, it has been the mission of the Church to open
the minds of each generation to the intelligence of the Scriptures.
Marie-Noëlle Thabut is really the best of our guides for this. By
introducing in the deepest sense the various texts, in making us
appreciate the harmonics, with the clarity of the rarest of didactic
talents and using straightforward language she offers to the widest
readership audience the means to enter into the biblical liturgy of
Sunday. A simple and clear presentation of all the lectionary texts for Sundays
and feasts of three years. An educational book that brings the Bible to
everyone. ISBN: 978-2-36040-065-2
Format: 240 x 160 mm
508 Pages
Marie-Noëlle Thabut studied law and exegesis. She is strongly involved in the
pastoral liturgical and biblical initiation, through courses,conferences and trips to the
Holy Land. She is best known by the general public through her broadcasts on Radio
Notre Dame, her commentaries on the Magnificat and her great liturgical work over the
years "Understanding of the Scriptures" to understand the Word of God every Sunday
in church, published by Editions Artège.
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22 €
June 2016
Bible
The Bible Step by Step,
Joshua, the Judges, the
Earth
Jocelyne Tarneaud
Touching on the great figures of the Old Testament in the light of the
symbols associated with them and one by one, Jocelyne Tarneaud
continues to decrypt the Bible and the History of our Salvation from
the Genesis to the Apocalypse.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-108-6
Format: 210 x 140 mm
284 Pages
18,9 €
Biblical scholar, journalist and author, Jocelyne Tarneaud produces the radio program «
The Bible Step by Step » on Radio Notre Dame . She is an outstanding storyteller, with
previous publications at Cariscript Editions « If I had been told the story of Christmas »
and « If I had been told the story of Easter ».
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May 2016
Literature - older teenagers and adults
On life, on death, on love
Gabriel Privat
When life, love and death hits us ... Through a short series of
surprising novellas, the author takes us straight to the heart of the
essential questions of our existence: what is our life worth , what will
our death be ? We smile, we are moved, we are shocked. Torn
between claws and tenderness the characters are posing critical
questions and are confronting us with their choices. How far are we
willing to go to keep those we love alive? What is the price of a life, the
desire to have children? What are the consequences of love, the end of
love, the lack of love? For adults and older teenagers.
SECONDARY SCHOOL UPPER
YEARS
ISBN: 979-1-09499-815-1
Format: 210 x 140 mm
254 Pages
16,9 €
Gabriel Privat, is a Political Science graduate who teaches history and geography in a Catholic institution. As a young father, he also collaborates in several publications including Political Freedom and the digital newspaper Zelie. Passionate about literature, he sketches through these novellas these endearing and topical portraits of today.
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June 2016
Family Life
Love and sexuality
Raise the subject in time and protect your child
Professeur Henri Joyeux
Should we not be getting in earlier on questions put by our children on
«sex and stuff»? Over the course of his career professor Henri Joyeux
has met with thousands of youngsters of all ages and from all
horizons and his instant reply is : "YES, and the earlier the better"!
They learn about maths, history, geography, languages, but what do
they learn about sexuality? This subject has to be brought up as soon
as possible as even if children don’t ask, they're still being prematurely
bombarded by the outside world (much sooner than you would have
thought). To INFORM is to help them construct their own IMMUNITY,
and develop their own emotional and sexual balance. They want to
know EVERYTHING. And we cannot get out of it, as the information
they’re getting comes from their environment, school playgrounds,
friends, media, internet, and which is most of the time insufficient,
destabilizing, misinforming and even violent. Using science and humour, Professor Joyeux offers food for thought,
raising all the questions put by parents and children without taboo :
masturbation, homosexuality, running away from home, suicide,
incest, sodomy… Our youngsters are often disturbed, as they are
under the impression things are being dissimulated, or are unclear.
Sexual information is quite the individual and collective challenge for
our civilisation. And with all too often hapless parents bearing the
brunt of it all.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-134-5
Format: 210 x 140 mm
240 Pages
18,9 €
Professor Henri Joyeux is an oncologist, surgeon and Professor at the Faculty of
Medicine in Montpellier. He is the author of numerous publications on human ecology,
including eating habits.
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June 2015
Comic strip
The Story of the
Benedictines
Laurent Bidot, Hugo Hallé, Thibault Nève
On Monte Cassino's summit in seventh century Italy, monks from
France are looking for the remains of a man. Around them, everything
is ruin and desolation. Their mission is to find the relics of the one who
wanted to be a hermit and eventually went on to found one of the
largest monastic orders in the world: the Benedictines.
This was Benedict whom Pope Paul VI would later name "Patron of
Europe". During his life, Saint Benedict drafted a rule to bring young monks
answers to their daily questions. Charlemagne deemed these daily tips
so beneficial that they they were implemented in the monasteries of
his empire. Later, the monks would use these principles to found a
large abbey in Cluny. At its apogee it will be the largest church in
Christendom. Vezelay, Moissac, Paray-le-Monial, Le Bec-Hellouin, Fontgombault,
Cistercian, Clairvaux, Valloires, Royaumont Hautecombe, Fontenay,
Sept-Fons, Acey, La Trappe, and many other Benedictine, Cluny and
Cistercian abbeys in France and Europe will be born from this
monastic momentum.
FROM AGES 9+
ISBN: 979-1-09499-804-5
Format: 304 x 215 mm
FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD : Germany
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48 Pages
14 €
May 2016
Novel - jeunesse
Masters of the Wind
Judith Bouilloc-Carré
In the vast and ancient forest World of Ananka, the Guardians are
protecting the Waldgänger people and the forest. Yann Egoak is
desperate to join the Guardians.
Yann is the son of a fearless warrior and healer, and has also learned
from his sculptor uncle drawing and art. What will be his own path, he
who has gifts to create beauty, to heal and to fight?
Setting out to discover the world, Yann joins the school of Gio, and of
the people of Avélis at the edge of the sea. He meets Ademar, a giant
of the forest, with his formidable axe. The two boys form an
unbreakable friendship, and are joined by Baldomero, the rebellious
joker, by Salvatica, an extraodinary musician, and Rim, the pirate girl.
This "circle of misfits" unloved by the Avélis school who barely
welcome them unwittingly hold the fate of the people in their hands.
A terrible fire, and old and tired king, a brutal conqueror and prince, in
the misdt of chaos and war. Soon former pupils will join the fight on
the wings of the wind, and on the earth, swords in hand. Dragged into
the turmoil, Yann and his friends will put all their strength into the
fight and to finally build peace!
ISBN: 979-1-09499-816-8
Format: 200 x 130 mm
440 Pages
17,9 €
Judith Bouilloc holds a Master of Political Science and Communication, and a Modern
Letters degree. She juggles an unusual training career between studies and various
student jobs (secretarial, teaching, sales, administration ...).
A young wife and mother, she shares her passion for literature and fantasy with a
characteristic rich and bright style.
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October 2014
The Two Crowns
Isabelle Laurent
The lives of two small boys, Simon who is Jewish, and Charles the
Catholic, will change the day the two friends are separated by the
Gestapo. It is Charles who is sent to Auschwitz where he will meet
Maximilien Kolbe whilst Simon is left behind alone and wracked with
guilt. What will become of them ? What will life's experience bring
them ? Will they meet each other again one day ? These two lives, by
their extraordinary destiny, bring our young readers into the
whirlwind of the post-war years, the struggle for survival and the
veritable power of forgiveness.
ISBN: 978-2-36040-286-1
Format: 200 x 130 mm
320 Pages
14 €
Foreign rights sold to : Poland
Isabelle Laurent is the mother of ten children, and the author of an essay : The Eyes of a
Mother and several novels for youth : The trilogy of the Assisi Prophecy and the Secret
of Lomianki. Pauline Misconi - Email : [email protected] - Phone : +33140465420