OUR LADY OF HOPE

French publisher: Presses de la Renaissance

U.S. publisher: Paulist Press

In an engaging, lively style, filled with anecdotes, Monseigneur Chauvet tells of his pastoral mission as rector of Notre-Dame, which is unknown to the general public. He retraces the glorious history of the Cathedral, and reflects on the transmission and adaptation of the Gospel's word, the link between culture and heritage, and the relationship between the arts and the sacred to which he has a great affinity (literature, painting, music).

He presents the different aspects of the life of the rector, who is at the same time boss of a small business, diplomat, and politician, receiving luminaries from around the world during their official visits.

Finally, beyond the future of the Cathedral he gives us his vision of the Church of today and tomorrow.

Patrick Chauvet is the archpriest and rector of Notre Dame cathedral.