It is very fortunate that two, and sometimes three, sessions of the Séminaire Lotharingien have been held every year since its beginning in 1980. Otherwise, several of us, at least the confirmed optimists, would have witnessed the jubilee in Paradise! Anyway, this is a great privilege to have all of you here, at the Domaine Saint-Jacques, a place regarded as a valeur sûre by the younger generat...