What do we do when we discover our saints and mentors and heroes have feet of clay? We grieve. Perhaps you have already read the article in the Globe and Mail, “L’Arche founder Jean Vanier sexually abused at least six women, report finds”. If not, … [Read more...]

This Wednesday, February 26, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent in the liturgical calendar. How do you anticipate entering into Lent this year? Through my years of observing Lent I have given up a number of things. I remember one year giving … [Read more...]

In our continuing series Helen Spilsbury offers us this insight into Jean Vanier’s influence in her life: Luke 24:32 “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” This is the … [Read more...]

Thank you, Cheryl Lee, for this reflection and how you have been shaped by the life and work of Jean Vanier: I was introduced to Jean Vanier’s writings while attending Barnabas Christian Fellowship in the mid 1980’s. I was struck by his humility … [Read more...]

Janet Scott offers us this insight into Jean Vanier’s charism and the gift of L’Arche in her life: In 1975, I accepted a two-year post with CUSO in Grenada, the West Indies. The job involved working with the local people to set up a school for … [Read more...]