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Community and growth
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Contemporary society is the product of the disintegration of more or less natural or familial groupings. People are afraid, uncertain - and shut themselves away. But they need companions and their ideals; in short, they need Community.
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Becoming Human
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Acclaimed as a man "who inspires the world," (Maclean's) and a "nation builder" (Globe and Mail), Jean Vanier has made a difference in the lives of countless people. In this provocative book, Vanier shares his profoundly human vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He proposes ...
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Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness
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Stanley Hauerwas, Jean Vanier, Emmanuel Katongole, Rev. (Editor)
The church has much to learn from an often overlooked community--those with disabilities. Theologian Stanley Hauerwas collaborates with Jean Vanier, founder of the worldwide L'Arche communities, to explore how Christians can embody a different way of being--one marked by gentleness, peacemaking and faithfulness.
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The Impact of God: Soundings from St. John of the Cross
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Iain Matthew, Jean Vanier
John of the Cross testifies to a God who longs to meet us in our deepest need. Whilst rejection and imprisonment played their part in the life of this sixteenth-century Spanish friar, John's poetry and prose reveal the beauty and power of a wondrous God. His writing draws us gently along the road of deepening relationship with this God of love, ...
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From Brokenness to Community
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The lectures in this volume witness the importance of the meeting between the university of the learned and the university of the poor. From them a deep understanding of true discipleship emerges.
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Prayer of Heart and Body: Meditation and Yoga as Christian Spiritual Practice
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Thomas Ryan, Elizabeth Pascal (Illustrator), Jean Vanier (Foreword by)
Featuring a foreword by Jean Vanier, Ryan's latest book, a companion to his widely acclaimed Disciplines for Christian Living, shows how to put the rich tradition of Christian spirituality into action through meditation, then how to seamlessly wed Christian meditation with yoga to pray with both heart and body.
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Seeing Beyond Depression
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One in ten people are thought to suffer from depression at some time in their life. This book offers a Christian-based approach to dealing with depression.
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Finding Peace
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One of our deepest human desires and needs is to live in peace. We all yearn for peace, but what is it like exactly? How do we find it, and how can we bring peace to our lives and our communities? Jean Vanier reflects on recent world events, identifying the sources of conflict and fear within and among individuals, communities, and nations that ...
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Jesus the Gift of Love
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Written by the author of "The Broken Body", this book offers an introduction to the Jesus of the Gospels based on study and on the author's experience of living and working with the poor and weak of the world. This meditation takes the reader through Jesus's time, his painful mission to reveal the kingdom of love, his compassion, and the various ...
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Made for happiness : discovering the meaning of life with Aristotle
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In "Made for Happiness," Jean Vanier offers an uplifting, contemporary, and practical application of philosophy to human needs and yearnings. Inviting readers to look with fresh eyes at theories of happiness written over two millennia ago, Vanier builds on the philosophical work of his youth as he examines the basis for modern moral philosophy and ...
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Our Life Together: a Memoir in Letters
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Broken Body
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In his unique and sensitive style, Vanier encourages us to walk with the poor and the suffering so that we and they may become whole.
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Tears of silence
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Happiness: A Guide to a Good Life, Aristotle for the New Century
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Jean Vanier, Kathryn Spink (Translator)
Using Aristotle as his launching pad, a contemporary philosopher explores, in the context of today's world, the notion of happiness and how each person might best obtain it.
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Community & growth : our pilgrimage together
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Befriending the Stranger
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In six meditative pieces based on Scripture, Vanier opens up God's invitation to today's believers to create new places of belonging and sharing, of peace and kindness, where each person is loved and accepted. (Church Life)
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Followers of Jesus
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Drawn Into the Mystery of Jesus Through the Gospel of John
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The Mystery of Jesus presists, as countless magazine articles, television documentaries and scholarly controversies show. But the mystery is based on more than bones, inscriptions and Hollywood movies. It is based on the life lived and the message taught by Jesus. It is time to return to that life and and message with new eyes, guided by a modern ...
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Be not afraid
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Clarion call to radical living out of the message of Jesus by the founder of L'Arche.
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Man and Woman He Made Them
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Eruption to Hope
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Our Life Together: the Selected Letters of Jean Vanier
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Ark for the Poor: The Story of L'Arche
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This work tells the story of L'Arche community's first 30 years; its foundation and growth, its joys and sorrows. The author (and founder) chronicles the transformation that occurs in members of the community when they find a haven of love and safety - an ark for the poor and weak.
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Heart of L'Arche: A Spirituality for Every Day
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This work shows with simplicity and conviction how a life shared with handicapped people can call us to selflessness and risk.
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In weakness, strength; the spiritual sources of Georges P. Vanier, 19th Governor-General of Canada.
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