By Michael Swan Catholic News Service TORONTO — For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L’Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period hit particularly hard. At a meeting to discuss the revelations regarding the L’Arche founder, several members rose to speak their truth, said John […]
Jean Vanier | 1928-2019
Founder of L’Arche changed the lives of the intellectually disabled By Michael Swan Catholic News Service TORONTO — Jean Vanier, 90, founder of L’Arche communities and co-founder of Faith and Light, died May 7. Vanier had been suffering from cancer and was assisted at a L’Arche facility in Paris. Vanier was the author of some […]
A saint for our times
By Catholic News Service This editorial appeared online May 8 on the website of The Catholic Register, the Toronto-based national Catholic Canadian newspaper. Jean Vanier, Canadian writer, philosopher and humanitarian who died May 7, was a champion for people with intellectual disabilities and touched countless lives through his constant message of love. “The message of […]
