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Is any war a just war? Vanier answers Globe journalist Ian Brown
L'Arche Canada-Communications
The exchange of reflective letters continues between Globe and Mail writer Ian Brown and Jean Vanier.
A Nation Builder in a Broken World
L'Arche Canada Communications
Today, Saturday, December 27, Jean Vanier has been named the Nation Builder of 2008 by The Globe and Mail. This award is given to a Canadian who inspires, unites, and contributes to the common good.
Gordon Henry of L'Arche Daybreak accepts Award on Jean Vanier`s Behalf
L'Arche Canada Communications
Jean Vanier is my friend and is like a brother to me. He had his 80th birthday. He is a good man and he teaches us to open our hearts. He is a really good man. It’s too bad he couldn’t be here tonight but he is in India. Thank you Jean Vanier. Gordon Henry, upon accepting the President’s Award on behalf of Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier speaks about abortion in The Globe and Mail
L'Arche Canada Communications
Since September, The Globe and Mail has been publishing a monthly exchange of letters between Jean and journalist Ian Brown. In the letters published on Saturday, November 29, Jean Vanier writes about the delicate question of abortion. 
Jean Vanier Supports the 1001 Drawings Project
L'Arche Canada-Communications
    The activity proposed is disarmingly simple, and it reminds me of the lack of pretension I see daily among the people...
The Globe and Mail's Ian Brown opens a monthly dialogue with Jean Vanier in this weekend edition
L'Arche Canada-Communications
Last April, Ian Brown visited Trosly-Breuil, the village in France where Jean Vanier lives, in order to begin a public and ongoing dialogue with the founder of L'Arche.
Becoming Human - 10th Anniversary Edition of the CBC Massey Lecture
Anansi Press
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 — including those with disabilities and the many young people who have been moved by his life’s work. "Becoming Human" is a modern classic that continues to resonate among the generations. In...
Jean Vanier pleads for a new vision of the Church
L'Arche Canada-Communications
Jean Vanier delivered a vibrant and compelling message to the 12,000 people attending the first day of the international Eucharistic Congress, on June 16th in Quebec City's Colisée.    
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Quebec Speaks Out
The eight L’Arche communities of Quebec responded together to an official report to the Minister of Health and Social Services, proposing early screening for Down Syndrome. (See previous article)
Press Release - International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2008
Drawing ourselves closer to people living with intellectual disabilities Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche, estimates that, in Canada, people living with intellectual disabilities often...
L’Arche Greater Vancouver receives the Non Profit Organization of the Year
We are delighted to announce that L’Arche Greater Vancouver received on November  6th the Non Profit Organization of the Year by the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby Board of Trade.
Diploma in Assisted Living: Human Care and Community
In 2005, L'Arche Canada entered into a partnership with St. Francis Xavier University to develop a distance education program called the Diploma in Assisted Living: Human Care and Community.
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