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| | Publications | | Books | LIVING L'ARCHE
Stories of Compassion, Love, and Disability | | Kevin S. Reimer; foreword by Jean Vanier |  (Hardcover; Liturgical Press, 2009; Pp184)
From the Foreword
In our L’Arche communities we live together: people with disabilities and people who for one reason or another come to be with them…What is it like to live together? Here is an excellent book that will tell you what it is all about and how it really is…These stories are not idealized — far from it. They tell of the pains and... [Read more] | The Boy In The Moon
A Father's Search for His Disabled Son | | Ian Brown |  Ian Brown’s son, Walker, was born with a genetic mutation so rare that doctors call it an orphan syndrome: perhaps a hundred people around the world live with it. At twelve, Walker is still in diapers: he is globally delayed, he can’t speak and he has to wear cuffs on both his arms so that he won’t constantly hit himself. Yet those details don’t capture him. Despite the turmoil and pain of... [Read more] | Walking On A Rolling Deck
Life on the Ark | | Kathleen C. Berken |  (Softcover; Liturgical Press, 2008; Pp131)
In 1999 Kathy Berken left Green Bay, Wisconsin, for her new home as a live-in assistant in a L’Arche community in Clinton, Iowa. Although the life she left was not necessarily one of balmy beaches, she could never have predicted the storms that lay ahead. A former high school and college math teacher and staff member of The Compass, the newspaper of... [Read more] | | Show all books (32) | | Audio | Becoming Human
The Massey Lectures (Audiobook read by the author) | | Jean Vanier |  (Audiobook; CBC Audio, 2006; Running time approx. 5 hrs.)
In this provocative work, Jean Vanier shares his profoundly human vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He proposes that by opening ourselves to outsiders, those we perceive as weak, different, or inferior, we can achieve true personal and societal freedom. Our... [Read more] | | Show all audio CD (1) | | Video | Exploring Your Future
A Youth Bible Study Guide with Jean Vanier | | Amy Bunce |  This kit (leader’s guide, DVD-ROM of “Choosing Our Future,” and quotation and action cards for each session)
is suited to church, school and camp bible study groups for youth aged 14 to 17. Download leader’s guide. Entire package can be ordered from pubs@larchedaybreak.com for $15.00 plus taxes and shipping. [Read more] | The Knowing Eternity Collection
In Conversation with Jean Vanier | Norflicks Productions
Produced by Susan Morgan |  (DVD; Norflicks Productions, 2006; Running time approx. 9 hrs.)
The Knowing Eternity Collection features Jean Vanier's inspired analysis of the Gospel of St. John. It is the culmination of a lifetime of self-discovery. Herein is an opportunity to share the profound insights of the founder of L'Arche, the inter-faith organization dedicated, in the spirit of the Beatitudes,... [Read more] | Belonging: The Search for Acceptance
Study Guide | | Beth Porter, M.A. & Greg Rogers, M.E.D. |  (Spiral-bound booklet; L'Arche Canada Foundation, 2003; Revised 2008; Pp40)
Belonging: The Search for Acceptance supports a variety of senior secondary school curricula related to human and societal behaviors and relationships including social sciences, ethics and religious studies, celebrating both the dignity and diversity of humanity. The material challenges students to reflect upon... [Read more] | | Show all videos (7) |
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