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Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier on October 20, 1990, most likely during a retreat for Assistants at l'Arche Daybreak.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to begin by saying, "Do you remember/" To talk about a bit about how it all began. The beautiful and sacred story of Daybreak. It all began at Marylake in 1968. Sue Mosteller was there and Sr. Rosemary Donavan of the OLM's who gave us this property, which is a gift of God to you all through them. This is holy land for us to have a home and a place where we can grow.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: What's important is that we are in the process of growth, to accept ourselves as we are, know we are forgiven and that a covenant links us with our God and our people. So important to grow to greater maturity, openness, love and wisdom. We have to work on growth--a plant will die with no water. We too can die in the Spirit. What factors help us to grow? What do we need to grow?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Sometimes people say to me: Isn't dismal to be living with people with disabilities? As if living with normal people isn't depressing! With our people we celebrate and have fun. We must go deeper into the truth of Jesus, It is the day we accept our wounds we can begin to celebrate, It's a great mystery. The Good News is announced to the poor, not to those who serve the poor.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to talk this afternoon about anger, our own anger. Where does it come from and what do we do with it? Why do we explode? Why do we hate people? Why do we reject people? Why does one culture reject another culture? Where are our fears coming from? These are very important questions.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Yesterday talked about how Jesus shepherded so beautifully that woman of Samaria. He helped her to discover her beauty and challenged her. Jesus is the good shepherd and he wants us to be good shepherds too. After 20 years of living with people with a lot of inner pain, I see how essential shepherding is. Either we help people to grow or we crush them. Either we confirm people or we destroy. This choice is in our power.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: This year is our 20th anniversary of L'Arche. This week I will be sharing with you what we have been discovering and what Jesus has been teaching us as we have welcomed people who are fragile. The great secret that we are learning is contained in those amazing words of Jesus, "Who ever welcomes one of these little ones in my name, welcomes me."

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Calgary, AL, in August 1983. Cassettes are labeled sequentially; titles of talks are not given.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Over these last few years as L'Arche continues to grow (and Faith & Light) I'm touched by being confirmed about L'Arche as I go into different countries and discover it's true that our people have a power of healing. By living with them, thy call us to live the essential.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Calgary, AL, in August 1983. Cassettes are labeled sequentially; titles of talks are not given.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: It's a gift to seek and discover together what our call is. We all need a home and I call us to reflect on what home is all about.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held in Kansas City, [MO]. The cassettes feature a talk by Jean Vanier.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The meeting with Jesus is always a surprise. The meeting at the well with the woman is a model for us.

Item consists of 1 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing Retreat in April 1978. The talk on this item is by Jean Vanier, "Hearing the Cry of the Poor." There are 4 volumes (v1-v4).

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: As soon as we get close to wounded people we discover our own wounds, particularly egoism and all that prevents us being free in the Spirit. God says to Moses in Chap. 2 of Exodus: �I have seen the affliction of my people�

File consists of 31 audio cassettes featuring talks given at a Renewal Retreat in 1979. The title of the retreat was "Unless a Man Be Born Again."

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I will share today about the "cry." Maybe we could say that "in the beginning was the cry." The cry is at the heart of change. I want to give some guidelines concerning marginal people as agents of change or as prophetic.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to share with you about another meeting with Jesus, which tells us much about him. It's the meeting of those two disciples walking to Emmaus after the resurrection. Maybe when we arrived at this retreat we had in our hearts the sentiments which must have been in the hearts of these two disciples. They had put so much hope in Jesus, that he would liberate Israel. Many people in our world are disillusioned. Their expectations have collapsed. We too can feel cheated by community because it wasn't what we expected.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: One of the sufferings of our communities is littleness. When we welcome people with all their fragility and wounds, there are no miracle cures. Our life is made up of very little things. Jean goes on to share about L'Arche in India.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The only thing that is important is that we meet Jesus and that we live the experience of covenant with him, which liberates, confirms us and helps us to understand the extraordinary tenderness of our God. During a retreat it's important to waste time with Jesus so that he can reveal himself to us in the silence. This afternoon I want to talk about another encounter in the gospel of John between Jesus and another woman, the one accused of adultery.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The specific gift of Jesus to humanity is forgiveness. Forgiveness is essentially returning to the covenant, a recognition that we are made one for the other and called to give life to one another, that we belong to each other. We are there for Jesus and he is there for us. "Whatever you ask for in my name, the Father will give you". What do you ask? What is your yearning and what is your thirst? Is your asking coming from the depths of your being?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I bring you greetings from many people. We are living the same reality and sharing the same struggles. L'Arche is a struggle for liberation as the tendency of the world is to crush weak people. Our world seeks comfort, power and success.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at l'Arche Renewal retreat events from June 22 - August 23, 1988.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Side Two starts with feedback from small group sharing. Then Jean speaks: How can we learn to comfort ourselves? We can always say that the fault is over there because there is no one comforting me. We have to discover how we comfort ourselves or how do we let the spirit of God comfort us. You have experiences of this when you had to call on your own resources. The answer somewhere is about prayer. Prayer is learning to comfort and shepherd ourselves or be shepherded by Jesus.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier on October 20, 1990, most likely during a retreat for Assistants at l'Arche Daybreak.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: There are many different types of loss. I think of David who lost his mother or John who lost his work. We talked before about the death of Bill & Frank. And there is the loss of assistants. Why do they leave? Then there is the losses which are more subtle, like the loss of self-image or self esteem.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier on October 20, 1990, most likely during a retreat for Assistants at l'Arche Daybreak.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The title of this talk is "Staying in L'Arche long term". I will tell you the secret. It's about rest. Do you know what rest is? It is the awakening of new energy. Because everything is around energy. Where do we get our energy?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: When we look at the Gospels one thing that is very clear is that God responds to our thirst. "Those who are thirsty, come to me to drink." In our lives we have to enter the dessert to learn about our thirst. I encourage you to penetrate into the dessert so that our souls thirst for God.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: We will go on with our Samaritan woman, a fragile woman belonging to a despised group. We ended earlier with Jesus promising that there will be a well of life in her which will nourish people�.an extraordinary revelation to this woman with her negative self image of not being good enough and unlovable. To discover that Jesus is saying to her "trust in me and you will give life."

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held in August 1982 in Detroit, MI. Item features a talk by Jean Vanier.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: ???

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal Retreat in 1979. The title of the retreat was "Unless a Man Be Born Again."

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: When we feel hopeless we often conceal it in different ways. We have to hide the fact that we are helpless. Also, when we receive aggression, that is a difficult thing. There again we often flee or get angry. Basically we can just hide in the office and become non available. Another reality is loneliness, which leads to the need to seek approval

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Christianity is essentially a meeting of my heart with the heart of God. It's two people in love. Me in love with Jesus and Jesus in love with me. A love which is creative and sends me forth. That love is image of a greater love, that is the love between Jesus and His father.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Calgary, AL, in August 1983. Cassettes are labeled sequentially; titles of talks are not given.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Jean is commenting while showing slides, talking about home, meals and celebration etc.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Calgary, AL, in August 1983. Cassettes are labeled sequentially; titles of talks are not given.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Want to go on now into the place of pain. The great mystery for us is that the place of pain is also the place of healing. That part of our being which we are always running away from , which we really don't want to look at, which calls forth our anger, is in reality a sacrament and a place where we will meet Jesus.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in April 1982.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held in August 1982 in Detroit, MI. Item features a talk by Jean Vanier.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to talk with you about community. I use the word community in a large sense. I would say in the sense of covenant relationships. Not necessarily living together, but when we are bound to others and feel responsible for one another.