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File consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk by Jean Vanier at an undated Federation of l'Arche meeting. The talk is titled, "Identity of l'Arche" and is numbered #2.

File consists of 21 audio cassettes featuring talks given by Jean Vanier and Mario Galeazzi at an Assistants' Retreat in Toronto, ON, in August 1982.

File consists of 5 audio cassettes featuring talks given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Calgary, AL, in August 1983. Cassettes are labeled sequentially; titles of talks are not given.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given to assistants at l'Arche Daybreak over Labour Day Weekend in September 1983.

File consists of 12 audio cassettes featuring talks given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Joe Egan and Robert Larouche at the annual weekend for l'Arche Daybreak assistants in September 1985.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to start by thanking Robert Larouche, our Zone Coordinator, for your visit. Thank you for nourishing and affirming us as a community. You spoke the truth, a truth that comes out of what you live in Haiti. I want to deepen some more the two challenges that you talked about yesterday. The interior challenge of how we live well the community life we are called to. But also the exterior challenge of what is our call as a L'Arche community in our culture.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Accompaniment Workshop for l'Arche assistants. The title of the conference was 'Accompaniment in l'Arche' and it was given in June 1990 in Calgary, AB.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Side One: We all have gifts and can learn the skills. The accompanier would be one who has experience in community living and who is happy in community. The accompanier wants to grow and has chosen to be accompanied themselves. They love L'Arche with all its difficulties and beauty, holding this in a balance. Side Two: I had recently an experience with an assistant who was feeling unsupported, not valued and only there to do a job. There was lots of conflict. One day I took the risk to ask the question: "What is your part in it all?" The whole dialogue broke down. I misjudged our relationship. The person became defensive. What I discovered was where I could go with the person and it wasn't there! That was freeing for me because now I knew.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Accompaniment Workshop for l'Arche assistants. The title of the conference was 'Accompaniment in l'Arche' and it was given in June 1990 in Calgary, AB.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Side One: We touched the places in ourselves have yet to be redeemed. The places which are broken. I believe this state of interior poverty is a mystery. The longer I'm living L'Arche the poorer and more vulnerable I am coming. The invitation is always to invite and to allow God into those places of vulnerability. Side Two: I start by asking you to close your eyes for a moment. Try to listen to a few brief things and notice how you feel. "It is written you are created in the image and likeness of God." Jesus commanded us "Love your neighbor as yourself." "Love one another as I have loved you"

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Accompaniment Workshop for l'Arche assistants. The title of the conference was 'Accompaniment in l'Arche' and it was given in June 1990 in Calgary, AB.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Side One: Warren Robson continues and talks about conflicts and tensions; Then: Pat Lenon talks about Team Accompaniment: I have been involved with team accompaniment since 1976. But we don't often talk about this aspect of accompaniment. I hope this will be helpful. Side Two: Pat Lenon continues: Often as a team accompanier we are dealing with passive/aggressive dynamics, which are difficult. Hoe re you going to deal with this heat as a team accompanier?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk from a Long-term Assistants' Meeting at l'Arche Daybreak. Sr. Sue Mosteller began the meeting ,and there were also talks by Nathan [Ball], Robin [last name unknown] and Joan [last name unknown], as well as a chapel.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: This is a our first LTA meeting this year. Welcome to all the new people. Invite us to be here with our hearts, to be heard and listening to. After a song and a psalm we will start with the program of sharing updates and a time together praying led by Henri Nouwen.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette recorded at an Assistants' Weekend in Orangeville, ON, from March 8-10, 1991.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Common worship to end the weekend with various speakers.

File consists of 7 audio cassettes featuring talks given at an Accompaniment Workshop in Nanaimo, BC.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Accompaniment Workshop in Nanaimo, BC.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Side One: Zoel gives the general context of L'Arche in which we are accompanying others. Side Two: Talk by Brenda Herman

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Accompaniment Workshop in Nanaimo, BC.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: There are many ways we could talk about sexuality. It�s a huge topic. I will focus on sexuality and accompaniment with three parts: 1) my sexuality; 2) their sexuality; and 3) our sexuality. I will speak from a whole body perspective and not about genital sexuality.

File consists of 21 audio cassettes featuring talks given at an unknown Accompaniment event, sometime between 1991-1994.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an unknown Accompaniment event, sometime between 1991-1994.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French Translation of v16

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an unknown Accompaniment event, sometime between 1991-1994.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to share today on what we have learned about accompaniment. But we want to talk about ourselves as the accompaniers. Love is not enough; we need skills too (and vice versa). Today we will reflect on ourselves and I ask you to be here with your whole self, with your gift and beauty and with the lie which is there too. All to better understand ourselves and then to make choices which will make our lives more coherent.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an unknown Accompaniment event, sometime between 1991-1994.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Panel reflection in French

File consists of 8 audio cassettes featuring talks given at an Accompaniment Retreat in Montreal in September-October 1991.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Accompaniment Retreat in Montreal in September - October 1991.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Side One: It�s true over the years in L�Arche for any of us we have lived a lot of pain. I have had relational difficulties myself with authority, boards, assistants, & core members. So I don�t speak as someone who has any answers! Side Two: It�s a joy to be here as I have learned a lot. I want to share on what we might call the psychology of accompaniment and in particular address the practical skills used in accompaniment.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Assistants' Retreat in Guelph, ON, in 1994. This particular retreat was for assistants that had been a part of the l'Arche community for 2-5 years.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The silence gives us a chance to listen. We have to be open today when we think about our own lives and history. We will start with Luke 5 with the call of Peter by Jesus and then look at John 21.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an Assistants' Retreat in Guelph, ON, in 1994. This particular retreat was for assistants that had been a part of the l'Arche community for 2-5 years.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I believe that relationships are the whole center of our world. It's the most important reality. Many people come and go at L'Arche, but when here we are all just "peaking" out from our hearts hoping someone will recognize me as I am and tell me I am ok.

File consists of 3 audio cassettes featuring talks given at an unknown and undated retreat for assistants.

File consists of 21 audio cassettes featuring talks given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal event in Courchevel, France, in July 1980.

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

File consists of 58 audio cassettes featuring talks given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The gospel of Luke was probably written between 85 and 95. The gospel of Mark was already written around 70 a.d. At first, all was just oral tradition. The words of Jesus had a story put around them. But also the deeds of Jesus were passed on

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to look at this morning at the images of God in the writings of Luke. First God the Father, then Jesus and finally the Holy Spirit.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Luke brings us through a number of key points concerning the renewal of ministry, the call to ministry and the role of the church today as it was in Luke's time to be a guarantee of Jesus' call to ministry.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Every structure at our Church of the Savior in D.C. is built around somebody's call. You build the structure after you get the call. The call must be first.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: For someone to make the passage from death to life, its warfare! Some people are so wounded and so convinced that they are no good, the person next to him has to be convinced that he is ok. There is a struggle between his despair and our hope. We have gone through this in all our homes.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Question and Answer Session

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: You can't argue with the doctor who says on medical grounds I recommend that this pregnancy not be brought to term. Or on economic grounds those who argue we can't afford to support all these disabled people. Or all the other commonsense arguments. So the only answer is the answer of experience, that is where the person with a disability would have been eliminated needs to stand up and say "I am happy to be alive"

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to talk about a few of the other subjects that came up at the Interlude. He had an atomic scientist who talked about the Big Bang, which produced millions of galaxies and stars. This is a mystery.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: If we push people to violence, there is a guilt afterwards. So if we can find other ways, more natural ways of dealing with tensions, it would be better. This demands we be creative in this domain, like play therapy and role play, etc.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The first two weeks of the Renewal were designed for us to get in touch with a lot of things, Now we are moving forward, which will help us see directions for the future. More time will be given which we will have to choose how to use. We have to chose the time to reflect! The groups are for sharing. Really listen to one another. This morning I am going to speak on human growth, We came here because we want to grow, but we often resist growth.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Who can challenge me and call me to the "more?" when I get upset with others? Do I give others the permission to question me? Often I don't give that permission because I'm scared. I don't submit my story to anyone who doesn't think like I do. Who helps me stay in the truth and calls me to the "more"?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: How do we move toward the poor? First thing I want to say is that the fact that you are asking that question and desiring an answer is already the presence of the Spirit in you creating an answer. You have that desire and that desire is the work of the Spirit. The answer comes from within; they are not intellectual answers. But we also have to get practical. We have to think more in the long haul than short term. What is the meaning of my life, our life in the long run. We have to balance our energy, in and out, for the long haul which most of us have not learned yet.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Q & A Session. Looking at questions like: How do you keep hope in your heart and keep going? How are you treated by other people? How do you prepare for a public demonstration?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: It's so nice to be here, but not to be the last speaker of your renewal. I thought I would the story of my experience with institutions. Then whatever happens, happens! I loved being a parish priest for 6 years. Then in 1967 I was assigned to an institution for juvenile delinquents. That was my first experience of being in an institution. part time, for 5 years. it was a place of much suffering.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Scotland in 1986.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Today we enter into the mystery of the heart of man in front of God. To get a vision of how God was calling us and giving us the freedom to answer his call. This freedom requires that we walk in darkness on this earth. So that our free will will be able to say 'yes' in this darkness by depending on our faith and hope in Jesus.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Scotland in 1986.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Question & Answer session

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Scotland in 1986.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I hope you did your homework. We will continue now from yesterday. First of all, that we recognize the brokenness, feelings and tensions where I want to grow but I don't think I can because something is holding me back. If I grow somebody close to me may be left behind or we can feel we have been thrust out and abandoned. Is there anyone who really loves me as unique? We all long for that happy tension where I know I am loved the way I am and to know I have the capacity to take responsibility for others.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Scotland in 1986.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The cry of the poor is surely one of the those surprising things. It takes time, reflection and grace to fathom the tremendous power hidden in the cry of the poor. It is a hidden presence which finally catches us and touches us at a deep level.