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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 the Eastern Regional Gathering in Boston, MA, in April, 1984.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: When we look at the gospels one of the things that seems very clear is that God responds to our thirst. �Let he who is thirsty, come to me to drink�. There is a link between the revelation of God and our thirst. And what are we thirsty for?

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The gift of Jesus to humanity is forgiveness. A very specific gift to everyone.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to talk about another meeting in the gospel of John between Jesus and another woman. The only thing that is important is that we meet Jesus and that we live that experience of a covenant with him.

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 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.

File consists of 12 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: This year is our 20th anniversary of L�Arche. During this retreat will be sharing with you some of the discoveries and things Jesus has been teaching us as we welcomed people who are fragile. The great secret is contained in those amazing words of Jesus when he says who soever welcomes one of these little ones in my name welcomes me.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: One of the sufferings of our communities is littleness. When we welcome people with their fragility, etc, we know there is no miracle cure to come. Our life is made up of very little things that can be done with love.

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 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: 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 from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 14-19, 1984. Jean Vanier was the speaker for the event.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Christianity is essentially the 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. Not a love which is possessive, but a love that is creative and sends me forth. This reflects an even greater love, between Jesus and his father.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at the Eastern Regional Gathering in Boston, MA, in April, 1984.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at the Eastern Regional Gathering in Boston, MA, in April, 1984.

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: 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: 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 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.

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.

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: 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: 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 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 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 at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to start by coming back to the "hurt." We have all had the experience of being hurt. And it's obvious when you go into prisons or talk with an alcoholic. At one moment you touch the hurt. Each of us knows our own hurt. It can even be a little thing, but it was important to us. We all have that reality inside of us. A reality that was sacred to us, but that others didn't see it as sacred.

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: Two possible things came up about what to share on for today. The first three weeks of the renewal were a very personal reality with Myers-Briggs, the journal workshop and then the retreat. This was an important time of hope for us all. Then we were hit with community and culture, starting with Nadine's talks. So maybe today we should focus on our communities, their hopes and pains.

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 began L'Arche in an unconscious way; perhaps you did too. Each of us has a story. But if you look back at why you came, it is very small to what we are discovering today, which is much bigger than we imagined and much more important.

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: There was recently a Congress on new born children and it is terribly important what is being learned. The first home of every child is the womb. Then he has to leave because there is not enough space. But he still has a home in the arms of the mother; if not, he's lost. His very life depends on the relationship with his mother. But when held, he is at peace.

File consists of 7 audio cassettes featuring recordings of talks given by Jean Vanier and Sue Mosteller at the Regional Meeting in Waterloo, ON, in May 1983.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a recording of a talk given at the Regional Meeting in Waterloo, ON, in May 1983.

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.

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: My theme is hope. If you will permit me I will share some of my recent journeys. Maybe it will help you to realize how privileged you are and what your responsibility is.

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 begin with the human heart. It is really important for us at L'Arche to realize that our point of departure is there. I will tell you why. Because when you are hurting, there are either of two situations in front of us. Either we can seek true healing through relationships or we can run away from the hurt into other realities like violence or depression.

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 obvious to have fecundity, it's just not a question of placing the seed in the womb or in the earth. To be fecund is also the relationship between the man and woman and between them and the child. It is a long process. Everything in our lives is based on love. We go through a long process of relationship growing up. The backbone of our psychology is this love.

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: Tape starts with a song. I have been asked to talk about the Interlude in France. In a way I am going to idealize the situation. I like to bring up key words or themes. Words form our consciousness. It's important to hold onto certain words. Also it's important to be conscious of minorities. It's a question of culture; so it's important to listen to minorities.

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: We continue with these three words of Jesus: "Come, Stay, & Go". If he calls us to him and touches us in our secret name, where we are so little and vulnerable, so yearning to be loved and yet afraid we are not loved. So we fill up that empty space with things and hyper activity, But if we let ourselves be touched and Jesus fills up that empty space of our hearts, if we hear the call and respond to the call, it's so we can "stay" and make our abode in him.

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: Being here has been a gift to us who have come from our various communities for the summer renewal program. My theme tonight is Hope. I will share with you some of my latest journeys. Maybe it will help you to know how privileged you are and what your responsibility is.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a recording of a talk given at the Regional Meeting in Waterloo, ON, in May 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: I think we can say we are becoming conscious of our mission. I began L'Arche in an unconscious way as perhaps you did too. Each of us has our story. But if you look back to the origins of why you came, it's small to what we are discovering today. Our mission is much bigger than we imagined and possibly more important than we imagined.

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 good at the end of these 10 weeks that we recenter ourselves on Jesus. To look at him and ask "what do you want of me?" And to give to him all we have received over these 10 weeks and our worries about returning home, maybe we will be more humble than "renewed." Today, I would like to reflect on three words of Jesus: come, stay, go. These you find continually in the Gospel. There's the invitation to come, then the invitation to stay,rest and remain and finally "go and I will be with you."

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 really important to nourish ourselves with the words of Jesus. Today we need a theology and spirituality based on the Gospels. We can learn so much from the little things that Jesus did. His gestures and how he spoke. And how he reveals to us his gifts. Jesus wants us to be fulfilled through our gifts and our mission. He wants us to be instruments of love and grace to people. Now that he has physically left this world, the fundamental way he will reveal his message will be through us, our words, our eyes, our touch and our hearts,

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 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.