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Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 27, 2020
Jean Vanier used to be a personal hero of mine. In fact, the founding story of L’Arche was one of the most impactful stories of my life. I first experienced L’Arche the summer after my freshman year at Notre Dame through the Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP). I spent eight weeks living and serving as
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, February 23, 2020
Catholic activist and humanitarian worker Jean Vanier was found to have sexually abused at least six adult women, according to a report commissioned by L’Arche, the service organization he founded. In a press release Saturday, L’Arche said the alleged abuse took place between 1970 and 2005, often in the context of spiritual direction. None of
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Following the death of Catholic philosopher, theologian and humanitarian Jean Vanier, University President Fr. John Jenkins offered his condolences in a statement Wednesday. Vanier was the founder of L’Arche, a federation of communities for people with developmental disabilities and their caretakers. He received the Notre Dame Award in 1994 for his charity work. “When the University presented
Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 26, 2016
Juniors, seniors, anyone thinking about the future: I’m not writing to convince you to spend time doing service. I am, though, hoping to share some thoughts that could help nudge you out of your own way if you’re hesitating to give some time to service when your Notre Dame graduation rolls around oh-so-soon. In all
Rebecca Feng | Thursday, September 17, 2015
Background: L’Arche is an international organization for people with and without intellectual disabilities to live together and learn from each other. Huiling is a similar organization in China that provides services from group homes to supported working places for people with intellectual disabilities. Because of my dream of founding the first L’Arche community in China,