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Weekly Feature - Jean Vanier – Resources for Loan

Jean Vanier – Resources for Loan

Belonging: the search for acceptance (DVD or VHS, 2002, 50 min.)

“The movement from loneliness and brokenness to togetherness. This for some is resurrection.”
"When we make others know they're welcome and that they belong then we know we all belong."
“How do we love our own culture but be open to other people’s culture?”

These are some of the profound and penetrating reflections in this film from Jean Vanier, a spiritual leader and modern day philosopher and founder of L’Arche. Drawn from the stories of real lives, from the ordinary and the extraordinary, Belonging; The Search for Acceptance celebrates the dignity and diversity of humanity and identifies that which unites us—our aloneness and our desire to belong. A dense documentary for individual or group use that can be viewed in segments.



Books by Jean Vanier available for loan from Conference Resources:

Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John by Jean Vanier (Ottawa: Novalis, 2004) A study of the Gospel of John written in "meditative prose" – "will lead people to be drawn slowly and prayerfully into the mystery of Jesus". (226.5 VAN)








Finding Peace by Jean Vanier (Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2003) Vanier reflects on recent world events, identifying the source of conflict and fear within and among individuals, communities, and nations that thwart us in our quest for peace. He shows that ordinary people are transforming our world little by little. (248.4 VAN)



To borrow these or others, contact Resources at
avel@confmnwo.mb.ca or resources@confmnwo.mb.ca