Forty years ago in France, philosopher Jean Vanier founded an international movement, L'Arche. The L'Arche community in Clinton, Iowa is part of this movement — people of faith living and worshipping alongside developmentally handicapped adults. There are now over 120 L'Arche communities in 18 countries. The community in Clinton is one of the oldest and most rural of the 14 American communities. In this "radio pilgrimage," we take listeners into a radically different faith community that confronts our assumptions about service and diversity, and the worth of individuals.
L'Arche began in 1964 when Jean Vanier and Father Thomas Philippe, in response to a call from God, invited Raphael Simi and Philippe Seux, two men with mental handicaps, to come and share their life in the spirit of the Gospel and of the Beatitudes that Jesus preached.
A story of a young woman who put down her digital ways and learned to slow down while living in a special community in Ireland.
Jean Vanier, C.C., 1988. (Photo by Harry Palmer)
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Vanier is founder of the L'Arche movement and author of many books, including An Ark for the Poor.
Horstmann serves as regional coordinator of the L'Arche Federation for the central U.S.
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