Jean Vanier — The Wisdom of Tenderness

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On Being : Jean Vanier — The Wisdom of Tenderness Image

Jean Vanier — The Wisdom of Tenderness

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The philosopher and Catholic social innovator Jean Vanier is a teacher of the wisdom of tenderness. The L’Arche movement, which he founded, centers around people with mental disabilities and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. We experience how Jean Vanier brings the most paradoxical religious teachings to life: that there’s power in humility, strength in weakness, and light in the darkness of human existence.