Vanier
Americannoun
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Georges P. 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
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a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Ottawa, on the Ottawa River.
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a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec.
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The two rounds of revelations about Jean Vanier and the L’Arche federation he founded have rocked the group to its core, all the more because L’Arche itself commissioned independent scholars to investigate after receiving a first complaint from a victim a few years before Vanier died in 2019.
From Seattle Times
Vanier, a former Canadian and Royal Navy officer, founded L’Arche in 1964 in northern France.
From Seattle Times
How are power and authority exercised, given the risk that Vanier’s methods trickled down to the next generation.
From Seattle Times
How to tell its foundational story, now that it wasn’t just about helping disabled people as Vanier claimed.
From Seattle Times
How does L’Arche move forward with its unique spirituality, given Vanier’s writings were found to be problematic once details of his secret life were uncovered.
From Seattle Times
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