October 2021

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Plenary Reflections

What model for an Australian Catholic Council for the Lay Apostolate?

Cardijn Research

Cardijn and the First World Congress on Lay Apostolate 1951: This was a major triumph for Cardijn setting the scene for the Vatican II vision of lay apostolate as well as anticipating Gaudium et Spes’ adoption of the see-judge-act.

New website

The Cardijn Movements in the Media: A compilation of articles and news items mostly found on the National Library of Australia’s Trove website.

The Young Catholic Workmen: Dating from 1930, this is possibly the early reference to the JOC in an Australian publication.

Joseph Cardijn Digital Library

Lima, Tito de Alencar: A tragic story

Georges Béjot, The Review of Life: The story of the origin of the Review of Life

See Judge Act

1937: Paul McGuire: JOC and the Training of Militants