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  Note 9 - Reflections on documents

  Cardijn is concerned that the Sub-Commission on Social Action of the Prep Com on Lay Apostolate is ignoring the work of the YCW.
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  Note 8 - Reflections on the Notes of the Commission

  Cardijn insists on his understanding of animation, the apostolate of the laity and Catholic in this note for the Prep Com on Lay Apostolate.
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  Note 7 - Religious formation and support for Catholic Action leaders

  Cardijn insists on the role of the SCA movements in this note for the Prep Com on Lay Apostolate.
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  Note 5 - The International YCW

  Cardijn presents the International YCW in this note drafted for the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate.
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  Joseph Cardijn - Bishop EJ De Smedt 03 1961

  Cardijn presents his reflections on a draft pastoral letter by Bishop Emile De Smedt of Bruges.
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  Note 6 - Canonical Mission and Hierarchical Mandate

  Cardijn presents his conception of canonical mission and hierarchical mandate to the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate
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  The Study Circle and its methods

  This is the first systematic presentation of the See-Judge-Act in the first edition of the Girls YCW Manual (Manuel de la JOCF) 1926.
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  Achille Glorieux - Cardijn 03 10 1960

  Mgr Glorieux counsels patience on Cardijn's proposal for a lay sub-commission of the Pontifical Council on Lay Apostolate.
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  Cardijn - Glorieux 27 09 1960

  Cardijn proposes the creation of a sub-commission of the Pontifical Commission on Lay Apostolate that would include lay members.
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  Cardijn - Cento 07 09 1960

  Cardijn acknowledges receipt of his appointment to the Pontifical Commission on Lay Apostolate.
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  Click to read the story of Cardijn's 1911 meeting

  Cardijn visited Ben Tillett during his visit to England in the summer of 1911 to study trade unions.
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  Cardijn's monument

  Cardinal Hume recalls Vatican II and the YCW as the monuments to Cardijn's vision.
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  Workers and students

  Cardijn's address to the 1938 conference of Pax Romana in Bled, Yugoslavia.
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  Richard Buchhorn - Cardijn 06 02 1961

  A note by Australian seminarian Dick Buchhorn to Cardijn helping to prepare the latter's talk to students at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
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  Trips to Africa 1960-61

  Cardijn's report for the Vatican of his travels in African in 196061.
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  Aide-Mémoire - Mgr Samoré 07 02 1961

  Cardijn's notes for his meeting with the secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs.
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  Aide-Mémoire - Mgr Sigismondi 07 02 1961

  Cardijn's note for his meeting with the president of Propaganda Fide.
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  Aide-Mémoire - Archbishop Dell'Acqua 06 02 1961

  Cardijn's notes for his meeting with Pope John XXIII's Substitute.
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  Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate 04 02 1961

  The PCLA circulates a questionnaire seeking to better understand lay movements and organisations.
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  Marguerite Fiévez - Mgr Achille Glorieux 01 02 1961

  The secretary of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate requests copies of one of Cardijn's documents (Note 4).
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  Cardijn - Netherlands JOC-JOCF 17 02 1961

  Cardijn writes to the Dutch YCW movements requesting that they prepare a report on their activity for the Pontifical Commission on Lay Apostolate.
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  New cardinal says: 'No titles please!'

  News report quoting Cardijn following his appointment as a cardinal.
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  Cardijn and Romeo Maione - Enrique Angelelli 06 04 1961

  Cardijn and the IYCW president congratulate the Argentine jocist chaplain, Enrique Angelelli, on his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Cordoba.
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  Gleeson, James

  Archbishop James Gleeson of Adelaide, was a key actor in promoting the development of the Cardijn movements in Australia.
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  Mgr Désiré Joos - Cardijn 27 01 1961

  The vicar general of Tournai writes to Cardijn concerning his translations.
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  Mgr Désiré Joos - Fiévez 19 01 1961

  The vicar-general of Tournai diocese sends his proposed corrections to and translations of Cardijn's documents to Marguerite Fiévez.
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  ExYCWs

  Cardijn sets out his conception of the role of former YCW leaders.
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  Canon Joseph Cardijn, The Workers' Apostle

  A short biography of Cardijn written in Canada at the time of the JOC World Congress in Montreal.
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  The Young Christian Workers

  Cardijn's adjoint chaplain presents the YCW.
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  Roberto Bolton García

  Fr Roberto Bolton García was a worker priest, chaplain to the Chilean JEC and a co-founder of the Christian Family Movement there.
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  Note 4 - Priests and lay people in the apostolate

  Cardijn explains the distinct but united roles of priests and lay people in the Church and the world.
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  Rosemary Goldie - Cardijn 18 06 1959

  COPECIAL official, Rosemary Goldie, responds to Cardijn indicating that his concerns will be taken into account.
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  Cardijn - Rosemary Goldie 09 06 1959

  Cardijn writes to the secretary of the COPECIAL emphasising the need to focus on formation and ecumenical issues, particularly in light of the Council.
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  Mgr Alberto Castelli - Cardijn 23 04 1959

  The vice-president of the COPECIAL Ecclesiastical Commission responds positively to Cardijn.
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  Cardijn - Mgr Alberto Castelli 25 03 1959

  Cardijn urges the vice-president of the COPECIAL Ecclesiastical Commission to look at expanding the organisations role and resources.
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  John XXIII - Autograph Letter - 24 02 1959

  The new pope writes to Cardijn.
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  Centrale Jociste

  Postcard illustrating the Centrale Jociste in Brussels
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  Pierre Haubtmann, French priest (1912 - 1971)

  A short biography by Paul (Cardinal) Poupard, who succeeded Mgr Haubtmann as rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris.
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  Haubtmann, Pierre

  French priest Pierre Haubtmann was a chaplain to the French JOCF, the Action Catholique des Milieux Indépendantes (ACI), national chaplain to the Action Catholique Ouvrière (ACO), and the principal compiler of Gaudium et Spes.
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  Marguerite Fiévez - Pietro Pavan 23 12 1960

  Cardijn's secretary writes to Mgr Pietro Pavan to send a copy of the notes Cardijn had prepared for John XXIII in view of an encyclical to mark the 70th anniversary of Rerum Novarum.
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  Cardijn - Mgr Achille Glorieux 20 12 1960

  Cardijn writes to the secretary of the Preparatory Commission to indicate that he has more copies available of his notes if need be.
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  Cardinal Cento - Cardijn 04 10 1960 - 02

  Cardinal Cento writes to Cardijn inviting his proposals and suggestions for the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate.
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  Cardinal Cento - Cardijn 04 10 1960 - 01

  Invitation to Cardijn to join the first meeting of the Pontifical Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate and to take the oath of secrecy.
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  Cardijn - Mgr Glorieux 07 10 1960

  Cardijn writes to the secretary of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate to ask if it would be possible to delay the first meeting for a few days.
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  Cardijn - Cardinal Cento 31 10 1960

  Cardijn sends his Note 1 to the president of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate.
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  Cardijn - Cardinal Cento 18 12 1960

  Cardijn sends his reflections to the President of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate.
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  Cardijn - Mgr Achille Glorieux 18 12 1960

  Cardijn writes to Mgr Glorieux expressing concern over the way the issue of lay apostolate was being divided among several schema.
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  Mgr Glorieux - Cardijn 13 12 1960

  Mgr Glorieux writes to Cardijn on behalf of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate requesting him to draft a paper on "Priests and Lay People in the Apostolate."
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  Ecumenical Council

  Declaration by the International YCW following a meeting of its Executive Committee in November 1960.
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  Preparation for the Ecumenical Council

  Proposal for a special meeting of the IYCW to discuss preparation for the Ecumenical Council