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Joseph Cardijn
Short biography of Cardijn by English YCW chaplain, Eugene Langdale. -
Interview with Torenblazer magazine
Google translation of the transcript of Cardijn's final interview given to two schoolboys a few weeks before his death. -
Cardijn and Daens
An extract from an interview in which Cardijn speaks of the example of labour priest, Fr Adolf Daens. -
Love that keeps a heart young
Cardijn reflects on ageing and solitude, the need to be closer to God, to allow space for one's successors and to accept change. -
Vanneufville and Vermeersch
Cardijn recalls the help he received in Rome from French priest, Fr Gaston Vanneufville, and Belgian Jesuit canon lawyer and sociologist, Arthur Vermeersch. -
Meeting with Pope Pius XI
Cardijn recalls his providential first meeting with Pope Pius XI in Rome in 1925 in which the pontiff endorsed the JOC. -
Why did you become a priest?
Writing in a Spanish magazine, Cardijn attempts to explain his discovery of the problems of young workers and his call to the priesthood. -
Women's social projects
In this interview, Cardijn recalls his meeting with Victoire Cappe, founder of the Needleworkers Union and the Christian Women's Organisations. -
The JOC Retreat Service
Cardijn recalls the important role of the JOC retreat and recollection service as a means of apostolic formation. -
Confrontation at Malines - Notes
Cardijn recalls the accusations against the embryonic JOC and the hearing before Cardinal Mercier that almost led to the condemnation of the movement. -
Catholic Social Youth
Cardijn recalls the Jeunesse Sociale Chrétienne or Christian Social Youth movement that he created for university students, which later morphed into the JUC. -
The first worker apostles
Cardijn recalls the heroic teenage girl workers who joined the first study circles in the parish of Notre Dame, Laeken. -
Visit to England
Cardijn tells the story of his first study trip to England in the summer of 1911 and his meeting with Ben Tillett and other trade union leaders. -
Difficulties
Cardijn recalls the opposition that he and the embryonic JOC faced, not just in Belgium but also later in Rome. -
Beginnings
Cardijn recounts the beginnings of the JOC in the parish of Notre Dame at Laeken, his work with the Christian Worker movement and the women's organisations. -
Background
Cardijn recalls his childhood in Halle, his seminary days, his time as a student at Louvain, including his study trips to Germany and France -
My reading
Cardijn lists principal sources of his reading at various stages of his life.