Tag: Pius XI
Cardijn and Catholic Social Doctrine
Someone recently asked me about the relationship between the Cardijn or jocist method and Catholic Social Teaching, or as Cardijn preferred to call it, Catholic Social Doctrine. Let’s explore how that relationship developed over the years.
Cardijn, Pius XI & the YCW: A prophetic encounter
This month marks the centenary of Cardijn’s first meeting with Pope Pius XI in March 1925 in which the pontiff gave his blessing and endorsement to the Young Christian Workers (YCW) saving it from condemnation.
Centenaries, centenaries: JOC, JEC, JAC, JUC, JIC…
The fact that this year is celebrated as the centenary of the foundation of the JOC raises the question: When were the other Specialised Catholic Action movements for young people founded?
A priests’ meeting in July 1924
The name “Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne” or JOC first appears in the first edition of the “Bulletin des Dirigeants” or “Leaders Bulletin” published in July 1924.
Updated Jocist anniversaries 2023
We’re still at the beginning of 2023 but I’ve already missed one big jocist anniversary – the 150th anniversary of the birth of St Therese of Lisieux, patron saint of the YCW – so time to get to work.
Cardijn and the theology of work in Mater et Magistra
Let’s take a look at Cardijn’s theology of work present in the encyclicals of Popes Leo XIII, Pius XI, and John XXIII.
Postcript: Marc Sangnier, Le Sillon and Thérèse of Lisieux
Here’s a nice postscript to my previous post on “Therese of Lisieux: Pius XI, Cardijn, the JOC – and the Sillon” thanks to French researcher, Dominique Laxague.
Therese of Lisieux: Pius XI, Cardijn, the JOC – and the Sillon
UNESCO plans to honour St Therese of Lisieux, the young French Carmelite nun and author of the spiritual classic, “The Story of Soul,” in its list of 60 personalities for its 2022-23 biennial program.
2021 in anniversaries
As the new year dawns, it’s time to glance at the significant anniversaries Cardijn and Cardijn-movement anniversaries that are coming up in 2021.
Cardijn @ Vatican II: A new blog
Sixty years ago today on Monday 14 November 1960, Pope John XXIII launched the Central Commission and the 10 specialised preparatory commissions that were to work for the next two years to prepare the Second Vatican Council.
Cardijn’s proposal to John XXIII
Sixty years ago today on 13 April 1960, Cardijn wrote to Pope John XXIII enclosing a 5000 word note entitled “L’Eglise face au monde du travail” – “The Church and the world of work/labour.”
2020 in anniversaries – Updated
To start the new year, here is a starter list of significant anniversaries that fall this year.
