Having mentioned Thérèse Vanier in an earlier blog post I decided to interview Jim Cargin, who knew her well for many years. This is because she deserves highlighting as someone who fully exemplified St John Paul II’s phrase, the “feminine genius”. This phrase can be misinterpreted by the Church’s critics as patronising women; in fact it honours them for their unique gifts as women within the Church. In Anglicanism, women’s roles have become blurred as they have joined the Anglican hierarchy. Thérèse’s life shows how Christian fulfilment does not require joining the ministerial priesthood.
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Thérèse Vanier: the L'Arche founder who looked reality in the eye
Vanier gave up her job as a hospital consultant to start the first L'Arche community in Britain
Francis Phillips

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