It has been announced that Jean Vanier, founder and inspiration of L’Arche (The Ark) has been awarded the 2015 Templeton Prize. Here you can find the purpose of the prize,

here is the Foundation’s tribute to Vanier along with several videos in which he explains his thought, actions, and institutions

and here is one of many newspaper stories about Vanier and his work

God bless him and his work!

Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

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