Writings
A precious and revealing history
Dear friends,
You accepted our invitation to be here with us, so how could we not call you friends? You have (…) Read more
Culture and Extreme Poverty
Speech at the symposium on “Culture and Poverty” organised by Mr Antoine Lion, special advisor to the Ministry for Culture, (…) Read more
The Right to be Human
Taken from Father Joseph Wresinski’s remarks to allies and friends of ATD Fourth World, 9 November 1980.
(Original: French, Revue Quart (…) Read more
What Are We Going to Do Now?
Now, the night is behind us. We are in the morning…
This night when we, citizens, government ministers, elected representatives, civil (…) Read more
Joseph Wresinski on the events of May 1968
An article from the website Cardijn Resources, Tools for team leaders
Fr Joseph Wresinski was a former French JOC lay leader who (…) Read more
Letter Cassette
“We must remain very close, especially close, to the most disadvantaged families.”
This text is taken from a taped recording Father (…) Read more
Encounter with Joseph Wresinski | Interview by Claudine Faure
In this interview with Claudine Faure, recorded in October 1987, Joseph Wresinski talks directly to young people:
“I would say: don’t (…) Read more
Who will bear witness?
In 1982, during a visit to Israel and Palestine, Father Joseph Wresinski wrote to the permanent volunteers at the ATD (…) Read more
Loving so as to understand, understanding so as to love.
You see the families who live in slums. You try to understand them, to perceive their reactions to your fraternal (…) Read more