Writings

June 22, 2021, 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk

On 22 June 2021, Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk would have been 100 years old. This anniversary gives us the (…) Read more →

In the introduction of his book “The Poor are the Church”, after having evoked his childhood in the text “A (…) Read more →

“We need to be simultaneously in proximity to extreme poverty and distant from it. Proximity, because the poorest are our (…) Read more →

This message, intended for the General Conference on Unemployment and Work (Etats généraux du Chômage et de l’Emploi), organised by (…) Read more →

In this time of crisis, this message, written in 1984, is as relevant now as in the plea made by (…) Read more →

In this extract from a training session in 1962, Father Joseph Wresinski invites the volunteers working at the camp in (…) Read more →

I arrived on the plateau called “Le Château de France” on the fourteenth of July, 1956. The sun was scorching (…) Read more →

Few children have known such an early, diverse, and formative experience of life as those living in poverty. At an (…) Read more →

The ultimate goal of human rights is the protection of human dignity.
It follows that implementing these rights will lead to (…) Read more →

On the occasion of World Children’s Day, November 20, it is interesting to highlight the preface by Father Joseph Wresinski (…) Read more →