Many years of scouting shaped her - it was there that she discovered her professional vocation, teaching. Internships, including a long spell as a volunteer in Chad working with out-of-school children, strengthened her conviction that education is at the service of dignity. She shares her thoughts with us.
How can we present the Christian vision of sexuality developed in the theology of the body of Saint John Paul II? How can we express the intimacy of married life, with modesty and truth, without obscuring the most difficult questions? This documentary film by Sabrina and Steven GUNNELL aims to answer both these questions. Divided […]
Six couples of the new generation from 7 countries embark on a long process to express what they expect from the CANA mission of the Chemin Neuf Community. Through them, Gilles & Véronique listen to today's world and share a few gems with us.
Denis POINAS, deacon of the Catholic Church, encourages us to welcome the Holy Spirit, that intimate other self of God and Jesus, into our personal and couple’s lives every day. But how does the Holy Spirit do this?
Speaking to the women at a recent CANA Family week, Gilles BELIN, a father, introduced some lines of thought on fatherhood and its secrets. The paternal bond is based on the conjugal bond: it takes a man and a woman to make a father!
While in many countries mothers are honoured on “Mother’s Day”, here are some aspects of motherhood discussed at a CANA Family session. Being a mother today? An adventure both at the personal level and for the couple with its joys and pitfalls. But first of all, motherhood is good news for the world that needs it so much!
Parents of teenagers, who doesn't tear their hair out watching their child prostrate on his bed watching his small screen for hours? What can we do? How to educate our children to freedom and find support?
Relationships between women and men have changed profoundly in the Western world. How does the CANA Mission is addressing the transformation of the relationships between sexes? FOI, the Chemin Neuf Community magazine, asked Markus & Natalie WEIS, members of CANA International Team and former CANA leaders in Germany to give their own point of view. In turn, Justine & Jan answer this question in their own life.
How can we prepare for the coming of the Lord during Advent? How can we live our Christian hope as a couple, as a family, even when times are difficult?
Escaping the hectic pace of Advent is not easy. Saint Ignatius has some tips on how we can indulge our longing for silence, retreat and prayer....