“The longer we journey on the road to inner healing and wholeness, the more the sense of belonging grows and deepens. The sense is not just one of belonging to others and to a community. It is a sense of belonging to the universe, to the earth, to the air, to the water, to everything that lives, to all humanity.”
Jean Vanier

Jean Vanier, humanist, philosopher, theologian, man of letters is first and foremost described by his companions as a man with heart, a man of compassion.

Here, in one place, we present the man, the message, and the work of this passionate advocate for humanity and truth. In Jean Vanier, these three aspects of the person are really one. To know one side of him is to better understand the others.

Through this site, we invite you to discover the wisdom of this surprising man, who discovered how to bring a totally new light to our collective humanity by becoming supremely attentive to people affected by severe functional or intellectual disabilities.