Never Again Alone!: the Adventure of Faith and Light from 1971 Until Today

Publisher Marketing:"The Holy Father gives thanks to God for the beautiful witness of Faith and Light. His Holiness prays that the joy you bring to one another through the friendship that you share may shine brightly for all to see." For the Holy Father Pope Francis, Angelo Becciu, Substitute "A tale of rare human and spiritual density. It is proper to thank these "two disciples," Marie-Helene and Jean, for having written this sort of gospel where we see how much providence watches over those who surrender themselves totally." Jean-Marie Guenois, Le Figaro "I just finished this superb book, Never Again Alone, which retraces the adventure of Faith and Light. Providence has inspired Marie-Helene Mathieu and Jean Vanier through all these years and the fruits exceed all expectation. Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, inspiration for the film, Intouchables It is 1971; persons with intellectual disabilities and their families are still very marginalized in society and in the Church. Jean Vanier and Marie-Helene Mathieu are going to break open a way for them in launching the Faith and Light pilgrimage to Lourdes-an incredible event and the improbable birth of an international movement that has grown in 80 countries with 1,500 communities that meet regularly, bringing together 50,000 members. This is a passionate and often poignant account. It has been translated into Italian, Portuguese, English, Spanish and Polish. Contributor Bio:  Vanier, Jean Nee en Bulgarie, Julia Kristeva est ecrivain, psychanalyste, membre de l'Institut universitaire de France et enseignante a l'Universite Paris Diderot-Paris 7; elle y dirige l'Ecole doctorale langue, litterature, image et le Centre Roland Barthes. Elle est docteur honoris causa de nombreuses universites et membre titulaire de la Societe psychanalytique de Paris. Elle siege au Conseil economique et social et est presidente d'honneur du Conseil national Handicap: sensibiliser, informer, former. En 2004, Julia Kristeva a recu, en Norvege, le prix Holberg; en 2006, a Breme, elle se voit decerner le prix Hannah Arendt pour la pensee politique. Julia Kristeva est l'auteur d'une trentaine d'ouvrages, romans et essais parmi lesquels: "Etrangers a nous-memes" (Fayard, 1988), "Les Samourais" (Gallimard, 1992), "Les Nouvelles Maladies de l'ame" (Fayard, 1993), "Possession" (Fayard, 1996), "Sens et non-sens de la revolte" (Fayard, 1996), "La Revolte intime" (Fayard, 1997), "Le Genie feminin: Hannah Arendt, tome 1" (Fayard, 1999), "Melanie Klein, tome 2" (Gallimard, 2003), "Colette, tome 3" (Fayard, 2002), "La Haine et le Pardon" (Fayard, 2005), "Meurtre a Byzance" (Fayard, 2004), "Pouvoirs et limites de la psychanalyse, tomes I, II, III" (Fayard, 1996/1997/2005), "Seule, une femme" (editions de l'Aube, 2007), "Colette: un genie feminin" (editions de l'Aube, 2007), "Cet incroyable besoin de croire" (Bayard, 2007).