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Australian Young Christian Worker and Australian Young Christian Students
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20 years old
New South Wales
Australia
Last Login: 7/7/2008
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| Heroes | Joseph Cardijn, the eldest son of a working class family was born on 13 November 1882, in a small town on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium. His father, a coal worker, could neither read nor write. His mother had been a domestic servant. Cardijn grew up in an industrial environment. Everyday he was confronted by the struggles of working men, women and children. He came to know the workers and tradespeople of his town, their struggles and sufferings, their work and their aspirations.
The long road to the priesthood began at the seminary of Malines. At home during the holidays, he was shocked and challenged by the change that had taken place in his former schoolmates that had now commenced work. The worker problem had now begun to take shape in his mind as a double sized problem. Workers were victims of the wage earning condition; they were separated from the church by the consequences of that system.
In 1903 Joseph received a telegram and hurrying home he found his Father near death.
Beside his Fathers deathbed, Cardijn made the vow which was to be his lifes guiding star: "Father, you killed yourself for me! I shall kill myself for the working class of the world!"
In 1906 he was ordained; than followed a year of further studies and five years of school teaching. Cardijn knew that he was far from understanding the social conditions that had such a lethal effect on young workers. During his holidays he visited factories, not merely in Belgium, but also in Germany, France and England. In 1912 he was appointed curate at Laeken, a parish where 90% of the 15,000 parishioners were under-paid workers. He met the workers at the factory gates. He asked simple questions: Where do you work? Are there prospects? Will you come and have a chat with me? These were not the usual questions of a priest. The workers were used to being asked: Do you still go to mass? Do you frequent the sacraments? He won the friendship by his genuine interest in their lives. Cardijn adopted revolutionary methods of training youth in responsibility, initiative and spirituality and formed the movement.
YCW and YCS spread throughout Belgium, then to France, England and other European countries, across to North and South America and to Africa, Asia and in 1942 Australia. Cardijn's ideas had a big influence on Vatican II. In 1965 Cardijn was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul VI, who described him as "one of the men who in this century has worked most fro the church."
Cardinal Joseph Cardijn died on July 24th, 1967. He had given young people a movement, a method and a vision- a vision that they can change the world. |
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Australian Young Christian Workers and Australian Young Christian Students(AYCW & AYCS) seeks to EMPOWER young people to be a positive change within their own lives and the community.
The type of change we make is informed by our VALUES, BELIEFS AND FAITH.
The AYCW & AYCS believes that both personal and collective ACTION is the starting point for building justice, dignity and harmony.
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YOU! AYCW and AYCS is heavily involved in World Youth Day 2008 and we want to you know your plans for WYD08.
We are involved in preparation, the week itself and post World Youth Day, with the aim of ensuring pilgrims get the most out of WYD08. We want young people to return home inspired and energised and become part of the generation of action.
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