SMALL OPPORTUNITIES, BIG IMPACT "Can I ask you a favour: are you busy on Friday? I have a dentist appointment and my bus doesn’t go there. But with the social workers on strike, I...
THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY OF MOVIE NIGHT SELECTION, AND OTHER LESSONS FROM L'ARCHE: PAIGE'S REFLECTION I joined L’Arche Saint John this summer because the only certainty I know about my future career is that I want to help people. I knew L’Arche would create an...
ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: MEGHAN'S REFLECTION Before this past summer, I knew what L’Arche Saint John was in a literal sense: a community supporting individuals living with intellectual disabilities. It’s the organization that runs Creative Connections,...
A SURPRISE GIFT FROM A REMARKABLE WOMAN On June 18, 2020, Dr. Teréz Rétfalvi, former chair of the Department of Psychology and retired professor at the Université de Moncton, passed away. To our knowledge, no one in...
BUILDING BRIDGES, BUILDING COMMUNITY On Sept. 7, L’Arche Saint John hosted a dinner gala with special guest, the Honorable Frank McKenna. Frank shared a story that evening that particularly struck a chord with the...
AMID GLOBAL CRISES, WHERE DO YOU FIND HOPE? An earthquake in Haiti, violence in Afghanistan, wildfires in British Columbia, and a global climate crisis – never mind the climbing cases of COVID-19 in vulnerable populations. Reading the news...