Cardinal Joseph Cardijn

Monday, October 07

Voice of youth heard

Members of the Young Christian Workers (YCW) and Young Christian Students (YCS) reflected on the realities of young people today when they gathered at The Monastery for their annual action conference.

Time for another global youth movement

Driven by his conviction that the Catholic Church needs a new social movement led by young people and centred on “humanity and its common home, earth”, Adelaide priest Fr Bob Wilkinson has documented his involvement in the Young Christian Workers (YCW) movement founded by Belgian priest Joseph Cardijn.

Fr Hugh O’Sullivan (third from left) pictured in 1988 with members of the YCW movement.

See, judge and act in today’s world

To mark the 25th anniversary of his death, a memorial Mass for Fr Hugh O’Sullivan was celebrated at The Monastery on May 29. FR DEAN MARIN reflects on Fr Hugh’s work with the YCW, and the importance of the movement and the ministry of its founder, Cardinal Joseph Cardijn.