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  The Jocists

  A short 1941 history of the early JOC
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  A deathbed message

  Cardijn's final message to leaders of the JOC Internationale
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  Cardijn and Daens

  An extract from an interview in which Cardijn speaks of the example of labour priest, Fr Adolf Daens.
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  Writing the history of the YCW

  Cardijn explains how the history of the JOC should be written, beginning from 1912 or even before and emphasising the need to understand the movement from the "inside."
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  Vanneufville and Vermeersch

  Cardijn recalls the help he received in Rome from French priest, Fr Gaston Vanneufville, and Belgian Jesuit canon lawyer and sociologist, Arthur Vermeersch.
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  Meeting with Pope Pius XI

  Cardijn recalls his providential first meeting with Pope Pius XI in Rome in 1925 in which the pontiff endorsed the JOC.
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  Why did you become a priest?

  Writing in a Spanish magazine, Cardijn attempts to explain his discovery of the problems of young workers and his call to the priesthood.
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  Women's social projects

  In this interview, Cardijn recalls his meeting with Victoire Cappe, founder of the Needleworkers Union and the Christian Women's Organisations.
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  The JOC Retreat Service

  Cardijn recalls the important role of the JOC retreat and recollection service as a means of apostolic formation.
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  Confrontation at Malines - Notes

  Cardijn recalls the accusations against the embryonic JOC and the hearing before Cardinal Mercier that almost led to the condemnation of the movement.
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  Catholic Social Youth

  Cardijn recalls the Jeunesse Sociale Chrétienne or Christian Social Youth movement that he created for university students, which later morphed into the JUC.
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  The first worker apostles

  Cardijn recalls the heroic teenage girl workers who joined the first study circles in the parish of Notre Dame, Laeken.
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  Visit to England

  Cardijn tells the story of his first study trip to England in the summer of 1911 and his meeting with Ben Tillett and other trade union leaders.
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  Difficulties

  Cardijn recalls the opposition that he and the embryonic JOC faced, not just in Belgium but also later in Rome.
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  Beginnings

  Cardijn recounts the beginnings of the JOC in the parish of Notre Dame at Laeken, his work with the Christian Worker movement and the women's organisations.
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  Background

  Cardijn recalls his childhood in Halle, his seminary days, his time as a student at Louvain, including his study trips to Germany and France
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  My reading

  Cardijn lists principal sources of his reading at various stages of his life.