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  Aide-Mémoire - Archbishop Dell'Acqua 06 02 1961

  Cardijn's notes for his meeting with Pope John XXIII's Substitute.
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  Trip to Rome of Mgr Cardijn and Romeo Maione

  Notes prepared for meetings in Rome in February - March 1960, including with John XXIII.
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  Love that keeps a heart young

  Cardijn reflects on ageing and solitude, the need to be closer to God, to allow space for one's successors and to accept change.
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  Religious liberty

  Cardijn's first speech to the assembled bishops of Vatican II.
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  Note 34 - The lay apostolate

  As a Council Father, Cardijn's submitted a written intervention on lay apostolate to Vatican II since discussion in the Council plenary was already complete.
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  Letter to Pope John XXIII

  A letter from leaders of the JOC Internationale to Pope John XXIII the day before the opening of Vatican II.
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  During the reign of John XXIII: A New Pentecost

  Cardijn recalls his meetings with and pays tribute to Pope John XXIII following his death.
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  Reflections on dialogue

  As Paul VI prepared his first encyclical, Cardijn sent the pope as series of reflections on dialogue to aid in the drafting process.
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  The Church and the world of labour

  Notes prepared by Cardijn for Pope John XXIII to assist in the drafting of an encyclical for the 70th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, which became Mater et Magistra.