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Cardijn - Chapter 15 - The last call

Episcopal Ministry. 1966: Gestures for Peace. The last dream. Collaborator of Paul VI. July 1967: The Last Call.

Cardijn - Chapter 14 - The workers’ cardinal

1965: The Workers' Cardinal - Seeker and Visionary to the End.

Cardijn - Chapter 13 - Cardijn at the Council

1959-1960 An Encyclical on Work - Cardijn and Ecumenism - Towards Retirement - 1963: 'Laymen into Action' - 1964: Cardijn at the Council.

Cardijn - Chapter 12 - A global vision

Twenty-four International Journeys and Forty such in Europe - Global vision of the world and the Church.

Cardijn - Chapter 11 - Towards the International YCW

1945. Opening up of the International YCW - 1948. The Hour of the Working Class. Communism - 1950. 25th Anniversary of the Movement - I955. Preparing the longest lap - 1957. Rome and a two-fold vision.

Cardijn - Chapter 10 - Belgium invaded again

1940: Second Invasion of Belgium - 1942: Totalitarian State. In prison again - 1944-: Joys and sorrows of Liberation.

Cardijn - Chapter 9 - Ideologies and war clouds

Study-Weeks - 1936-38 Rexism - 1937: The French YCW - Friendships and Mission - September: 1939: War cancels world meeting in Rome.

Cardijn - Chapter 8 - Cardijn’s thought

Character sketch - Cardijn's Fundamental thought.

Cardijn - Chapter 7 - First International Congress

1931: Encounters with the Socialists - The seed bears fruit in Europe - 25 years a priest - 1934: The Centrale - The Founder trio depart - 1935: 'Perfect type of Catholic Action' - Jubilee Congress at Heysel.

Cardijn - Chapter 6 - Growth of the movement

1925 - 1926: Four Branch Movement - 1925-1930: Cardijn's method and the life of the movement - 1927: Birth of the YCW in France - 1929 & 1931: Pilgrimage to Rome.

Cardijn - Chapter 5 - Pius XI and first YCW Congress

1922-25 Tensions with the worker movement and the Catholic Belgian Youth Association - 21st September 1924. Congress of the same association of Marcinelle - March 1925: Meeting with Pius XI - April 18th 1925: First YCW Congress.

Cardijn - Chapter 4 - Brussels

Christian workers' organisations in Brussels - 1919: First groups of Young Trades-Unionists - 1920: Action in the University - 1923: Death of his mother.

Cardijn - Chapter 3 - Laeken

Easter 1912: Curate at Laeken - 15th August 1915: Appointment as Director of Social Action for the Brussels area - 6th December 1916: Imprisonment at St. Gilles.

Cardijn - Chapter 2 - Seminary

September 1897: Greek and Latin studies followed by the Major Seminary at Malines - 24 May 1903: death of Henri Cardijn - 4 August 1906: Louvain University - 22 September 1906: Ordination to the priesthood. - 1907 to 1912: 6th Form Latin teacher at Basse-Wavre.