Letters
Cardijn wrote and received thousands of letters over the course of his long life. This is a tiny selection.
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Marguerite Fiévez - Mgr Achille Glorieux 01 02 1961
The secretary of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate requests copies of one of Cardijn's documents (Note 4). -
Cardijn - Netherlands JOC-JOCF 17 02 1961
Cardijn writes to the Dutch YCW movements requesting that they prepare a report on their activity for the Pontifical Commission on Lay Apostolate. -
Cardijn and Romeo Maione - Enrique Angelelli 06 04 1961
Cardijn and the IYCW president congratulate the Argentine jocist chaplain, Enrique Angelelli, on his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Cordoba. -
Mgr Désiré Joos - Cardijn 27 01 1961
The vicar general of Tournai writes to Cardijn concerning his translations. -
Mgr Désiré Joos - Fiévez 19 01 1961
The vicar-general of Tournai diocese sends his proposed corrections to and translations of Cardijn's documents to Marguerite Fiévez. -
Rosemary Goldie - Cardijn 18 06 1959
COPECIAL official, Rosemary Goldie, responds to Cardijn indicating that his concerns will be taken into account. -
Cardijn - Rosemary Goldie 09 06 1959
Cardijn writes to the secretary of the COPECIAL emphasising the need to focus on formation and ecumenical issues, particularly in light of the Council. -
Mgr Alberto Castelli - Cardijn 23 04 1959
The vice-president of the COPECIAL Ecclesiastical Commission responds positively to Cardijn. -
Cardijn - Mgr Alberto Castelli 25 03 1959
Cardijn urges the vice-president of the COPECIAL Ecclesiastical Commission to look at expanding the organisations role and resources. -
Marguerite Fiévez - Pietro Pavan 23 12 1960
Cardijn's secretary writes to Mgr Pietro Pavan to send a copy of the notes Cardijn had prepared for John XXIII in view of an encyclical to mark the 70th anniversary of Rerum Novarum. -
Cardijn - Mgr Achille Glorieux 20 12 1960
Cardijn writes to the secretary of the Preparatory Commission to indicate that he has more copies available of his notes if need be. -
Cardinal Cento - Cardijn 04 10 1960 - 02
Cardinal Cento writes to Cardijn inviting his proposals and suggestions for the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate. -
Cardinal Cento - Cardijn 04 10 1960 - 01
Invitation to Cardijn to join the first meeting of the Pontifical Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate and to take the oath of secrecy. -
Cardijn - Mgr Glorieux 07 10 1960
Cardijn writes to the secretary of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate to ask if it would be possible to delay the first meeting for a few days. -
Cardijn - Cardinal Cento 31 10 1960
Cardijn sends his Note 1 to the president of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate. -
Cardijn - Cardinal Cento 18 12 1960
Cardijn sends his reflections to the President of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate. -
Cardijn - Mgr Achille Glorieux 18 12 1960
Cardijn writes to Mgr Glorieux expressing concern over the way the issue of lay apostolate was being divided among several schema. -
Mgr Glorieux - Cardijn 13 12 1960
Mgr Glorieux writes to Cardijn on behalf of the Preparatory Commission on Lay Apostolate requesting him to draft a paper on "Priests and Lay People in the Apostolate." -
Cardijn - Mgr Désiré Joos 14 12 1960
Cardijn seeks advice in the drafting of his papers from the vicar-general of the Diocese of Tournai, a trusted theological advisor. -
Cardijn - Cardinal Cento 09 06 1960
Cardijn writes to the cardinal to congratulate him on his appointment as president of the Council preparatory commission on lay apostolate. -
Cardijn - Archbishop Dell'Acqua 13 04 1960
Cardijn writes to John XXIII's Substitute enclosing the notes the pope had requested of him for the drafting of an encyclical for the 70th anniversary of Rerum Novarum. -
Helder Camara - Cardijn 17 09 1965
The Brazilian bishop writes to Cardijn proposing that he celebrate a mass for workers during the last session of Vatican II. -
Cardijn - Fr Henk Schram 23 09 1955
Cardijn writes to Dutch Oblate Fr Henk Schram, a YCW chaplain in Sri Lanka, in relation to the forthcoming pilgrimage to Rome and the Australian NCGM (Girls YCW). -
Cardijn - Fr Henk Schram 09 06 1955
Cardijn writes to Dutch Oblate Fr Henk Schram, a YCW chaplain in Sri Lanka on lay apostolate and the problems facing school-leavers. -
Cardijn - Fr Henk Schram 18 06 1955
Cardijn writes to Dutch Oblate Fr Henk Schram, a YCW chaplain in Sri Lanka. -
Georges Guérin - Cardijn 01 06 1945
French JOC chaplain writes to Cardijn in relation to the deaths of Fernand Tonnet and Paul Garcet at Dachau. -
Cardijn - Archbishop Dell'Acqua 05 09 1962
Letter from Cardijn to Archbishop Angelo Dell'Acqua, Substitute at the Holy See Secretariat of State, on the eve of Vatican II.