Spirituality: From Big Conversation to Big Invitation

In L’Arche, we say “to be human is to be spiritual”.

What does that mean for each of us? How can that spirituality bring us together and bring depth to our relationships? How can we be shaped by our Christian roots as well as open to the gifts of all of us? What new ways do people with learning disabilities open for everyone?  

L'Arche Spirituality - Easy Read

In the video below, you can see how people in L’Arche are answering those questions today.  And here are some of the ways we explored them as part of our Big Conversation on Spirituality in 2023-2024.  

• Made videos to invite everyone into the conversation and share what we were hearing; 

• Invited everyone to discuss spirituality in small groups in their Communities – and reflected on the feedback;  

• Compiled personal “soul diaries” and shared what we discovered; 

• Created a series of spirituality boxes, to experiment with new ideas for spiritual times together; 

• Agreed a short statement - Spirituality, What on earth? - to say what spirituality in L’Arche is all about; 

• Co-designed and printed a new Flipbook, based on ideas from L’Arche members, with around 80 creative ways to lead a spiritual space. The books were bound by the L’Arche Brecon Rebound Books workshop. The digital version of the Flipbook is also available for purchase.