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1. “Silence is solitude practiced in action” (p. 36). Describe an incident where silence, yours or someone else’s, was more powerful than words. 2. “The word no longer communicates, no longer fosters communion, no longer creates community, and therefore no longer gives life” (p. 39).
This is Nouwen’s best-selling book! Exhausted from a six-week lecture tour across the U.S. in 1983, Nouwen seeks rest in the L’Arche community in France. During his stay, a painting of Rembrandt catches his attention: The Return of the Prodigal Son. Sustained reflection on the painting slowly emerges into awareness of a new vocation coming ...
Journey of the Heart is a thought-provoking look at the life of this unassuming, charismatic scholar considered by many of his contemporaries as one of the best and brightest minds of his time. Abandoning the insular works of academia, Nouwen embarked on a radical and personal pilgrimage of downward mobility that led him to L'Arche, a community of people with developmental disabilities.
1 de ene. de 2013 · 4.0 out of 5 stars A journey into the beloved heart of Henri Nouwen... Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016 I watched "Journey of the Heart," a 56-minute documentary about the life of Henri Nouwen, with a group as we began our book club journey through his classic "The Return of the Prodigal Son."
This is the published journal of Henri Nouwen written during a sabbatical between 1995 and 1996. It was published posthumously as Nouwen died in September 1996 just as his sabbatical was ending. The foreword is written by Sister Sue Mosteller, Henri Nouwen’s executrix. Mosteller edited the journal for publication after Nouwen’s death.
1 de dic. de 2013 · Dec 1st to Dec 7th: Becoming the Beloved – Taken. Reading: Becoming the Beloved I. Taken. Today we officially begin Advent! After a wonderful week of discussing the truth that we are the Beloved, Henri now calls us to become the Beloved! This is definitely a journey rather than a flick of a switch, and the journey is challenging.
Filmed just a year before his death, this inspiring documentary captures charismatic scholar and spiritual leader Henri Nouwen knee-deep in his thought-provoking work, ministering to people with severe developmental disabilities. Melding rarely seen footage with a string of fascinating interviews with Nouwen's friends, colleagues and family members, this intimate portrait is a snapshot of a ...
