Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen,was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality, social justice and community. Over the course of his life, Nouwen was heavily influenced by the work of Anton Boisen, Thomas Merton, Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh and Jean Vanier...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 January 1932
service-to-others wounds woundedness
The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.
who-we-are beloved moments
From the moment we claim the truth of being the beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.
grateful eye heart
I can choose to grateful when I am criticized, even when my heart still responds in bitterness. I can choose to speak about goodness and beauty, even when my inner eye still looks for someone to accuse or something to call ugly.
true-identity insecurity want
It is very hard to stay in touch with our true identity because those who want our money, our time, and our energy profit more from our insecurity and fears than from our inner freedom.
humility community glory
Community is where humility and glory touch.
deep-love
Do not hesitate to love and to love deeply.
sisterhood space fearless
That is our vocation: to convert the enemy into a guest and to create the free and fearless space where brotherhood and sisterhood can be formed and fully experienced.
baptism church body-of-christ
The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism & the Eucharist.
rejects
Every time you reject yourself, you idealize others
rebel hardship
To learn patience is not to rebel against every hardship.
irrelevance leader world
The leaders of the future will be those who dare to claim their irrelevance in the contemporary world as a divine vocation...
meals tables good-family
Good families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal."