This Week with Henri Nouwen
“Often we think that we do not know enough to be able to teach others. We might even become hesitant to tell others what we know, out of fear that we won’t have anything left to say when we are … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“The opposite of a scarcity mentality is an abundancy mentality. With an abundancy mentality we say: “There is enough for everyone, more than enough: food, knowledge, love … everything.” With this mind-set we give away whatever we have, to whomever … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“We need friends. Friends guide us, care for us, confront us in love, console us in times of pain. Although we speak of “making friends,” friends cannot be made. Friends are free gifts from God. But God gives us the … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
Desire is often talked about as something we ought to overcome. Still, being is desiring: our bodies, our minds, our hearts, and our souls are full of desires. Some are unruly, turbulent, and very distracting; some make us think deep … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“Spiritual reading is food for our souls. As we slowly let the words of the Bible… enter into our minds and descend into our hearts, we become different people. The Word gradually becomes flesh in us and thus transforms our … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“Trees that grow tall have deep roots. Great height without great depth is dangerous. The great leaders of this world – like St. Francis, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., – were all people who could live with public notoriety, … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“A friend is more than a therapist or a confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God’s forgiveness. A friend is that other person with whom we can share our solitude, our silence, and our … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“When we freely allow fear to dominate and change us, we live in misery far from our home of unconditional love. Meanwhile Jesus, our example, says to the disciples and to us, “Don’t be afraid. Perfect love casts out fear.” … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“O Lord, this holy season of Lent is passing quickly. I entered into it with fear, but also with great expectations. I hoped for a great breakthrough, a powerful conversion, a real change of heart; I wanted Easter to be … Continue reading
This Week with Henri Nouwen
“In my own life I well know how hard it is for me to trust that I am loved, and to trust that the intimacy I most crave is there for me. I most often live as if I have … Continue reading
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This Week with Henri Nouwen
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