Lent and Easter with Henri J.M. Nouwen

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764812866
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
The intimate words of Henri J.M. Nouwen inspire readers on their Lenten and Easter journey toward a better understanding of their faith. Each day of the season includes a pertinent excerpt from the writings of Father Nouwen, a related quotation from Scripture, a prayer for the day, and a suggested activity.

Advent and Christmas Wisdom from Henri J.M. Nouwen

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher: Advent and Christmas Wisdom
ISBN: 9780764812187
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Nouwen's inspired words guide the faithful on a spiritual journey through the Advent and Christmas season in this book of waiting, hope, anticipation, and celebration.

Lent and Easter Wisdom from Pope Francis

Author: John J. Cleary
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764826474
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This is the latest addition to the popular seasonal series and combines meditations based on popular homilies, speeches, and encyclicals of Pope Francis, in a year where he will be very visitble in the US. The book allows the readers to deepen their spirituality during the Advent/Christmas season with meditations alongside activities that give them ways to not only strengthen their spirituality but go out and live it. Incorporates scripture and includes a group study guide, for small group study.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0804152128
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
With over a million copies sold, this classic work is essential reading for all who ask, “Where has my struggle led me?” A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son catapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has chosen to dwell. As Nouwen reflects on Rembrandt’s painting in light of his own life journey, he evokes a powerful drama of the classic parable in a rich, captivating way that is sure to reverberate in the hearts of readers. Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable: the younger son’s return, the father’s restoration of sonship, the elder son’s resentfulness, and the father’s compassion. The themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy, or anger. The challenge to love as God loves, and to be loved as God’s beloved, will be seen as the ultimate revelation of the parable known to Christians throughout time, and is here represented with a vigor and power fresh for our times.

The Selfless Way of Christ

Author: Henri Nouwen
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 157075943X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 65

Book Description
"When I first came across Nouwen's phase 'downward mobility, ' it struck me as radical, counterintuitive, and profoundly true. His reminder of Jesus' message goes against nearly everything in modern life, but ignoring it has led to most of the urgent problems we now face: global warming, poverty, and a deep sense of alienation. Perhaps it is not too late to change, and Henri Nouwen has shown the way." Philip Yancy In this short work, Henri Nouwen offers a penetrating reflection on the challenge of the spiritual life, especially the call to imitate Christ's example of "downward mobility." Illustrated with drawings by Vincent van Gogh, The Selfless Way of Christ is an inspiring guide for ministers and everyone walking the path of discipleship.

The Inner Voice of Love

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0307768775
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
A classic, personal work of self-examination from the bestselling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, hailed as “one of the world’s greatest spiritual writers” by Christianity Today This is Henri Nouwen’s secret journal. It was written during the most difficult period of his life, when he suddenly lost his self-esteem, his energy to live and work, his sense of being loved—even his hope in God. Although he experienced excruciating anguish and despair, he was still able to keep a journal in which he wrote a daily spiritual imperative to himself that emerged from his conversations with friends and supporters. For more than eight years, Nouwen felt that his journal was too raw and private to share with others. Instead, he published The Return of the Prodigal Son to express some of the insights gained during his mental and spiritual crisis. But then friends asked him, “Why keep your anguish hidden from the many people who have been nurtured by your writing? Wouldn’t it be a consolation to know about the fierce inner battle that lies underneath your spiritual insights?” For the countless men and women who live through the pain of broken relationships or suffer from the loss of a loved one, this book about the inner voice of love offers new courage, new hope, and even new life.

Bread and Wine

Author: Orbis Books
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570755729
Category : Devotional calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Daily readings for the Lenten season by Thomas Merton, Kathleen Norris, Henri Nouwen, Wendell Berry, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Mother Teresa, Dorothy Sayers, Philip Yancey, John Updike, and many others.

Show Me the Way

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780232526486
Category : Lent
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
he longing expressed in the Psalms by those seeking God is the same as the longing of those who are on the pilgrim’s road of faith today. The ‘search for the way’ is a recurrent theme in Henri Nouwen’s writing, and his books serve as roadsigns, pointing the way to decisive commitment, to deep love of God and of each other. This book allows us to follow the forty-day path through Lent in the company of Henri Nouwen. For every day of Lent, from the solemn beginning of Ash Wednesday to the joyous climax of Easter, it contains a carefully selected piece from the best of his writing. In Henri Nouwen we will find a reliable guide for our Lenten journey of reflection and prayer. He invites us to dare once more to choose the narrow but joyful path of Jesus.

With Open Hands

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594713359
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
With Open Hands, Henri Nouwen's first book on spirituality and a treasured introduction to prayer, has been a perennial favorite for over thirty years because it gently encourages an open, trusting stance toward God and offers insight to the components of prayer: silence, acceptance, hope, compassion, and prophetic criticism. Provocative questions invite reflection and self-awareness, while simple and beautiful prayers provide comfort, peace, and reassurance. With more than half a million copies printed in seven languages, this spiritual classic has been reissued for a new generation with moving photography and a foreword by Sue Monk Kidd.

A Year with Thomas Merton

Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061757675
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 675

Book Description
A 365 daily with inspirational and provocative selections from the journals of Thomas Merton combined with drawings and photographs by Merton. This volume of daily inspiration from Thomas Merton draws from Merton's journals and papers to present, each day, a seasonally appropriate and thought-provoking insight or observation. Each month will begin with one of Merton's delightful pen-and-ink drawings or one of his elegant black-and-white photographs.