Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen, (Nijkerk, January 24, 1932 – Hilversum, September 21, 1996) was a Dutc...
Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people. Henri Nouwen
Peacemaking is a full-time vocation that includes each member of God's people.
My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work. Henri Nouwen
My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.
The soul of the artist cannot remain hidden. Henri Nouwen
The soul of the artist cannot remain hidden.
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us. Henri Nouwen
In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it Henri Nouwen
The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it
People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life. Henri Nouwen
People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life.
Every time there are losses, there are choices to be made. You choose to live your losses as passages to anger, blame, hatred, depression and resentment, or you choose to let these losses be passages to something new, something wider, and deeper. Henri Nouwen
Every time there are losses, there are choices to be made. You choose to live your losses as passages to anger, blame, hatred, depression and resentment, or you choose to let these losses be passages to something new, something wider, and deeper.
The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others. Henri Nouwen
The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.
Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey. Henri Nouwen
Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.
For Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women and men to be loved. Henri Nouwen
For Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women and men to be loved.
Peace is first of all the art of being. Henri Nouwen
Peace is first of all the art of being.
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results. Henri Nouwen
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results.