AnnApr 172 minHenri Nouwen: Reflection For Easter SundayRays of Hope Dear Lord, risen Lord, light of the world, to you be all praise and glory! This day, so full of your presence, your joy,...
AnnMar 212 minHenri Nouwen: "I Love You, I Love You, I Love You""The voice of despair says, “I sin over and over again. After endless promises to myself and others to do better next time, I find myself...
AnnJan 312 minHenri Nouwen:* Who Are We?My True Identity The first thing that struck me when I came to live in a house with mentally handicapped people was that their liking...
AnnDec 16, 20211 minHenri Nouwen: Joy"Joy does not come from positive predictions about the state of the world. It does not depend on the ups and downs of the circumstances...
AnnApr 30, 20211 minHenri Nouwen: Create Space In Your Innermost SelfToday I imagined my inner self as a place crowded with pins and needles. How could I receive anyone in my prayer when there is no place...
AnnJan 25, 20211 minHenri NouwenBe in the World Without Being of the World "Being in the world without being of the world.” These words summarize well the way Jesus...
AnnJan 14, 20211 minHenri Nouwen: You Are The Beloved“Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove that you are a good person.” Another voice says, “you’d better be...
AnnJul 12, 20201 minMystics and RevolutionariesThe Way of Change by Henri Nouwen It is my growing conviction that in Jesus the mystical and the revolutionary ways are not opposites,...
AnnMay 19, 20201 minThe Herculean Task: Love Your EnemiesAs you can probably tell, I am having a hard time processing Teflon Don and his seemingly endless trail of no-accountability evil. ...
AnnMay 13, 20203 minThe Holy Place of NothingThis morning I came across a meditation by Henri Nouwen entitled, “Let Yourself Be Useless With God” which is posted below. For my...
AnnMay 13, 20201 minLet Yourself Be Useless With God"Let Yourself Be Useless," Henri Nouwen "Prayer is not a way of being busy with God instead of with people. In fact, it unmasks the...
AnnApr 27, 20203 minJesus: The Collective and The New Earth"The Return Of The Prodigal Son," Rembrandt van Rijn State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Ann: Richard – and whoever else...
AnnFeb 19, 20201 minHenri Nouwen: Being At Home"When we think back to the places where we felt most at home, we quickly see that it was where our hosts gave us the precious freedom to...
AnnFeb 18, 20201 minHenri Nouwen: Hospitality"Hospitality means primarily the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy....
AnnFeb 1, 20202 minHenri Nouwen: What's RealHenri Nouwen was a priest, a renowned spiritual leader, writer, and educator. And yet, for the last 10 years of his life he served as...