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Henri Nouwen's In the House of the Lord relates the themes of intimacy, fecundity and ecstasy to the movement from the ‘house of fear'.
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Daily Lenten Readings
Nouwen invites readers to join him on a 40-day Lenten path as fellow pilgrims, from the solemn beginning of Ash Wednesday to the joyous climax of Easter.
Read moreIn 1993 and '94, Henri Nouwen made two trips to Ukraine that were deeply significant to him. With extraordinary prescience, he identified in Ukraine certain spiritual and moral qualities struggling to assert themselves—exactly the qualities, almost thirty years later, that the Ukrainian people have mobilized in their struggle for freedom and independence. Ukraine Diary is a previously unpublished work of Nouwen's that is like a time capsule, a message from the past with special meaning for today.
Read moreFlying, Falling, Catching
An Unlikely Story of Finding Freedom
Friend and colleague Carolyn Whitney-Brown presents Henri Nouwen's unpublished trapeze writings framed by the true story of his rescue by paramedics through a hotel window during his first heart attack. Light-hearted and insightful, this captivating story reveals Nouwen as a joyful spiritual risk taker. It invites us all to let go, even when we are afraid of falling.
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