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Lent and Easter Wisdom From Henri J. M. Nouwen
Thought-provoking words from renowned spiritual writer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, lead readers along a journey of conversion during Lent and Easter week. These periods of penance and celebration, lavish with rituals, help us become more sensitive to our own weaknesses and Christ's victory over sin. Through it all, Father Nouwen comforts and reassures us with reminders that God loves and accepts us even in our human state.
Each daily reflection--from Ash Wednesday through the Second Sunday of Easter--begins with thoughts from Father Nouwen on an appropriate theme, supported by Scripture, prayer, and a suggested activity for spiritual growth.
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Each daily reflection--from Ash Wednesday through the Second Sunday of Easter--begins with thoughts from Father Nouwen on an appropriate theme, supported by Scripture, prayer, and a suggested activity for spiritual growth.
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118 pages, Paperback
First published January 3, 2005
About the author
Henri J.M. Nouwen
322 books1,953 followersHenri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (Nouen), (1932–1996) was a Dutch-born Catholic priest and writer who authored 40 books on the spiritual life.
Nouwen's books are widely read today by Protestants and Catholics alike. The Wounded Healer, In the Name of Jesus, Clowning in Rome, The Life of the Beloved, and The Way of the Heart are just a few of the more widely recognized titles. After nearly two decades of teaching at the Menninger Foundation Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and at the University of Notre Dame, Yale University and Harvard University, he went to share his life with mentally handicapped people at the L'Arche community of Daybreak in Toronto, Canada. After a long period of declining energy, which he chronicled in his final book, Sabbatical Journey, he died in September 1996 from a sudden heart attack.
His spirituality was influenced by many, notably by his friendship with Jean Vanier. At the invitation of Vanier he visited L'Arche in France, the first of over 130 communities around the world where people with developmental disabilities live and share life together with those who care for them. In 1986 Nouwen accepted the position of pastor for a L'Arche community called "Daybreak" in Canada, near Toronto. Nouwen wrote about his relationship with Adam, a core member at L'Arche Daybreak with profound developmental disabilities, in a book titled Adam: God's Beloved. Father Nouwen was a good friend of the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin.
The results of a Christian Century magazine survey conducted in 2003 indicate that Nouwen's work was a first choice of authors for Catholic and mainline Protestant clergy.
One of his most famous works is Inner Voice of Love, his diary from December 1987 to June 1988 during one of his most serious bouts with clinical depression.
There is a Father Henri J. M. Nouwen Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Nouwen's books are widely read today by Protestants and Catholics alike. The Wounded Healer, In the Name of Jesus, Clowning in Rome, The Life of the Beloved, and The Way of the Heart are just a few of the more widely recognized titles. After nearly two decades of teaching at the Menninger Foundation Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and at the University of Notre Dame, Yale University and Harvard University, he went to share his life with mentally handicapped people at the L'Arche community of Daybreak in Toronto, Canada. After a long period of declining energy, which he chronicled in his final book, Sabbatical Journey, he died in September 1996 from a sudden heart attack.
His spirituality was influenced by many, notably by his friendship with Jean Vanier. At the invitation of Vanier he visited L'Arche in France, the first of over 130 communities around the world where people with developmental disabilities live and share life together with those who care for them. In 1986 Nouwen accepted the position of pastor for a L'Arche community called "Daybreak" in Canada, near Toronto. Nouwen wrote about his relationship with Adam, a core member at L'Arche Daybreak with profound developmental disabilities, in a book titled Adam: God's Beloved. Father Nouwen was a good friend of the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin.
The results of a Christian Century magazine survey conducted in 2003 indicate that Nouwen's work was a first choice of authors for Catholic and mainline Protestant clergy.
One of his most famous works is Inner Voice of Love, his diary from December 1987 to June 1988 during one of his most serious bouts with clinical depression.
There is a Father Henri J. M. Nouwen Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
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November 9, 2020Don't go out of your way to track this booklet down. If you stumble across it and enjoy Nouwen, then this short collection of devotional thoughts taken from his writings might be a good supplement to your Lenten readings.
April 7, 2024
A friend gave this to me to read during Lent. Great daily devotional. It helped me get closer to God during Lent in 2024! I highly recommend it. I will read it every Lenten season going forward.
May 29, 2017
A lovely deviotional. I will make its use an annual Lenten tradition.
April 19, 2022
So much wisdom and so readable. Definitely going to be a book I go back to during Lent every year!
April 15, 2015
Some interesting daily thoughts for the Lenten season that are geared for a Catholic audience. Daily practices are not always practical (some require some prior planning), but some of the ideas are brilliant (I loved the practice of feeding birds).
April 23, 2023
Simply a beautiful and profoundly meaningful Lenten and Easter devotional. So glad I happened upon this and I will for sure be using it again in future years. It includes a brief segment of Henri Nouwen’s writing, coupled with a fitting scripture passage and a brief concluding prayer.
April 1, 2008
Loved it... I hope to use it every year. Great daily reading.
April 12, 2010
The three stars is because I would have preferred more of Nouwen's own words. Otherwise, it is a good book, with a definite Catholic slant (I'm not).
May 17, 2011
Terrific Lenten companion book.
This is the first experience I have had to read anything by Nouwen. Very gentle and insightful.
This is the first experience I have had to read anything by Nouwen. Very gentle and insightful.
April 16, 2012
I liked the daily readings that were very useful and thought provoking to me during the time before Easter and after. Not too lengthy but inspiring.
April 16, 2013
I will likely read this again next year
April 28, 2014
This was a wonderful companion for the Lenten journey! I will use it again.
February 23, 2016
A wonderful and thoughtful Lenten companion. Gives a lot to think about over this time of penance and reconciliation, and growing in love with God on our journeys.
September 27, 2012
A good Easter devotional with Lenten actions.
April 20, 2017
A very good devotional for Easter
April 28, 2017
Relatively new to Nouwen, this devotion was the perfect accompaniment for my Lenten journey into daily prayer and meditation time. I look forward to revisiting his writings along with the daily scripture and prayers in years to come. As others have noted, I didn't find the daily actions all that helpful, but the rest of the content more than made up for that.
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