Henri Nouwen

(1932–1996) Catholic Theologian Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Henri Nouwen was a Catholic theologian from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, best known for Our Greatest Gift.

Quick Facts About Henri Nouwen

Born: January 24, 1932
Died: September 21, 1996
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Profession: Catholic Theologian
Notable works: Our Greatest Gift

About Henri Nouwen

His work also dealt with pastoral ministry and community, and he was deeply influenced by thinkers and artists such as Anton Boisen, Thomas Merton, Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh and Jean Vanier.

Awards & Honors

Thomas Merton Award

Quotes by Henri Nouwen · Page 12

In other words, first we must call people to communion with God, to intimacy with God, to a sense of belonging. Most…

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Action

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However, community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not…

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Alive

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Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a bond beyond common goals, common interests, or…

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I have found it very important in my own life to try to let go of my wishes and instead to live…

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Expectations

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The way of Jesus is radically different. It is the way not of upward mobility but of downward mobility. It is going…

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To forgive another from the heart is an act of liberation. We set that person free from the negative bonds that exist…

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Child of god

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When you pray, you open yourself to the influence of the power which has revealed itself as love. The power gives you…

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You have to dare to live through the pain and struggle. Acknowledge your anguish but do not let it pull you out…

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But what I would like to say is that the spiritual life is a life in which you gradually learn to listen…

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Beloved

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Real grief is not healed by time... if time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the more fully…

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Deep love

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We enter into solitude first of all to meet our Lord and to be with him and him alone. Only in the…

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Attention

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Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let…

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Anger and resentment

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Henri Nouwen by topic

Life (94) Love (77) People (68) Religion (53) Time (45) Spiritual (44) World (43) Prayer (39) Heart (38) Community (35) Giving (34) Jesus (33) Inspirational (33) Joy (32) God (30) Humans (28) Solitude (27)