Henri nouwen

Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (Nouen) (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) I came across the the above photo recently at Indy Bikehi...

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With storytelling shaped by the liturgical seasons, our collaborative, ecumenical project will offer weekly essays and prayers from diverse voices on motherhood and parenting – plus virtual retreats, e-books, resources, and creative ways to connect our stories with God’s story.

~ Henri J. M. Nouwen

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"Do not hesitate to love and to love deeply" Henri Nouwen

Jesus' whole life and mission involve accepting powerlessness and revealing in this powerlessness the limitlessness of God's love. Here we see what compassion means. It is not a bending toward the underprivileged from a privileged position; it is not a reaching out from on high to those who are less fortunate below; it is not a gesture of sympathy or pity for those who fail to make it in the upward pull. On the contrary, compassion means going directly to those people and places where…