Quotes by : Henri J.M. Nouwen

Jesus, the Blessed Child of God, is merciful. Showing mercy is different from having pity. Pity connotes....

The world is evil only when you become its slave.

When we say to people, 'I will pray for you,' we make a very important commitment. The sad thing is that....

A good death is a death in solidarity with others. To prepare ourselves for a good death, we must develop....

Mostly we think of people with great authority as higher up, far away, hard to reach. But spiritual authority....

All human beings are alone. No other person will completely feel like we do, think like we do, act like....

As soon as we are alone,...inner chaos opens up in us. This chaos can be so disturbing and so confusing....

If you look at every flower individually, they look quite miserable. Put them together in a vase and....

Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend....

In solitude we can come to the realization that we are not driven together but brought together. In solitude....