Description: The Living Reminder" was like a visit from a friend I needed to speak with. The surprise for me was how much I needed to hear him say familiar things. National Catholic Reporter"The Living Reminder" is a gift from Henry J.M. Nouwen along with C.S. Lewis and Thomas Merton, "one of the 20th century s most beloved and important spiritual writers. Subtitled Service and Prayer in the Memory of Jesus Christ, Nouwen s book presents simple yet powerfully profound expressions of the joys of religious service, prompting the publication New Review of Books and Religion" to note that we read Nouwen to discover new possibilities in our own faith. "
Brief description:
Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932-1996) was the author of The Return of the Prodigal Son and many other bestsellers. He taught at Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame universities before becoming the pastor of L'Arche Daybreak near Toronto, Canada, a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities assist each other and create a home together.
Review Quotes:
"The Living Reminder was like a visit from a friend I needed to speak with. The surprise for me was how much I needed to hear him say familiar things." - National Catholic Reporter
"On the long road it's good to have Nouwen and his diving rod. Deftly he bends toward the drop of spiritual wisdom caked in the most ordinary things." - Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking