Dot By Jean Wilson
"Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in the brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish...Compassion means full immersion into the condition of being human." Henri Nouwen
Read moreKnow that you are chosen
When I know that I am chosen, I know that I have been seen as a special person. Someone has noticed me in my uniqueness and has expressed a desire to know me, to come closer to me, to love me.
Read moreThe Lenten Season of Prayer: Make Space for God
There are seasons for celebration and seasons for thoughtful reflection and each has a place in the Christian journey. Let us embrace the gift of Lent by “making space” to reflect on the hard and important questions.
Read moreHope: To let yourself be led to new places.
From an interview with Rev. Brian Stiller
Read moreThe Candle is Peaceful by: Christianne Msall
"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say word of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will be many fruits, here in this world and the life to come." --Henri Nouwen
Read moreLiving from the Heart
We are speaking here about a mystery for which words are inadequate. It is a mystery that the heart, which is the center of our being, is transformed by God into God’s own heart, a heart large enough to embrace the entire universe.
Read moreAt home with God
Here, Anders Gullberg, a core member who has been living in Angel House for one year, reflects on this passage on home and prayer by Henri Nouwen. L'Arche celebrates that one of Anders' gifts is his ability to create home.
Read moreYou’re fine
In L’Arche, we seek to name each person’s most true identity every day. YOU’RE FINE.
Read morePrayer through song
In our L’Arche homes here in Chicago, as well as L’Arche homes all over the world, we often pray together through music.
Read moreThe fullness of time
The first book I read by Henri Nouwen was one that I found after encountering his books at a Korean bookstore where his were the only few English titles on the shelves.
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