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Nouwen uses the cup as a metaphor to articulate the basic postures of the spiritual life: holding, lifting and drinking. The cup is a powerful image in our human experience. We use cups in our celebrations of a variety of events. Nouwen reminds us that we also use the cup as a symbolic vessel—for sorrow, joy, blessings, salvation.

Society teaches us to define ourselves by the things we have: belongings, education, experiences. Our inner worth depends on our surroundings, and, as the Gospels say, we "belong to the world." Spiritual master Henri Nouwen teaches you how to move beyond such traps and achieve a deeper sense of self. Nouwen draws upon his own experience of leaving a Harvard professorship to work with the disabled.

From the heart of Henri Nouwen comes wisdom for the caregiver about the transformational power of relationship in the unique bond between caregiver and care receiver. Interlacing stories from his own life and the lives of friends, Nouwen communicates warmth and compassion as he shares insights on what it means to be a caregiver and to be cared for.

In Lifesigns, Nouwen explores three elements of what he considered the call of all people: Intimacy - the gospel invitation to communion with God and relationship with others; Fecundity - the exhortation to be open to a fruitful life of both growth and change; Ecstasy - the Gospel wish and promise of Jesus that "your joy may be complete". Nouwen shows how these elements are essential to our movement from the "house of fear" to the "house of love".

From the best-selling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son comes essential listening for Catholics and all spiritual seekers. These meditations by beloved author Henri Nouwen invite you to follow the traditional Stations of the Cross through the passion and suffering of the world’s poor. Inspired by the drawings of Sr. Helen David, Nouwen sees in these images the ongoing passion of Christ.

Een toevallige confrontatie met Rembrandts schilderij De terugkeer van de verloren zoon vormde voor priester, hoogleraar en auteur Henri Nouwen het begin van een geestelijk avontuur. In het hart ervan staan dat werk en de parabel van de verloren zoon. Vanuit zijn eigen ervaringen schetst Henri Nouwen de gevoelens van de vader, de oudere zoon en de jonge zoon. Hij nodigt ons uit om Rembrandts meesterwerk, dat de parabel van de scheppende, onvoorwaardelijke en bevrijdende liefde van God op onnavolgbare wijze afbeeldt, op een nieuwe en directe manier te zien en te begrijpen.