Henri J.M. Nouwen -Dates 1932 - 1996 -Henri Nouwen grew up =
in - In 1964 he was n=
amed a
fellow in the program for Religion and Psychiatry at the Menninger
Foundation in -As a
Catholic priest he taught in the divini=
ty
schools at Yale and Harvard, -He was a missiona=
ry in -He spent the last 10 years of his life teaching a=
nd
ministering to the mentally and physically disabled at L’Arche
Daybreak community in -The Eucharist was=
central
to his life and believed that the Eucharist was God's gift to all peopl=
e. Henri had a great desire for community and he was =
passionate
about building a companionate society. He also looked for ways to help
people deepen their spiritual foundations and cultivate community. Acco=
rding
to him Christian leaders are not only about having well-informed opinio=
ns
on burning issues of our time. They must be rooted in an intimate
relationship with the Word and Jesus, where in they find the source for
their words, advice and guidance. He is one of the most popular spiritu=
al
writers of the later twentieth century. He was written many books that
teach inspiring life lessons which can be a spiritual guide for teacher=
s. Three web sites with brief annotations where we ca=
n find
out more about the thinker. h=
ttp://www.silk.net/RelEd/nouwen.htm
- Sites for Teachers http://www.silk.net/RelEd/nouwen.htm#gen.
This website has resources for Catholic educators http://www.silk.net/RelEd/lessonplans.htm-
Good for lesson plans and Bible school lesson plans Insightful Quotes: "I am deeply convinced tha=
t the
Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant an=
d to
stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable
self." -In the Name of Jesus, 1989
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