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I still believe that the university is a place where people can develop their minds and learn skills, but also they can develop their personalities and their spiritual life.

Henri Nouwen

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Henri Nouwen
Age: 64 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 24
Died: 1996
Died: September 21
Catholic Priest
Presbyter
Priest
Psychologist
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen
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Where true inner freedom is, there is God. And where God is, there we want to be.
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I am working on three things: on being a prayerful person on staying close to the handicapped and on my writing. These are my constant concerns.
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In this crazy world, there's an enormous distinction between good times and bad, between sorrow and joy. But in the eyes of God, they're never separated. Where there is pain, there is healing. Where there is mourning, there is dancing. Where there is poverty, there is the kingdom.
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Reading with children is an enormous gift to them. It's a great honor to invite children to read with adults.
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You have to listen to the one who calls you beloved. That has to be affirmed over and over again. That is prayer - listening to the voice of the one who calls you the beloved.
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...real care means the willingness to help each other in making our brokenness into the gateway to joy.
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When I could no longer cling to my normal supports I discovered that true support and real safety lie far beyond the structures of our world.
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