“The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.”

Henri Nouwen

“A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive.”

Henri Nouwen

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must tru...”

Henri Nouwen

“If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.”

Henri Nouwen

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain a...”

Henri Nouwen