Finding Our Sacred Center

A Journey to Inner Peace

All of us long for inner peace, to know that Christ dwells within us.

In this gem of a book, Henri Nouwen searched in Lourdes for this assurance, and he shares how that place of peace and beauty helped him return to his sacred center. He writes, however, that the purity, simplicity, and freedom he experienced there belong to the heart and can be lived anywhere. Whether we have been to Lourdes or not does not matter. This small journal is bound to touch our own restless and searching hearts and help us find again our own sacred center–the living Christ within us.

More About this Book

This short, small book is a partial reprinting of Mary and Jesus: Finding Our Sacred Center.  It was edited by Kathryn Smith, the former administrator for the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust.  A foreword to the work has been provided by Melannie Svoboda, SND and Kathryn Smith has written an Introduction.  It concludes with a very good, brief biography of Henri Nouwen written by Kathryn Smith.

Themes: Jesus, Spiritual Life, Bernadette, Mary, Lourdes, Pilgrimage, Stations of the Cross, Innocence, Sin, Following Jesus,Grace, Hope

Twenty-third Publications, 2011

Praise for "Finding Our Sacred Center"

"Nouwen is always reflective and inspirational as he shares his own struggles to live with inner peace with Christ at our centre." -Anne

"Thoughtful, empathic and encouraging, Nouwen is always a good read, especially when you are feeling uncertain or downtrodden." -CGS

"A glimpse into Nouwen's deep insights through simple experiences. A perfect read for a personal mini spiritual retreat." -Penelope