Read Henri's Books
Explore the literary legacy of one of the most influential spiritual writers of our generation.
The Living Reminder
The Living Reminder is a gift from one of the most influential spiritual masters of our time. Subtitled “Service and Prayer in the Memory of Jesus Christ,” Nouwen’s book presents simple yet powerfully profound expressions of the joys of religious service.
Making All Things New
"Making All Things New" is an eloquent and simple explanation of the spiritual life from Henri J.M. Nouwen, one of the most influential spiritual writers of our time.
Letters to Marc About Jesus
A profound and beautiful collection of intimate writings, Nouwen’s Letters to Marc About Jesus recalls the author’s correspondences with his teenage nephew, a boy struggling with issues of faith and spirituality in an apathetic age.
Turn My Mourning Into Dancing
In times of suffering, simplistic answers ring empty and hollow. Henri Nouwen offers real comfort in the concrete truth of God's constancy and suggests we can find surprising joy in our suffering.
Ministry & Spirituality
Creative Ministry, The Wounded Healer, and Reaching Out are compiled in one volume. They explore the path to God, the nature of a ministry invigorated by a powerful spiritual life, and the openness and vulnerability necessary to be truly a minister of God.
Our Second Birth
Drawing on Nouwen’s final journal Sabbatical Journey, Our Second Birth reflects on the meaning of our experiences and relationships, and invites us to awaken to the sacredness of life and the love of God.
The Only Necessary Thing
Drawn from many decades of his life, the compilation of Henri's thoughts, feelings, and the struggle with prayer, reveal the core of the man and his belief that prayer is the only necessary thing.
Henri Nouwen
This is a thematic collection of memorable writings of Henri Nouwen inviting readers to share spiritual intimacy with this popular writer about prayer, depression, friendship, peace, and other topics.
With Burning Hearts
In this profound and beautiful reflection Henri Nouwen seeks a new understanding of Eucharist through the story of the disciples on their way to Emmaus. A marvelous meditation on the meaning of the sacrament.
Finding Our Sacred Center
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 shares how that place of peace and beauty helped him return to his sacred center.
Spiritual Journals
This is a special gift edition of three of Henri Nouwen's internationally acclaimed and world-renowned spiritual journals - Genesee Diary, Gracias! and The Road to Daybreak.
Our Greatest Gift
Nouwen, takes a moving, personal look at human mortality in Our Greatest Gift. A meditation on dying and caring, this book gently and eloquently reveals the gifts that the living and dying can give to one another.
Finding My Way Home
Four soul-searching essays from Henri Nouwen explore how weakness and waiting connect us with God’s power and reveal the path of peace and community, inviting the reader to set aside worldly struggles and be surprised by joy.
Sabbatical Journey
Discover, through Henri Nouwen's personal journal during his sabbatical, the culmination of a life a deep devotion, earnest seeking, and quiet contemplation.
Here and Now
In "Here & Now", Nouwen discusses living in the present, joy, prayer, the spiritual life, relationships, family, and other topics with his signature clarity and insight.
With Open Hands
Henri Nouwen's first book on spirituality and a treasured introduction to prayer. A favorite for over thirty years, this book gently encourages an open, trusting stance toward God and offers insight to the components of prayer.
The Way of the Heart
The Way of the Heart has helped millions of men and women cast off the anger and greed that trouble the world—and find love, compassion, and peace in the heart of God.
The Genesee Diary
Insightful, compassionate, often humorous, always realistic, The Genesee Diary is both an inspiration and a challenge to those who are in search of themselves.
The Selfless Way of Christ
In this short work Henri Nouwen offers a penetrating reflection on the challenge of the spiritual life, especially the call to imitate Christ’s example of “downward mobility.”