Join the Henri Nouwen Society as we explore one of Nouwen’s most enduring works, Reaching Out. In this timeless book, Nouwen reflects on the spiritual movements that shape our lives: from loneliness to solitude, from hostility to hospitality, and from illusion to prayer. With characteristic vulnerability and insight, he invites us to cultivate a more centered, hospitable, and prayerful way of being in the world.

This guided book club offers a welcoming space for thoughtful reflection, meaningful conversation, and connection with fellow seekers inspired by Nouwen’s life and writings. Whether this is your first time reading Reaching Out or a return to a beloved classic, we invite you to journey with us.

All are welcome—come read, reflect, and grow with the Henri Nouwen Society.

Take the next step on your spiritual journey.  Enter with us into a space of solitude, hospitality, and prayer.

Join us this February for a new session of the Henri Nouwen Society Book Club as we explore one of Henri’s most inspiring and hope-filled works: Lifesigns. In this beautiful book, Henri invites us to recognize the subtle signs of God’s presence in our lives and to choose the path that leads us from fear into love, from isolation into authentic community, and from the illusions that burden us into the truth that sets us free.

Throughout the month, we’ll take time to reflect on these themes together—considering what it means to live as the Beloved in a world that often encourages self-protection, comparison, and anxiety. Each week offers an opportunity to pause, breathe, and rediscover the gentle movements of God within and around us. With guided small group discussions on Zoom, our book club provides an encouraging environment for spiritual growth and connection.

Whether this is your first encounter with Henri Nouwen or a return to a cherished classic, we would be honoured to have you journey with us. Your presence enriches our community, and your reflections help create a shared space where readers from around the world can deepen their faith, ask meaningful questions, and notice the “lifesigns” that remind us of God’s love in every season.

Join us this April for a new gathering of the Henri Nouwen Society Book Club as we engage with one of Henri’s most vulnerable and profoundly hopeful works: The Inner Voice of Love. Written during a season of deep personal crisis, this collection of spiritual imperatives offers a rare look into Henri’s own journey through pain, disorientation, and the slow rediscovery of God’s enduring love.

Together, we’ll walk through Henri’s intimate reflections and explore the gentle but persistent invitations they hold for each of us—to trust more fully, to surrender our fears, and to allow ourselves to be held by God in moments when life feels most fragile. Each week, participants will receive thoughtful guidance, reflection questions, and space to share with a global community of readers seeking encouragement and spiritual depth.

Whether you’re familiar with Henri’s writings or discovering this book for the first time, we hope you’ll join us for this heartfelt journey. Your presence enriches the conversation, and your insights help create a space where all are welcome to listen, learn, and be reminded of the healing voice that calls each of us Beloved.

This June, we invite you to join the Henri Nouwen Society Book Club as we explore one of Henri’s most influential and enduring works: The Wounded Healer. In this foundational book, Henri offers a vision of spiritual leadership rooted not in strength or perfection, but in compassion, vulnerability, and shared humanity. He reminds us that it is often through our own wounds—and the healing we ourselves seek—that we become able to minister to others with authenticity and love.

Throughout the month, we’ll reflect together on Henri’s profound insights about loneliness, service, and the spiritual journey of those who care for others. With characteristic gentleness, Henri challenges us to recognize our own inner struggles not as obstacles, but as places where Christ’s transforming presence can be found and shared. As we read, we’ll consider how each of us, in our ordinary lives, is invited to bring hope, presence, and understanding to those around us.

Our book club offers a supportive, contemplative space on Zoom for readers from across the globe to connect, learn, and grow.

Whether you’re familiar with The Wounded Healer or discovering it for the first time, we would be delighted to have you journey with us. Together, we’ll explore what it means to accompany one another with compassion—and how our own wounds can become pathways to deeper healing and grace.

This October, the Henri Nouwen Society Book Club will gather to reflect on one of Henri’s most beloved and transformative works: The Return of the Prodigal Son. Inspired by Rembrandt’s painting of the same name, Henri invites us to enter deeply into the biblical story of forgiveness, reconciliation, and unconditional love.

Throughout the month, we will explore Henri’s reflections on the three central figures—the younger son, the older son, and the father—and discover how their experiences mirror our own journeys of loss, longing, and the search for belonging. Henri’s words guide us gently to understand that God’s love meets us in our brokenness and calls us into a deeper life of mercy, compassion, and self-discovery.

Our book club provides a welcoming space for readers to reflect, share insights, and connect with a global community on Zoom.

Whether you are encountering this work for the first time or revisiting it with fresh eyes, we would be delighted to have you join us. Together, we will explore the tender, transformative power of God’s love and learn how to extend that love in our own lives.

This November, the Henri Nouwen Society Book Club will turn to Letters to Marc About Jesus, a deeply personal and heartfelt collection of reflections in which Henri shares his insights on following Christ with honesty, courage, and love. Written as letters to his dear friend Marc, these pages offer gentle guidance on encountering Jesus in everyday life and responding to God’s call with openness and trust.

Throughout the month, we’ll explore Henri’s intimate reflections on prayer, faith, and discipleship, discovering how his words continue to speak into our own spiritual journeys. Each letter invites us to consider how God’s love moves in the midst of ordinary routines, challenges, and moments of stillness. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect, discuss, and connect with a global community of readers who share a desire to grow closer to Christ on Zoom.

Our book club provides a welcoming space for thoughtful conversation, guided reflection questions, and shared insights, helping each participant engage deeply with Henri’s timeless wisdom. Whether this is your first encounter with Henri Nouwen or a return to his writing, we would be delighted to have you join us for this reflective journey.

Together, we will explore how Jesus meets us in our everyday lives and learn to respond with love, faith, and courage—just as Henri sought to do in his letters to Marc.