Synopses & Reviews
The cycle of the liturgical year engages us with an entirely different rhythm than our usual frenzied pace. It invites us to live time in eternity, to discover a new understanding of God and creation.
Henri Nouwen lived the liturgical year with sensitivity and imagination. The feasts and seasons inspired his sermons on the great mysteries of our faith. And praying the liturgical year gave him a glimpse of eternity in the present moment.
Nouwens responses to the spiritual seasons were often delicately woven into the fabric of his writing. Eternal Seasons gathers, for the first time, selections for an entire liturgical year from forty of Nouwens books.
This valuable companion features a thoughtful introduction for each of the liturgical seasons, followed by a generous selection of brief, readable passages. Whether focusing on the tenor of the season, the many dimensions of a feast day or the import of a particular saint, these readings enable us to reflect and pray in closer harmony with the Church year.
Eternal Seasons is ideal for personal reflection, group settings and as a fresh resource for liturgical ministers of all Christian faiths. 4 CDs (5 hours approx.)
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Synopsis
The cycle of the liturgical year engages us with an entirely different rhythm than our usual frenzied pace. It invites us to live time in eternity, to discover a new understanding of God and creation.
Henri Nouwen lived the liturgical year with sensitivity and imagination. The feasts and seasons inspired his sermons on the great mysteries of our faith. And praying the liturgical year gave him a glimpse of eternity in the present moment.
Nouwen’s responses to the spiritual seasons were often delicately woven into the fabric of his writing. Eternal Seasons gathers, for the first time, selections for an entire liturgical year from forty of Nouwen’s books.
This valuable companion features a thoughtful introduction for each of the liturgical seasons, followed by a generous selection of brief, readable passages. Whether focusing on the tenor of the season, the many dimensions of a feast day or the import of a particular saint, these readings enable us to reflect and pray in closer harmony with the Church year.
Eternal Seasons is ideal for personal reflection, group settings and as a fresh resource for liturgical ministers of all Christian faiths.
About the Author
HENRI J.M. NOUWEN is one of the most popular spiritual writers of our time. He wrote more than forty books, among them the best-selling Out of Solitude. He taught at the University of Notre Dame, as well as Yale and Harvard Universities. From 1986 until his death in 1996, he was part of the LArche Daybreak Community in Toronto where he shared his life with people with developmental disabilities. MICHAEL FORD has worked as a journalist, lecturer and broadcaster. He has a degree in theology from the University of Bristol and a doctorate in Christian spirituality. He is the author of Wounded Prophet: A Portrait of Henri J.M. Nouwen (Doubleday, 1999) and Father Mychal Judge: An American Heroe (Paulist, 2002).