Although I am a committed Catholic priest, and nowhere hide that fact, my focus is very much a spiritual journey.
Henri NouwenMinistry is the least important thing. You cannot not minister if you are in communion with God and live in community.
Henri NouwenIf I were to let my life be taken over by what is urgent, I might very well never get around to what is essential.
Henri NouwenWhat makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability to think but our ability to love.
Henri NouwenThink of each wound as you would of a child who has been hurt by a friend. As long as that child is ranting and raving, trying to get back at the friend, one wound leads to another. But when the child can experience the consoling embrace of a parent, she or he can live through the pain, return to the friend, forgive, and build up a new relationship. Be gentle with yourself, and let your heart be your loving parent as you live your wounds through.
Henri Nouwen