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University of St. Michael's College, John M. Kelly Library, Special Collections File
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Interview with Wim Wolters

File consists of an interview with Wim Wolters interviewed by Peter Naus in the Netherlands. Wolters is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist living in the Netherlands; he was a friend of Nouwen's. There is an envelope and note in the file from Wolters to Joe Vorstermans that accompanied the photograph. Two interviews were conducted by Naus. The interviews are transcribed and available electronically or in hard copy; two hard copies of the April 27, 2005 interview are available. All recordings and transcriptions are in Dutch. Brief English notes from the interviewer are in the file. They include: 15/06/04 "This was for me the most fascinating of the interviews because of the rather extensive analysis Wim put forth regarding Henri's personality and work. He is clinical psychologist with a psychoanalytic background who knew Henri for a long time and considered himself a close friend. He also knew Henri's family very well. Before the interview started we discussed briefly his ethical concerns about discussing impressions of Henri. I told him that in interviews and pieces I had written about Henri I had been guided by two considerations: not to divulge anything about Henri that was not already in the public domain and to protect as much as possible the privacy of Henri's family". 24/04/05 "Wim is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology. He is still active as a therapist and he is a member of a number of advisory boards a governing councils. I interviewed him last year as well because he and his wife, Milene, are long-time friends of Henri. This time around I wanted to focus on Henri's homosexuality because he had not said much about it in the first interview. He believes rather strongly that the emphasis should be on Henri's impact on people and how he changed the lives of many. As he stated in the tape, Henri's homosexuality as such is not a big issue, but that he did not come to grips with it is. Yet, it would be entirely inappropriate to interpret Henri's writing as the expression of a frustrated, neurotic gay person. One should not hide his homosexuality nor draw undue attention to it". File also includes letters between Wim Wolters and the Nouwen family in Dutch from 1962-1997.

Correspondence from Sheila Watson regarding artscanada publication

  • CA ON00389 F6-4-2006 01 546
  • File
  • May 24, 1967 - December 13, 1967
  • Part of Sheila Watson fonds

File consists of copies of typed correspondence from Watson addressed to various book sellers, publishers, art galleries, art dealers and individuals, and their responses to Watson's requests for permission to publish images and obtain photographic reproductions of paintings and drawings by Wyndham Lewis which she hoped to use in her issue of artscanada dedicated to the painter. The file also includes a flexi disc featuring a reading by Wyndham Lewis and thoughts by Marshall McLuhan, which accompanied the magazine issue. Includes responses from: Agenda; The Art Gallery of Kelvingrove (Glasgow, Scotland); The Arts Council of Great Britain; The City Art Gallery (Leeds, England); David Higham Associates (London, England); Faber and Faber Publishing; George Eastman House (Rochester, NY); Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries; J. Howard Woolmer Books (New York, NY); Anne Wyndham Lewis; the Manchester City Art Gallery; Methuen & Co; Mr. Walter Michel; Naomi Mitchison; Pheonix Book Shop (New York, NY); Mrs. Douglas Stewart; The Tate Gallery (London, England); The Victoria and Albert Museum (London, England), and Barry Lord, editor of artscanda.

Collected non-commercial audio cassettes

File consists of 11 non-commercial audio cassette tapes collected by Nouwen. Audio cassettes include:

Beloved child - SR232
F. Entrevista - SR233
Fr. Mathew Klety/Thomas Ronseitz on Jane Norton - SR234
Filartiga tape - SR235
Geschichten das at - SR236
Harry Booth - SR237 (possibly a letter on tape)

Tony Melendez - SR238 (possibly a letter on tape)

Elie Wiesel: Hasidic laughter - SR239
Elie Wiesel: Hasidic grandeur - SR240
Elie Wiesel: Hasidic melancholy - SR241
Elie Wiesel: Hasidic wisdom - SR242

Talks by Henri Nouwen while at Yale University Divinity School

File consists of 15 CDs containing 9 sound recordings of talks by Henri Nouwen. All of these talks were contained in the Yale University Divinity School Memorabilia record collection. Contents are as follows:

8 lectures:
"Memory"
"Chastity part 2"
Family Forum 1978: "The Family and the Christian Church" (2 CD)
"Care"
"Celibacy"
"Compassion and Vincent van Gogh" (4 CDs for two different recordings)
"The Wounded Healer" (2 CD)
"What is Prayer" (2 CD)

Audio recording from a panel/discussion/conference:
1981 Spirituality Forum: "The Spiritual Life: A Christian Perspective"

The lecture for "Compassion and Vincent van Gogh" was given sometime in 1976 as part of a lecture series on Creative Expression of Religious Issues. The content of the lecture came out of Nouwen's course "Ministry in Non-Religious Institutions" which tried to articulate "what it would be like to be a compassionate person in a power hungry society."

Tapes of Thomas Merton talks

  • CA ON00389 F4-12-1-SR168, SR169, SR170, SR171, SR172, SR173, SR174
  • File
  • [after 1972]
  • Part of Henri Nouwen fonds

File consists of seven audio cassettes of Thomas Merton talks given to the monks and the community of the Abbey of Gethsemani and later published by Electronic Paperbacks in 1972. The seven audio cassettes, from a published collection of twelve called "The Merton Tapes", include numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12.

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Edmundston, Quebec

16 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Edmundston, Québec.

Box 10

6: #1 - Le Mystère de Jésus a travers la vie
7: #2 - La rencontre du seigneur
8: #3 - Soif de rencontrer Jésus
9: #4 - L'engagement: ses Exigences
10: #5 - Appels vers les moins favorisés: ses exigences
11: #6 - Pierre et Jean
12: #7 - La Samaritaine
13: #8 - Conversion a l'écoute de l'esprit saint
14: #9 - L'action de dieu dans celui qui ses donne - Rôle de Marie et de Joseph
15: #10 - Royaume des Béatitudes - Le bon Berger
16: #11 - L'époux, celui qui aime - My Lord is my Healer
17: #12 - Silence, prière

Box 11

18 - #13 - Façon dont L'esprit agit en nous - La Prière: ses Difficultés
19 - #14 - Rôle de l'autorité, amour fraternel - Immense évolution dans l'église
20 - #15 - Vie Commune
21 - #16 - Me voici, rapports hommes-femmes, fidélité qui transforme

Nouwen speaking at a symposium on human sexuality

File consists of three audio cassettes of Nouwen speaking at a symposium on human sexuality and at a talk hosted by a community of Sisters.

SR2011 50 01: Nouwen giving a talk titled "Celibacy" at a human sexuality symposium. Nouwen mentions that a nun named Sister Margaret is also present at the talk, to participate in the discussion.
Nouwen breaks down his talk into parts: first, what he calls the "sexual illusion," in which sex promises a lot, but often delivers little; what it means to have a personal, spiritual relationship; and how sexuality can be seen in terms of a personal, spiritual relationship.
He then breaks these three parts down further: celibacy is a reality that every human has to deal with; certain people and groups give celibacy visibility; and that celibacy is not just abstaining from sexual behaviour.
We feel a sense of incompleteness and brokenness, and loneliness; the sexual urge (one of the deepest of the human urges) often presents itself as a way to gain intimacy, fulfillment, unity, and completeness. Yet Nouwen argues that the sexual illusion is that somewhere, there is a person who can take away this brokenness and the "deep seated feeling of not being whole." If we do not recognize it as an illusion, we view the other person as someone who "should" fulfill our needs and fix our brokenness, something which they cannot be expected to do and are not capable of doing.
After the formal talk, Nouwen takes questions from the audience.

SR2011 50 02: Nouwen giving a talk titled "What is Prayer?" hosted by a community of sisters. SR2011 50 02 v1 features the first part of the talk and SR2011 50 02 v2 features the second part of the talk.

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Matane, Quebec

10 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Matane, Québec. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

22: Jésus
23: Le bon Samaritain - le prochain
24: Ma faiblesse et ma force
25: Visage des disciples - Pierre et Jean
26: Les Bergers
27: Célébration du pardon
28: La vie de l'Esprit
29: Les fruits de l'Esprit
30: La prière
31: La Communauté "Happening"

Ministry and spirituality course lectures at Yale Divinity School

File consists of two audio cassettes of Ministry and Spirituality course lectures taught by Nouwen at Yale Divinity School during the spring semester of 1977. Ministry and Spirituality (course code REL 433b) was taught by Nouwen during the spring semester of 1977. The class was held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. This course was based around the primary theme of memory and through his lectures, Nouwen hoped to discuss the relationship between ministry and spirituality on the basis of a theology of memory.

Faith and Sharing 1977

File consists of 6 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing (Foi et Portage) event in Liverpool, UK, in 1977. The theme of the ecumenical retreat was 'Followers of Jesus,' and the retreat was led by Jean Vanier. These cassettes feature talks by Jean Vanier.

Collected commercial audio cassettes

File consists of 43 commercial audio cassette tapes collected by Nouwen. Audio cassettes include:

Stages of Contemplation: The presence of God - SR189
Stages of Contemplation: Praying in the spirit - SR190
Stages of Contemplation: Marriage: Call to contemplation - SR191
Stages of Contemplation: The process of contemplation - SR192
Stages of Contemplation: Growing in prayer - SR193
Stages of Contemplation: To be Eucharist - SR194
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: Fidelity to remembering - SR195
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: Coming home and passing over - SR196
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: The enfleshed heart of life - SR197
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: Desert fertility - SR198
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: The hidden and the revealed - SR199
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: Brokenness - SR200
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: The call to harmony - SR201
Sister Jose Hobday, OSF: Retreat and reentry - SR202
"CNN Report": Palm Sunday by K. Himle / 4/4/1993 - SR203
Most significant civil rights case of the decade by David Brown - SR204
The common sense of God - SR205
King of the Nation - SR206
Taking care of business: Called or driven by Bob Buford - SR207

Prophets for today - Cardinal John O'Connor - SR208
Abortion and race genocide - SR209
The war against population by Dr. Kasun - SR210
Christ in the New Testament 3/29/92 - SR211
The Nurturing Network: Pro-life in a pro-choice world - SR212
The Nurturing Network: "Practical idealism: Compassion in action" - SR213
The Nurturing Network: How to build an effective social ministry - SR214
[#]2451 of Rumi and apocalypse with Andrew Harvey - SR215
Creating an inner path for real magic: Applying real magic awareness in everyday life I - SR216
Creating an inner path for real magic: Applying real magic awareness in everyday life II - SR217
Creating an inner path for real magic: Applying real magic awareness in everyday life III - SR218
Creating an inner path for real magic: Applying real magic awareness in everyday life IV - SR219
How can I help? - SR220 (sent to Nouwen from B. Crowley)
The liturgical year - SR221 (given to Sue and Kathy from Bob [last name unknown])
Joni Earekson Tada 11/8/92 - SR222
Michael Kelly Blanchard and selected topics - SR223
Fr. William: Hesychasm: Introduction #201 - SR224
Fr. William: Hesychasm: Desert fathers and doctrine #202 - SR225
Fr. William: Hesychasm: Gnosis #203 - SR226
Fr. William: Hesychasm: and poverty #204 - SR227
Fr. William: Hesychasm and celibacy & Hescichasm and encrateia - SR228

Fr. William: Hesychasm and fasting & hesychasm and moral life - SR229
Fr. William: Hesychasm - The Jesus prayer first conference - SR230
Fr. William: Hesychasm - The Jesus prayer second conference - SR231

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Toronto, Ontario

5 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Toronto, Ontario, containing talks given by Jean Vanier. The audio cassettes contain the following speeches:

Box 11

32: #2 - La communauté dans la diversité est possible (suite)/Ne crains pas, le paraclet est avec nous
33: #3 - Ne crains pas, le paraclet est avec nous (suite)/Le pauvre, quelqu'un qui appelle quelqu'un
34: #4 - Le pauvre, quelqu'un qui appelle quelqu'un (suite)/L'Arbre Foi & Partage une semence qui grandit

Box 12

35: #5 - L'Arbre Foi & Partage une semence qui grandit/La croissance, un Jésus qui dérange
36: #6 - La croissance, un Jésus qui dérange (suite)/La croissance, un Jésus qui dérange (fin)

Faith and Sharing 1978

File consists of 13 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing (Foi et Portage) retreat at St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore, WA. The retreat took place from October 16-21, 1978. Each volume begins with an introduction to the talk and its date.

Hearing the Cry of the Poor

File consists of 4 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing Retreat in April 1978. The talk on this item is by Jean Vanier, "Hearing the Cry of the Poor." There are 4 volumes (v1-v4).

Federation 1978

File consists of 4 audio cassettes from a l'Arche Council / International Federation of l'Arche meeting in Chateauneuf de Galaure, France, in April 1978.

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Maritimes

12 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in the Maritimes. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

154: 1. The division of our world
155: 2. Concern for our brother
156: 3. Our weakness and God's love
157: 4. The Living WORD - Listening
158: 5. Peter and John
159: 6. The gentleness of God
160: 7. Community
161: 8. The call of the spirit
162: 9. Love
163: 10. Suffering
164: 11. Come, follow me
165: 12. Our commitment to become like Jesus

Talks given by Henri Nouwen at Westminster Presbyterian Church on October 21, 1979

File consists of one audio cassette containing two sermons given by Henri Nouwen at Westminster Presbyterian Church on October 21, 1979. The first sermon is on Side A and is titled "On Compassion". The second sermon is on Side B and is titled "On Patience".

It is believed that Nouwen travelled to Springfield at the request of a woman named Norma Wiley. She was a Canadian who had recently moved to Springfield to found a hospice. It is unclear how they knew each other.

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Orleans, Ontario

14 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Orleans, Ontario. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

37: 79-40(1) - Viens à la fête
38: 79-40(2) - Notre vulnerabilité
39: 79-40(3) - La vulnerabilité du Jésus
40: 79-40(4) - Dans la faiblesse, les semences d'espérance
41: 79-40(5) - Être un berger
42: 79-40(6) - Pardon et libération
43: 79-40(7) - Why do we turn our eyes away
44: 79-40(8) - Petitesse de la vie humaine
45: 79-40(9) - Le mystère de la faiblesse humaine
46: 79-40(10) - Croissance de l'esprit saint en nous
47: 79-40(11) - Les exigences et les béatitudes de la communauté
48: 79-40(12) - Le sens de la célébration
49: 79-40(13) - Se nourrir pour grandir
50: 79-40(14) - Nouveaux chemins de l'unité

Erie 1979

File consists of 3 audio cassettes featuring talks given by Jean Vanier at a retreat for l'Arche assistants in Erie, PA, in 1979.

Rabbula: Icon of glory file

File consists of materials relating to the Rabbula: Icon of Glory, these materials include three photographs of icons with a sticky in S. Ron's hand: "The Slide Program Icon Glory will offer the information on these."; two audio cassette tapes of the slide show and a paper copy of a slide show. The file also contains a manuscript pertaining to Rabbula Gospel. The materials appear to have been given to Nouwen by S. Ron.

Prayer and Solitude / Henri Nouwen

File consists of a recording of a talk given by Nouwen on the topics of prayer and solitude. This talk was likely given at the Community of Celebration conference at Woodland Park, CO from June 23-26, 1980. This was a theological conference. Nouwen spoke on the connection between theology and prayer, the importance of prayer, and the importance of listening. He also spoke about how he has enjoyed being a part of a community while being at the conference, and says "I have never lived in a community or been part of one." He asked the listeners to tell him what they "most want this week to be," as he wants to help them be successful. He also begins with a discussion on the origins of the word theology, "theology's deepest meaning is prayer," and discusses the reason that he likes that they have called their conference a theological conference, because of theology's connection to prayer.

It is possible that the five volumes of cassettes for this item contain multiple talks given by Nouwen on different days of the conference.

Regional meeting 1981

File consists of 16 audio cassettes of the Central Regional Meeting from May 24-26, 1981, given by Fr. Bill Clarke and Dr. Larry Gillick. The cassettes numbered v7-v10 are part of a separate group, but are the same talks of v1-v6.

Faith and Sharing Retreat 1981

File consists of 5 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 15-20, 1981 at Emmaus House in West Wickham, Kent, UK. The leader was Fr. Bill Clarke.

Covenant Retreat 1981

File consists of 23 audio cassettes featuring talks given at a Covenant Retreat held from April 5-11, 1981. The talks are in French and English.

Our call as assistants

File consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk by Joe Egan to assistants titled "Our call as assistants". This talk was given in September 1981.

Introduction to the spiritual life course at Boston College

File consists of eleven audio cassettes of Nouwen lecturing for the Introduction to the Spiritual Life course taught at Boston College in 1985. SR2002 93 01 v1: Side A "Lecture #1 Introduction," Side B "Class Requirements, etc.," July 8, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v2: "Lecture #2 Prologue," July 9, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v3: "Reading and Writing the Word," July 11, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v4: "Side 1 Nicodemus/ Side 2 Samaritan Woman," July 12, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v5: "Nicodemus/ Samaritan Woman Part ll," July 12, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v6: "Intimacy," July 15, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v7: "Intimacy ll," July 15, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v8: "Fecundity," July 16, 1985; SR2002 93 01 v9: "Ecstacy," July 17 1985; SR2002 93 01 v10: "Passion and Resurrection," July 19, 1985; and SR2002 93 01 v11: Side A "Final: It Is Good For You That I Leave," Side B "Rotunda Gasson Hall," July 19, 1985.

Wedding homily given by Henri Nouwen

File consists of one audio cassette featuring a recording of the wedding homily given by Henri Nouwen at the wedding of Mary Katharine Deeley and Daniel Lum on May 16, 1981.

Recording of Faith and Sharing retreat in Rouyn, Quebec

16 audio cassettes recorded at a retreat in Rouyn, Quebec. The cassettes contain the following talks given by Jean Vanier:

Box 12

51: #1 - Fragilité
52: #2 - Notre fragilité
53: #3 - Notre besoin
54: #4 - Le loup en nous
55: #5 - Miséricorde

Box 13

56: #6 - Nous sommes adultères
57: #7 - Appel à l'amour (en double)
58: #8 - L'amour vécu quotidiennement
59: #9 - Poursuivre l'enseignement sur la vie quotidienne dans l'amour
60: #10 - L'abandon à Dieu
61: #11 - Croissance dans l'amour
62: #12 - Un dieu qui se fait petit pour les petits
63: #13 - Notre vulnerabilité (en double)
64: #14 - Mystère de la paternité
65: #15 - La Communauté
66: #16 - Le Mystère de la souffrance

Head of House Meeting 1982

File consists of 34 audio cassettes featuring recordings of talks given at a North America Head of House meeting held from November 8-14, 1982, in Châteauguay, Quebec. The first 12 cassettes are translations of the talks in English (with duplicate copies), while the last 12 are the talks as given in French.

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