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Interview with Kevin Dwyer and Alvarro Carrasco

File consists of an interview with Kevin Dwyer and Alvarro Carrasco interviewed by Joe Vorstermans and Sue Mosteller in Oakland, CA. Dwyer works for an insurance company and Carrasco is an engineer. Dwyer and Carrasco met Nouwen through Michael Harank at Bethany House (Oakland, CA) and developed a lifelong friendship. The interview is in two parts; solely Dwyer and then Dwyer and Carrasco. Dwyer and Carrasco remember Nouwen performing Mass and celebrating the Eucharist, visiting at Holy Redeemer and their retreat weekend together with Harank. Themes present in the interview include grandparents, Jesuits, sexuality, Mother Theresa, birth control, homosexuality and religion, The Croation Volunteers, intimacy, coming out, Nouwen's sexuality and Nouwen's hands. There is a printed email in the file from Kevin Dwyer to Joe Vorstermans regarding Dwyer and Carrasco being interviewed together. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy.

L'Arche Audiovisual Collection

  • CA ON00389 C5
  • Collection
  • 1968 - 2004

Collection consists of audiovisual materials featuring recordings of events given by and used by members of l'Arche International/Internationale. This material includes 1708 audio cassettes, 37 videocassettes, 8 film reels, and 78 audio reels. Much of the material features recordings created at L'Arche retreats internationally, such as the Covenant Retreat, Renewal Retreat, and Faith and Light Retreat. Prominent speakers include Jean Vanier, Henri Nouwen, Joe Egan, Robert Larouche and Sue Mosteller.

The majority of the audio files feature Jean Vanier, usually speaking at retreats. The film reels are recordings made and collected by L'Arche Daybreak, and feature a CBC film on Daybreak (from 1970), pilgramages and trips made by Faith and Light and Daybreak. There is also a film reel of Jean Vanier.

Collection has been arranged into eight series:

  1. Head of House and regional meetings
  2. Covenant retreats
  3. Faith and Sharing
  4. Federation meetings
  5. Assistants' retreats and meetings
  6. L'Arche Renewals
  7. Other events, talks, and speakers
  8. Audio reels and film reels

Collection also includes a binder which functioned as a catalogue for many of the cassettes that were housed at l'Arche Daybreak until 2004 and 2006. This binder is located in series 7.

L'Arche Daybreak (Association)

Tape 3a

Item consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given by Sr. Sue Mosteller at an Accompaniment Retreat, held from April 8-11, 1988.

Tape 4b

Item consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given by Sr. Sue Mosteller at an Accompaniment Retreat, held from April 8-11, 1988.

Tape 1

Item consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given by Sr. Sue Mosteller at an Accompaniment Retreat, held from April 8-11, 1988.

Tape 2a

Item consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given by Sr. Sue Mosteller at an Accompaniment Retreat, held from April 8-11, 1988.

Tape 2b

Item consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given by Sr. Sue Mosteller at an Accompaniment Retreat, held from April 8-11, 1988.

Tape 3b

Item consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given by Sr. Sue Mosteller at an Accompaniment Retreat, held from April 8-11, 1988.

To Meet the Poor is to Meet Jesus

File consists of 1 videocassette featuring a talk given at a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from August 1-4, 1985. Jean Vanier is the speaker, and the title is, "To meet the Poor is to Meet Jesus". It is tape 1. Vanier spoke on the following: Trust, Meeting with Jesus, Jesus Reveals Who We Are, and Jesus Reveals Himself (part 1).

Interview with Mary Carney

File consists of an interview with Mary Carney interviewed by Joe Vorstermans at the Henri Nouwen Society offices (Richmond Hill, ON). Carney is a hospice nurse in Hamden, CT. Carney met Nouwen when he was one of her supervisors in a Clinical Pastoral Course at Yale Divinity School. Carney remembers Nouwen performing Mass at the Yale Divinity School chapel, caring for Adam Arnett at L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON), assisting in her grief, offering advice, as an intent listener and the influence he had on her prayer life. Themes present in Carney's interview include nursing, death and Yushi Nomura. The interview is transcribed and is available electronically or in hard copy.

Video of photographs of Henri Nouwen

File consists of one DVD featuring a slideshow of photographs taken by Ron van den Bosch. Many of the photographs are from a visit to the Circus Barum. Some photographs feature Henri Nouwen, in three photographs he is on the trapeze. There are some black and white photographs of Nouwen, possibly taken in the 1960s, featuring Nouwen at the beach and in an academic hall in Holland (these are located at time mark 9:47 to 12:55). There are some particularly good photographs of Nouwen deep in conversation with a friend among these photographs. Nouwen is likely in his 30s. A photograph of the Flying Rodleighs during a performance is at 10:28.

Henri Nouwen celebration

File consists of one DVD featuring a video and photographs of the Henri Nouwen celebration held on July 30, 2010, in honour of Nouwen's grave being moved. Included in the photos are: Sue Mosteller, Maureen Wright, Laurent Nouwen, Nathan Ball, Warren Pot, Michael Arnett, Carl MacMillan and others.

Out of my hands: the art of Stephen Jenkinson

File consists of a copy of Vision TV programme "Out of My Hands: the Art of Stephen Jenkinson." The interview was conducted for Vision TV, with Tim Wilson listed as producer, and was filmed in May 1994 and aired November 23, 1994. Interview contains a section with Henri Nouwen discussing the symbolism of hands. Also discusses why Nouwen commissioned Jenkinson to create a sculpture of hands for L'Arche Daybreak.

Video recording of one-on-one with Henri J. Nouwen / Windborne Productions

File consists of a video recording (V32) of an interview with Nouwen by Brian Stiller, host of the TVO television program Cross Currents. The interview was conducted at L'Arche Daybreak and includes excellent footage of core members and others. This videocassette is the US Master produced by Karen Pascal of Windborne Productions. There is no sound track on this item.

Henri Nouwen's passion and spirituality

File consists of a video tape of a panel discussion and video clips on Nouwen to mark the occasion of the 5th anniversary of his death by the Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns. Panelists include: Don McNeill, Sue Mosteller, Andrea Smith Sharpell and Claude Pomerleau. The video discussed the theme of Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given as expressed by Nouwen in Life of the Beloved and in his appearance on the Hour of Power, Chrystal Cathedrals. Each panelist discusses one aspect of the theme.

  • Taken (or chosen) - claiming our own choseness, and thereby seeing the chosenness of others
  • Blessed - the Christian call is to say good things to people about their belovedness, to bless and be blessed.
  • Broken - to befriend our brokenness, to put the brokenness under the blessing; suffering as a pruning
  • Given - to become fruitful as a result of knowing our belovedness.

The panel is joined by telelink to Wendy Greer, John Holsinger, and Walter Sanchez.

Video recording of Henri's 60th birthday party

File consists of an amateur video recording by Lori van Holt of Nouwen celebrating his 60th birthday with the community at L'Arche Daybreak. The party was hosted by Joe Vorstermans and includes tributes by core members as well as Henri being encouraged to dress up as a clown and pretend to be born as a baby clown.

Henri Nouwen news clip

File consists of a copy of a segment from Salt and Light television newscast about Jeff Imbach's new book 99 Sayings by Henri Nouwen. The segment was filmed in the Nouwen Archives. Segment was aired in July 2005.

Care, cure and the elderly

File consists of a recording, comprised of two video cassettes, of a Henri Nouwen lecture entitled "Care, Cure and the Elderly" held at the University of Notre Dame's "Forum on Aging." V2015 08 02 recording includes a question and answer portion of the lecture.

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