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13. November 30, 1979, "Le nourrir pour grandir"

Item consists of 1 audio cassettes from a Faith and Sharing Retreat held from November 25-30, 1979, led by Jean Vanier. All volumes feature talks by Jean Vanier.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: French talk

In Boulogne Harbour

Item consists of 1 picture postcard with a divided back of Boulogne Harbour. The postcard has 2 Edward VII half penny green stamps.

Stephen Verney, "St. John's Gospel, Chapters 14 and 15"

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal Retreat in 1979. The title of the retreat was "Unless a Man Be Born Again."

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: The hour with the disciples had come and he washed their feet. He poured his own consciousness over them, the gift of his I Am. Then he commanded them to love one another as I have loved you. In Chapter 14 he goes into "let not your hearts be troubled". He has given them a vision both they can't live it yet. Now he is going to tell them the mystery of how obedience to that command will become possible.

Jean Vanier, Conference #12

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given by Jean Vanier at an Assistants' Retreat in Erie, PA, in August 1984.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to share with you about another meeting with Jesus, which tells us much about him. It's the meeting of those two disciples walking to Emmaus after the resurrection. Maybe when we arrived at this retreat we had in our hearts the sentiments which must have been in the hearts of these two disciples. They had put so much hope in Jesus, that he would liberate Israel. Many people in our world are disillusioned. Their expectations have collapsed. We too can feel cheated by community because it wasn't what we expected.

Jean Vanier, #12

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Covenant Retreat from October 10-16, 1990. The retreat took place in North Bay, ON.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Last night was precious. To see how we are all called into a covenant and living a covenant. And some are being asked to announce it. It�s been very good for me to be with you. It�s important for me to give covenant retreats. I am touched by how L�Arche is growing in North America, a world where it is not easy to live L�Arche with all its struggles and difficulties. At seems evident that God is present. So I just wanted to thank you for this week.

Therese Vanier, "Death, Dying, and Old Age" #1

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Spokane, WA, in 1983.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I find myself talking more about aging these days. And much of what we can say about aging applies as well to death and dying. I find it good to talk about aging because I realize that I am!

Br. Embert van Tilburg, "My Spiritual Odyssey" - Thursday, June 30, 1988, A.M.

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at l'Arche Renewal retreat events from June 22 - August 23, 1988.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: It's a privilege to be here. I have links with Jean Vanier and Henri Nouwen, whose writings are beautiful. I am happy to share with you my spiritual journey.

Family photograph album 17

Album 17 consists of photographs taken in 1934. Put together by Maria Nouwen, the album consists primarily of photos of Paul Nouwen as a newborn and Henri Nouwen as a toddler. Both boys are seen with family, including Maria and Laurent J.M. Nouwen, presumably at their home in Nijkerk, and Sara M. and Tennis Ramselaar in Amersfoort. Also included are photos of Henri Nouwen playing outdoors with unidentified friends.

A happy New Year

Item consists of 1 embossed picture postcard from the Raphael Tuck & Sons' "New Year Greetings" series, no. 600, with a divided back of a girl with flowers and a clock. The postcard has 1 George Washington one cent U.S. postage stamp.

Twilight on the river

Item consists of 1 picture postcard with a divided back of two sailboats on the water at twilight. The postcard has 1 Edward VII one cent Canada postage stamp.

"Life passages: The accompanier" - Sue Mosteller

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at an unknown Accompaniment event, sometime between 1991-1994.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to share today on what we have learned about accompaniment. But we want to talk about ourselves as the accompaniers. Love is not enough; we need skills too (and vice versa). Today we will reflect on ourselves and I ask you to be here with your whole self, with your gift and beauty and with the lie which is there too. All to better understand ourselves and then to make choices which will make our lives more coherent.

Why do you invite people for dinner?

Item consists of a manuscript of "Why do you invite people to dinner?", a sermon given by Nouwen to priests and seminarians at Moreau Seminary, University of Notre Dame, before the summer break. He writes about hospitality: that inviting someone to dinner is also an invitation to intimacy, and that so is the Eucharist.

Valentine greeting

Item consists of 1 embossed picture postcard with a divided back with a Valentine's greeting and flowers. The postcard has 1 series of 1902 Franklin one cent stamp.

Family photograph album 18

Album 18 consists of photographs taken between 1932 and 1934. Put together by Maria Nouwen, the album is predominantly dedicated to photos of Henri Nouwen as a newborn and infant at the family home in Nijkerk. Nouwen is seen being held and cared for by family, including Maria and Laurent J.M. Nouwen, Sara M. Ramselaar and [Nel Laumans (nee Ramselaar)?], and in professional portraits taken during his first year. Also included are newspaper clippings of announcements about his birth and postcards dedicated to important events in his life including his baptism and first birthday.

Stephen Verney, "St. John's Gospel, Chapter 17"

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a Renewal Retreat in 1979. The title of the retreat was "Unless a Man Be Born Again."

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Today in chapter 17 we come to the prayer of Jesus. It is very deep and we must take a lifetime to absorb its truth and what it means for us. But perhaps the fact of the prayer is more important than understanding it. Jesus is in prayer at this moment. The new consciousness, the Christ consciousness is prayer. A new mode of being; it is to be in prayer. To be reaching out to the Father in love and to be reaching out to each other in love.

Doctoral examinations in Psychology certificate

Item consists of a certificate from the University of Nijmegen faculty of Literature and Philosophy, dated February 3, 1964. This certificate declares that Nouwen has completed his examinations, cum laude, for a doctoral degree in Psychology. The back of the certificate is in Dutch and Latin, and certifies that the doctorandus was completed in psychology, with the primary subject being the Psychology of Religion and Culture, and secondary subjects being Sociology and Social Geography.

Sue Mosteller, "From Disillusionment to Peace"

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at a l'Arche Renewal retreat in Scotland in 1986.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: Today we are going to try to attempt something different. During the last two days we tried to deepen things we know to be true and to put words around our experience. I wonder now if it would be possible for us to try to listen more from our hearts? Maybe to process and deepen not so much from our intelligence but from our hearts. So you may not want to take notes today. It's much more an entering in to that place where we discover what is true at the level of our hearts.

A6 - Henri Nouwen, "Theologie faiblesse" ["Theology of weakness"] - in English

Item consists of 1 audio cassette from the 1993 International Federation of l'Arche meeting. The cassettes were recorded as the speakers gave their talks, and were concurrently translated into multiple languages, including English, French, Polish, German, etc.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: On this day on the Covenant, I would like to reflect with you on a theology of weakness because somewhere the covenant is rooted in our willingness to trust that through our weakness God�s strength is being revealed.

Intimacy and solitude

Item consists of a typescript of "Intimacy and Solitude", a lecture given by Nouwen at Fordham University. Nouwen discusses how we seek intimacy more out of desperation because we are so busy and so preoccupied with all the expectations of a busy life. He gives solitude and community as the two disciplines necessary to find intimacy, first with God and then with others.

Arthur Vincent, "Adolescence" - July 16, 1992

Item consists of 1 audio cassette featuring a talk given at l'Arche Renewal retreat events from June 25 - August 20, 1992, in England.

Content notes (or transcription) from beginning of the recording: I want to talk to you about adolescence using Erikson's model of human development and growth. It's a good and helpful model, but not a perfect one.

Sermon on Ash Wednesday

Item consists of a manuscript for a sermon on Ash Wednesday. Nouwen comments on the text, "Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." He suggests that by doing so we no longer deny our mortality, we unmask the illusions about immortality, we see the preciousness of the gift of our lives, we fast and go beyond human realities, and we realize that the text is Good News. He talks about Lent, Palm Sunday and the spirituality of suffering.

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