Showing 15290 results

Archival description
Henri Nouwen fonds
Print preview View:

1 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects

Letter from Pax Christi Netherlands

File consists of one letter from Jan ter Laak, on behalf of Pax Christi, writing from Uraba, Colombia, with information on their mission there. File includes a report organized by the Conference of European Churches at a conference in Belgrade from February 17-24, 1996, with an English translation. File also includes a copy of a brief description of some initiatives of Pax Christi International in Bosnia. File also includes a report by the Pax Christi Netherlands delegation to Israel and Palestine from February 1996, with an English translation. Also included is a report from February 25 - March 12, 1996 by Jan ter Laak and Liduine Zumpolle from a trip to Uraba, Colombia, on behalf of Pax Christi Netherlands. Also included is a report by Jan ter Laak and Liduine Zumpolle from June 17-20, 1996 from a trip to Uraba, Colombia.

Letters from Ann Pavilonis

File consists of one letter and one greeting card from Ann Pavilonis. Letter is on the back of a piece of artwork with label by Pavilonis: "Hand Made By Roy." Both letters discuss the death of Adam Arnett.

Letter from Janice Patterson

File consists of one letter from Janice Patterson, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, especially his passages in a prayer book titled "A Guide to Prayer."

Letter from Pathways Awareness Foundation

File consists of one letter from Shirley Ryan, on behalf of the Pathways Awareness Foundation (Chicago, IL), including a photocopy of two cheques reimbursing Nouwen for his expenses and a gift honorarium for speaking at Pathways Awareness Foundation's Awareness Day. File includes a typed letter from Nouwen thanking Ryan for her letter.

Letter from Eugene Patenaude, C.O.

File consists of one letter from Eugene Patenaude, C.O., giving Nouwen information about a talk he went to by Father Eugene LaVerdiere on the topic "The Bread and the Cup," which Patenaude associated with Nouwen's book, "Can You Drink the Cup?" File also includes one photograph.

Letters from Pastoral Office, Diocese of Helena

File consists of two letters from Rita McGinnis, S.C.L., Chairperson, Steering Committee, on behalf of the Pastoral Office of the Diocese of Helena (Helena, MT). The letter from February 22, 1996 is inviting Nouwen to speak at their Coming of the Third Millennium program on June 12-14, 1997, with the overall focus on the Eucharist, "Bread of Life, Sign of Faith." The letter from March 5, 1996 is a follow-up to the earlier invitation with more information about the Diocese of Helena.

Letter from Pastoral Care Division, MetroHealth Medical Center (Cleveland, OH)

File consists of one letter from Thomas O'Donnell, Chaplain, on behalf of the Pastoral Care Division at MetroHealth Medical Center (Cleveland, OH), inviting Nouwen to speak at a workshop on the topic "Guilt, Fear and Forgiveness: Living in Grace. Helping people to learn the art of forgiveness both for themselves and for others."

Letters from Pat (Sibley) Parry

File consists of one letter from Jean Christophe Pascal, including a photocopy of the letter written to the communities by the International Spirituality Commission in Trosly, October 1995 (in French and English).

Letters from Pat (Sibley) Parry

File consists of two greeting cards from Pat (Sibley) Parry. Letter from January 18, 1996 is a birthday card. Letter from March 27, 1996 includes a photocopy of a letter from March 18, 1996, to Pat (Elizabeth Sibley Parry) from Frederick Amrine, Chair, on behalf of the University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, telling Parry about the plans of the German Department for a scholarship in honour of Marilyn Sibley Fries (Parry's daughter, who died in 1995), and for the donation of Marilyn's library to the German Department.

Letters from Lucyna Pantyka

File consists of two postcards from Lucyna Pantyka, writing from Poland, wishing Nouwen a happy birthday. Second postcard is undated.

Letter from Fr. Jose Panthaplamthottiyil

File consists of one letter from Fr. Jose Panthaplamthottiyil, asking if he could interview Nouwen in fall 1996 as part of his research for his dissertation titled "Inspirational Communication: A Comparative Study of the Popular Spirituality of John Powell, S.J. and Henri Nouwen." Letter includes his doctoral dissertation outline and his Bio-Data (Curriculum Vitae/Resume).

Letter from Sr. Connie Ostrander, O.S.B.

File consists of two letters from Sr. Connie Ostrander, O.S.B. The first letter is from December 5, 1996 and includes a form letter from Sr. Naomi Rosenberger, O.S.B. and Sr. Connie Ostrander, O.S.B. telling their friends and community about their year of helping Bishop Paul M. Boyle, the Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica. The second letter is from September 3, 1996, and includes a newspaper clipping of an article about Sr. Connie Ostrander (Brown, Bob. "Sister's acts: nun does what she can to help Jamaica's poor." Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Leader-Telegram: August 11, 1996.).

Letter from Robert Ortega

File consists of one letter from Robert Ortega to Kathy Christie, expressing appreciation for her letter of response to his letter, and expressing appreciation for Nouwen's kindness.

Letter from Jim Orcutt

File consists of one letter from Jim Orcutt, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, especially "The Road to Daybreak" and "The Return of the Prodigal Son."

Letter from Marty O'Malley

File consists of one letter from Marty O'Malley, from L'Arche Mobile, Alabama, writing to thank Nouwen for agreeing to write something for his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Letter includes a copy of a letter from May 14, 1996 with O'Malley's original request.

Letter from Office of the General Secretary, Reformed Church in America

File consists of one letter from Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, General Secretary, on behalf of the Office of the General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America (New York, NY), inviting Nouwen to lead their General Synod in 1997 on a topic of how people integrate the life of the mind (study, world view, etc) with the renewal of their lives biblically and spiritually. Their theme comes from Romans 12:1-2. Letter includes copies of Granberg-Michaelson's last two reports to the General Synod, the first from June 11, 1995 titled "Vision for the Future" and the second from June 9, 1996 titled "Transformed & Renewed: Responding to a Culture in Crisis."

Letters from Office of Mayor, The Corporation of the Town of Orangeville

File consists of two letters from Mayor Mary T. Rose, on behalf of the Corporation of the Town of Orangeville (ON), inviting Nouwen to speak at the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast (April 3, 1997 or subsequent March/April dates). The second letter is addressed to Nouwen's administrative assistant Kathy Christie regarding Nouwen declining the first date, and suggesting later dates.

Letter from Bryant Oden

File consists of one letter from Bryant Oden, inviting Nouwen to contribute to a book he is editing, "The Dance of Awakening" (Harper San Francisco). He is asking Nouwen because he would like a contributor who embraces the Christian tradition (he wants twenty contributors from a variety of backgrounds and traditions). According to research on July 16, 2009, this book was not published.

Letter from Dan O'Brien

File consists of one letter from Daniel O'Brien, thanking Nouwen for his offer to spend some time at Daybreak, and hoping he will be able to accept.

Letter from L. Martin and Melissa Nussbaum

File consists of one letter from L. Martin Nussbaum, writing on behalf of his wife Melissa Musick Nussbaum, asking Nouwen for suggestions for literary agents for Melissa, who does pastoral writing.

Letter from Laurent Nouwen

File consists of one card from Laurent Nouwen, including a copy of an article in English titled "Creative Answers for the Handicapped" (van der Meulen, Marjo. Dutch Vision Magazine).

Letter from Notre Dame Magazine

File consists of one letter from John Monczunski, Associate Editor, on behalf of the Notre Dame Magazine, asking to talk with Nouwen about his work with L'Arche for a story he is writing that deals with the insights of Christian mystics and the interplay between contemplative and active lifestyles. Monczunski mentions that he also wants to talk with Rosemary Haughton and to the Trappist monk Matthew Kelty.

Letter from Northview Church of the Brethren

File consists of one letter from Rev. Duane E. Grady, on behalf of the Northview Church of the Brethren (Indianapolis, IN), writing to the Leadership Journal, asking permission to reprint material from the book "Moving From Solitude to Community to Ministry" by Nouwen (Leadership Journal, Spring 1995). The material would appear as originally published in a book being written by Grady on the topic Church Discipline. Letter includes a copy of the two passages that Grady would like to reprint.

Letter from New Ways Ministry

File consists of one letter from Francis DeBernardo, Director, on behalf of New Ways Ministry (Mt. Rainier, MD), inviting Nouwen to be a speaker at New Ways Ministry's Fourth National Symposium on March 7-9, 1997, in Pittsburgh. The meeting is entitled "The Church Teaching/Teaching the Church: A National Dialogue on Lesbian/Gay People and Catholicism." They would like Nouwen to take a similar role to his role at the 1994 National Catholic AIDS Network conference, by attending the symposium as a listener of all of the speakers, workshops, and discussions, and then offer a homily at the closing liturgy with his reflections about the ideas, thoughts, and spirit of the symposium. DeBernardo notes that he was a student in Nouwen's "Compassion" course in 1981 at Yale Divinity School.

Letter from Dee Newnham

File consists of one letter from Mandy Connelly from July 24, 1996, on behalf of the South Park Community Trust, writing from England with the address of Dee Newnham so that Nouwen could send her flowers due to the death of Mel Lambert. File also contains one letter from Dee Newnham, writing from England, on August 10, 1996, including an invitation to her ninetieth birthday party on September 15, 1996, and writing about the death of her friend, Mel Lambert.

Letter from New House [Daybreak]

File consists of one letter from Ann [Pavilonis] and New House [Daybreak], wishing Nouwen a happy birthday, and letting him know what has been going on at New House while he has been away, including a lengthy update on Adam Arnett.

Letter from Lynette Neil

File consists of one letter from Lynette Neil, writing from New Zealand, thanking Nouwen for meeting with her on August 23, 1995. She includes a copy of her family's Christmas letter from 1995 (incorrectly dated 1994), and a copy of a poem written by Lynette Neil in December 1995 titled "There's room in this Inn."

Letter from Karen Neale

File consists of one letter from Karen Neale, wishing Nouwen a happy birthday, including two small drawings of flowers.

Letter from the Nature Conservancy, Latin America and Caribbean Division

File consists of one letter from Alexander F. Watson, Vice President & Executive Director, on behalf of the Nature Conservancy Latin America and Caribbean Division, writing to inform Nouwen that a gift membership to the Latin America and Caribbean Division was established in his name by the Reverend and Mrs. Winthrop Stone. Letter includes a copy of Nature Conservancy Magazine (vol. 46, no. 4, July/August 1996), and a copy of the newsletter "Beyond our Borders" (Spring 1996).

Letter from National Center for Pastoral Leadership

File consists of one letter from Timothy B. Ragan, on behalf of the Advisory Board of the National Center for Pastoral Leadership, inviting Nouwen to be the keynote speaker at the first annual Ministry Renewal Conference from October 30-November 3, 1996 in Annapolis, Maryland. The theme of the conference is "Empowering Those with the Gifts for Ministry."

Letter from National Catholic AIDS Network

File consists of one letter from Rodney [DeMartini], on behalf of the National Catholic AIDS Network, inviting Nouwen to be involved in a youth rally/Eucharist at a retreat for the National Catholic AIDS Network in July 1997.

Letter from Paul and Sally Nash

File consists of one letter from Paul and Sally Nash, writing from Birmingham, England, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, especially "Reaching Out." They also ask if they could meet Nouwen in August when they visit the Toronto area.

Letter from Mary Lou Murray

File consists of one letter from Mary Lou Murray, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, including a photocopy of a news article titled "Experts say let doomed infants be organ donors" (Kolata, Gina. Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, PA: May 24, 1995.). File includes a copy of a response from Margaret Sutton, informing Murray that Nouwen would read her letter when he returned from his sabbatical.

Letter from David Murphy

File consists of one letter from David Murphy, writing from Ireland, thanking Nouwen for helping him and waiting with him for an ambulance after he was in an accident. Murphy is the Irish man mentioned in "Sabbatical Journey" on p. 217. Murphy also asks for the addresses for Morgan and Leonietje [Kiely Buckley], who were with Nouwen at the time of Murphy's accident.

Letter from Most Holy Redeemer Parish (San Francisco, CA)

File consists of one letter from Rev. Zachary J. Shore, Pastor, on behalf of the Most Holy Redeemer Parish (San Francisco, CA), inviting Nouwen to speak at the Week of Prayer (Retreat) from July 26-20, 1997. Letter includes a copy of a letter from Nouwen from July 22, 1992, turning down an earlier offer by Rev. Shore to speak at the Week of Prayer.

Letter from Gary Moore

File consists of one copy of a speech by Gary Moore from "The Gathering" in Cancun, Mexico in November 1995. The speech is titled "Economic Perceptions & Philanthropy" and Moore references Nouwen, who was also a speaker at the event.

Letter from Sr. Mirabelle A.C.

File consists of one greeting card from Sr. Mirabelle A.C., writing from Bangalore, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, and hoping she would be able to meet Nouwen in 1997 when she comes to Canada.

Letter from J. Keith Miller

File consists of one letter from J. Keith Miller, from April 21, 1996, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's writing, especially "The Return of the Prodigal Son." Miller also thanks Nouwen for writing the foreword for "The Taste of New Wine," which Miller wrote. File includes a two page copy of the foreword by Nouwen for "The Taste of New Wine" and a long typed letter from Nouwen from May 13, 1996.

Letter from Carol Miles

File consists of one letter from Carol Miles, expressing appreciation for Nouwen's friendship and spiritual direction.

Results 301 to 350 of 15290