File 21 - Interview with Kathy Bruner

0.6 cm of textual records. - 1 photograph ; col. : 15 x 10 cm. - 1 audio cassette (ca.1hr., 30mins).

File consists of an interview with Kathy Bruner interviewed by Gabrielle Earnshaw at the Henri Nouwen Archives and Research Collection at St. Michael's College (Toronto, ON). Bruner lives in Bloomington, IN and is a Special Education Coordinator for the public school system. Bruner lived in several L'Arche communities including L'Arche Buffalo and L'Arche Washington. Bruener first met Nouwen at a Jean Vanier retreat (Washington, DC) and they subsequently developed a very strong bond living together at L'Arche Daybreak (Richmond Hill, ON); after the death of her partner, John O'Brien, Nouwen was a significant source of comfort to Bruner and her son Tim. Themes present in Bruner's interview include relocation, racial issues, social justice, community, death, depression, the father figure and grief. The interview is transcribed is available electronically or in hard copy.

Title based on contents of the file.
Photographs and audio cassettes have been removed from the file and rehoused in photographs box 7 and audio cassettes box 8. Reference copies of the audio cassettes are available (located with originals).

Added by T Wong, 23 October 2018