Jesuitical podcast co-host Ashley McKinless and producer Sebastian Gomes speak to Michael W. Higgins about the spiritual master, Father Henri Nouwen (1932-1996). They explore Nouwen’s “wounded healer” approach to ministry, his brokenness and vulnerability, and his impact on contemporary Catholic thought.

00:00 You need to know Henri Nouwen
3:20 Nouwen was an enigma
10:03 Nouwen's writings
16:12 How Nouwen understood priesthood
21:43 Intimacy, celibacy and homosexuality
26:07 Nouwen, the wounded healer
29:42 Good ministry isn't performative
33:28 How Nouwen prayed

Photos courtesy of Henri Nouwen Society

Links:
"Genius Born of Anguish: The Life and Legacy of Henri Nouwen": https://en.novalis.ca/products/genius-born-of-anguish
2026 Henri Nouwen Conference: "Longing for Home: The Prophetic Witness of Henri Nouwen in a Wounded World": https://www.conference.henrinouwen.org
Henri Nouwen Society: https://www.henrinouwen.org
Henri Nouwen: How to (actually) pray without ceasing: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/01/24/henri-nouwen-prayer-unceasing-242269
The Monk and The Cripple by Henri Nouwen, 1980: https://www.americamagazine.org/from-our-archives/1980/03/15/monk-and-cripple

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