Henri Nouwen Quotes about Teaching

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A few years ago I met an old professor at the University of Notre Dame. Looking back on his long life of teaching, he said with a funny wrinkle in his eyes: I have always been complaining that my work was constantly

A few years ago I met an old professor at the University of Notre Dame. Looking back on his long life of teaching, he said with a funny wrinkle in his eyes: I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I slowly discovered that my interruptions were my work.

Henri Nouwen

Teaching, Eye, Wrinkles

The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised.

Henri Nouwen

Love, Teaching, Journey

Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming”, p.14, Image

Solitude begins with a time and place for God, and him alone. If we really believe not only that God exists but also that he is actively present in our lives—healing, teaching, and guiding — we need to set aside a time and space to give him our undivided attention.

Henri Nouwen

Believe, Teaching, Healing

"The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen".

Teaching, therefore, asks first of all the creation of a space where students and teachers can enter into a fearless communication with each other and allow their respective life experiences to be their primary and most valuable source of growth and maturation. It asks for a mutual trust in which those who teach and those who want to learn can become present to each other, not as opponents, but as those who share in the same struggle and search for the same truth.

Henri Nouwen

Teacher, Communication, Teaching