Heart Speaks to Heart - A Holy Week Retreat from Henri Nouwen Based on the Sacred Heart: Three Gospel Meditations on Jesus - Paperback

by Henri J. M. Nouwen (Author), Christopher de Vinck (Author)

Walk through Lent and Holy Week with Henri Nouwen in this intimate collection of prayers from a retreat devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Heart Speaks to Heart invites readers to accompany Henri J. M. Nouwen on a deeply personal spiritual journey during Holy Week as he sought to understand the mystery of Christ's Sacred Heart--and instead discovered a new way of speaking directly to the heart of Jesus.

• A deeply personal Lenten prayer companion
  Experience the spiritual reflections and prayers Henri Nouwen wrote during a retreat focused on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
• Walk through Holy Week with one of the most beloved spiritual writers
  These intimate prayers reveal Nouwen's vulnerable search for trust, healing, and deeper love.
• Discover Sacred Heart spirituality
  Enter into the mystery of Christ's love revealed in the Passion and Resurrection.
• Ideal for personal prayer or retreat
  A meaningful resource for Lent, Holy Week, Eucharistic adoration, or quiet reflection.
• A rare window into Nouwen's spiritual life
  Includes the author's reflections on the retreat and how this collection came to be.

These moving prayers reveal Nouwen's honest struggle with fear, loneliness, and trust while opening a path toward deeper intimacy with God.

Perfect for Lenten prayer, personal retreat, or spiritual reflection, this collection offers a rare window into the interior life of one of the most beloved Christian spiritual writers of our time.

Author Biography

Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932-1996), one of the most popular spiritual writers of our time, was ordained a priest in 1957 in Holland. He wrote more than forty books, among them the bestselling Out of Solitude. He taught at the University of Notre Dame as well as at Yale and Harvard Universities. From 1986 until his death in 1996 he was part of the L'Arche Daybreak community in Toronto, where he shared his life with people with mental disabilities.