Ebook With Burning Hearts A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life Henri J M Nouwen Duccio Di Buoninsegna 9781626982109 Books

Product details Paperback 128 pages Publisher Orbis Books; Reprint edition (June 8, 2016) Language English ISBN-10 1626982104

With Burning Hearts A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life Henri J M Nouwen Duccio Di Buoninsegna 9781626982109 Books Reviews

• Beautifully written and illustrated. Like a wonderful meal, this book should be savoured slowly and shared with friends. One again Henri Nouwen breaks open the Gospels, strengthens our Catholic faith, and helps us see beyond our own brokenness. In addition to being a wonderful and contemplative read, the book itself is beautiful and would make an excellent gift.
• I love that Henri wrote this for himself in the sense that he really wanted to write it for his own reasons and not because somebody else wanted him to write another book. To hear the depth of understanding and appreciation from someone who lived a eucharistic life is priceless. I'm experiencing a new depth of appreciation for the sacrament that is most personal to Jesus. Everyone I show this book to wants a copy. I highly recommend it.
• Henri Nouwen explains the Lord's Supper in the context of the two disciples' walk with Jesus down the road to Emmaus at the end of Luke's gospel. He sees five interrelating movements in the celebration of the Lord's Supper, each movement corresponding to an event along the disciples' walk. This is a meditation, not a theological treatise, so the soul and the mind share the road. Nouwen's meditations are challenging and joyous, and this is one of the best I've read. Going on any trip with Henri Nouwen brings joy, whether it's into a painting ("Return of the Prodigal Son"), into the desert ("Way of the Heart"), across a calendar ("Bread for the Journey"), or into his own anguish ("Inner Voice of Love"). I was so taken with Nouwen challenge to a "eucharistic life" in this book that I have celebrated the Lord's Supper by myself several times.
• An excellent theology of the Eucharist. A small book, but it's very weighty, and requires multiple readings to really reveal itself.
• All Christians would be well served by reading this book. It is an easy read and does not get into deep technical theology but explains thoughtfully and clearly what it means to be a thankful Christian and what that thankful life would look like in your everyday life.
• Whether or not you think something is missing in your life,it is always worth taking the time to read and then contemplate the writings of Henri Nouwen. Written in a clear, concise prose style,the words are simple enough to make you think that you always had come to the same conclusion and then complex enough to make you consider the content for years afterward.
• Another Henri Nouwen exceptional book. It will make you look at the Eucharistic life differently and more reverantly!
• This is a heartfelt devotion to our Lord Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar that really penetrated deeply into my soul. It is a thoughtful and thorough meditation on the Road to Emmaus story after the Resurrection. I liked particularly the deep discussion on Eucharist as thanksgiving for all God bestows on us. It is a quick read, easy to understand, that makes one think and pray.