Community

LLUMINATION BOOK AWARD Gold Medal, Ministry “For Henri Nouwen, community is a basic need and hunger of the human heart. We are created for community, but often we do not experience it in the individualistic and competitive cultures that shape our lives. Community is a place marked by acceptance, intimacy, and vulnerability, where we can bear fruit in solidarity with others and be the body of Christ for the sake of the world. It is a place of care and celebration, the place where our wounds and weaknesses are exposed, a sheltered place for the confession of sin and brokenness, and a house of love where we can receive forgiveness and offer it in return.”—From the Introduction by Stephen Lazarus “Essays, by turns inspiring, challenging, and sometimes achingly human, on one of the most important topics of our age—by one of our age's most important spiritual masters."—James Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray  “Community presents ten chapters that are at the heart of the Gospel! Solitude a