All of Life in Nine Minutes
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- Author：Henri J.M. Nouwen
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Summary
Henri Nouwen’s never-before-published story of his surprising friendship with a traveling trapeze troupe。
During the last five years of his life， best-selling spiritual author Henri J。 M。 Nouwen became close to The Flying Rodleighs， a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus。 Like Nouwen’s own life， a trapeze act is full of artistry， exhilarating successes， crushing failures and continual forgiveness。 He wrote about his experience in a genre new to him: creative non-fiction。
In Flying， Falling， Catching， Nouwen's colleague and friend Carolyn Whitney-Brown presents his unpublished trapeze writings framed by the true story of his rescue through a hotel window by paramedics during his first heart attack。 Readers will meet Nouwen as a spiritual risk taker who was transformed through his engagement with these trapeze artists， as well as his participation in the Civil Rights movement， his life in community with people with intellectual disabilities， his personal growth through friendships during the 1990s AIDS pandemic， and other unexpected encounters。
What will we do with our lives， and with whom will we do it？ In this story of flying and catching， Nouwen invites us all to let go and fly， even when we are afraid of falling。
During the last five years of his life， best-selling spiritual author Henri J。 M。 Nouwen became close to The Flying Rodleighs， a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus。 Like Nouwen’s own life， a trapeze act is full of artistry， exhilarating successes， crushing failures and continual forgiveness。 He wrote about his experience in a genre new to him: creative non-fiction。
In Flying， Falling， Catching， Nouwen's colleague and friend Carolyn Whitney-Brown presents his unpublished trapeze writings framed by the true story of his rescue through a hotel window by paramedics during his first heart attack。 Readers will meet Nouwen as a spiritual risk taker who was transformed through his engagement with these trapeze artists， as well as his participation in the Civil Rights movement， his life in community with people with intellectual disabilities， his personal growth through friendships during the 1990s AIDS pandemic， and other unexpected encounters。
What will we do with our lives， and with whom will we do it？ In this story of flying and catching， Nouwen invites us all to let go and fly， even when we are afraid of falling。
Reviews
Zakri Banker
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NetGalley ARC Review:"Flying， Falling， Catching" is the final unwritten book by Henri Nouwen， narrated and interwoven by Carolyn Whitney-Brown。 It is a fascinating tale of lessons learned on a trapeze。 Some much is gained through Henri's story of meeting and befriending the Flying Rodleighs。 Lessons on friendship， fear， support， but the over-arching lesson is 'Trust。' This book is a great addition to anyone's library。 NetGalley ARC Review:"Flying， Falling， Catching" is the final unwritten book by Henri Nouwen， narrated and interwoven by Carolyn Whitney-Brown。 It is a fascinating tale of lessons learned on a trapeze。 Some much is gained through Henri's story of meeting and befriending the Flying Rodleighs。 Lessons on friendship， fear， support， but the over-arching lesson is 'Trust。' This book is a great addition to anyone's library。 。。。more
Ian Mclaren
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This is a book about Henri Nouwen's attempt to write a book about a trapeze troupe， and it works perfectly that way。 Perhaps the story of Nouwen meeting， befriending and learning from the Rodleigh's is the one that was meant to be told all along。 It's a beautiful look at his life， his final days， his struggles to articulate how trapeze affected his life， and （pardon the pun） the ups and downs of his journey to death。 Highly recommended。 This is a book about Henri Nouwen's attempt to write a book about a trapeze troupe， and it works perfectly that way。 Perhaps the story of Nouwen meeting， befriending and learning from the Rodleigh's is the one that was meant to be told all along。 It's a beautiful look at his life， his final days， his struggles to articulate how trapeze affected his life， and （pardon the pun） the ups and downs of his journey to death。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Mark Jurgensen
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I love Henri and I think he would have been pleased with the deft job his friend Carolyn Whitney-Brown did organizing his material about the Flying Rodleighs （journal entries， notes， tapes， etc。） into a coherent narrative。 What a great lesson these trapeze artists taught Henri。。。trust the catcher。 In life， in death。 Trust， trust trust。
Monica W
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Highly readable and compelling， the author weaves together Nouwen's writings and her own narrative style into a thoughtful and engaging story that will resonate with anyone interested in the big questions about friendship， fear， and how we show up for each other。 Highly readable and compelling， the author weaves together Nouwen's writings and her own narrative style into a thoughtful and engaging story that will resonate with anyone interested in the big questions about friendship， fear， and how we show up for each other。 。。。more
Haley
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Whitney-Brown writes about Nouwen's experiences with a trapeze group he became friends with called The Flying Rodleighs。 Nouwen reflects on the community of the trapeze group and how that community includes intimacy， trust， and freedom。 I had never read anything by Nouwen or on trapeze groups and I love how Nouwen pursued friendships with the group and how they impacted his life。 Thank you #NetGalley for the early read！ Whitney-Brown writes about Nouwen's experiences with a trapeze group he became friends with called The Flying Rodleighs。 Nouwen reflects on the community of the trapeze group and how that community includes intimacy， trust， and freedom。 I had never read anything by Nouwen or on trapeze groups and I love how Nouwen pursued friendships with the group and how they impacted his life。 Thank you #NetGalley for the early read！ 。。。more
Barbara Burd
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Henri Nouwen is well known for his spiritual writings and his practical and thoughtful commentary on what constitutes a spiritual life。 Having left a life in academia to work with persons with disabilities， he strongly associates the life lived in community as his spiritual calling。 During one of his breaks from L’Arche， Henri goes to see a circus and becomes entranced by the trapeze act， The Flying Rodkeighs。 He follows the troupe and becomes great friends with its members as they take him into Henri Nouwen is well known for his spiritual writings and his practical and thoughtful commentary on what constitutes a spiritual life。 Having left a life in academia to work with persons with disabilities， he strongly associates the life lived in community as his spiritual calling。 During one of his breaks from L’Arche， Henri goes to see a circus and becomes entranced by the trapeze act， The Flying Rodkeighs。 He follows the troupe and becomes great friends with its members as they take him into their “family”。 Henri decides to write the story of the Rodleighs and takes copious notes about his relationship with the troupe。 However， he never completed the book。 Now his friend Carolyn Whitney-Brown has completed his work interspersed into her account of his heart attack and being transported through a hotel window by the EMT’s assisting him。 An interesting insight into Henri’s personal life， his quest for meaning through community， and his fascination with this circus troupe whose performance encapsulated the flying， falling， catching that exemplifies the Christian life。Recommended for fans of Nouwen。 。。。more
Michelle Kidwell
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Flying， Falling， CatchingAn Unlikely Story of Finding Freedomby Henri J。 M。 Nouwen; Carolyn Whitney-BrownPub Date 08 Mar 2022 | HarperOne Biographies & Memoirs | Christian | Nonfiction （Adult）I am reviewing a copy of Flying， Falling， Catching through HarperOne and Netgalley:During the last five years of his best-selling author Henri J。 M。 Nouwen became close to The Flying Rodleighs， a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus。 Like Nouwen’s own life a trapeze act is full of artistry， exhilarating s Flying， Falling， CatchingAn Unlikely Story of Finding Freedomby Henri J。 M。 Nouwen; Carolyn Whitney-BrownPub Date 08 Mar 2022 | HarperOne Biographies & Memoirs | Christian | Nonfiction （Adult）I am reviewing a copy of Flying， Falling， Catching through HarperOne and Netgalley:During the last five years of his best-selling author Henri J。 M。 Nouwen became close to The Flying Rodleighs， a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus。 Like Nouwen’s own life a trapeze act is full of artistry， exhilarating successes， crushing failures and continual forgiveness。 He wrote about his experience in a genre new to him: creative non-fiction。 In Flying， Falling， Catching Nouwen’s friend Carolyn Whitney-Brown presents Nouwen’s unpublished writings， framed from ， the true story of his rescue through a hotel window by paramedics during his first heart attack。 In this book readers will learn that Nouwen’s was a spiritual risk taker who was transformed through his engagement with these trapeze artists， as well as his participation in the Civil Rights movement， his life in community with people with intellectual disabilities， his personal growth through friendships during the 1990s AIDS pandemic， and other unexpected encounters。If you’re looking for a unique book at some of the previously unknown sides of Henri Nouwen let me recommend Flying， Falling， Catching， to be released in March。2022。I give Flying， Falling， Catching five out of five stars！Happy Reading！ 。。。more
Anne
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It’s fascinating account of this beloved authors experiences in the circus: as he flew， fell and was caught。 It’s also a seriously good interweaving of many of his other writings， exploring the metaphor of how spiritually we all fly， fall and are caught。Thanks to NetGalley， the author and publisher for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。
Richard Propes
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It was only in the last five years of famed spiritual author Henri J。M。 Nouwen established a friendship with The Flying Rodleighs， a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus。 On the surface， it would seem to be a most unusual diversion for the serious and studied Nouwen， a Dutch Catholic Priest， theologian， author， and writer known for his approach to subjects such as social justice， psychology， pastoral ministry， and community。 My own introduction to Nouwen was during my own seminary years， his boo It was only in the last five years of famed spiritual author Henri J。M。 Nouwen established a friendship with The Flying Rodleighs， a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus。 On the surface， it would seem to be a most unusual diversion for the serious and studied Nouwen， a Dutch Catholic Priest， theologian， author， and writer known for his approach to subjects such as social justice， psychology， pastoral ministry， and community。 My own introduction to Nouwen was during my own seminary years， his book "Adam" a required reading experience during one particular pastoral care course and a book that recounted Nouwen's experiences providing support for a young man during Nouwen's years living in Daybreak， a L' Arche Community。 For the record， I was not a fan of "Adam" （the book， not the person of course）。 Yet， there was something about Nouwen that intrigued me and I began a years-long feeling of kinship with the richly human， amazingly vulnerable， yet stunningly intelligent author。 with "Flying， Falling， Catching，" Nouwen and Carolyn Whitney-Brown have helped me understand why。 Nouwen， who passed away from a massive heart attack in 1996 at the age of 64， comes to life in a rather exhilarating way thanks to Whitney-Brown's ability to weave together a tapestry of Nouwen's own writings about his years-long， late life friendship with The Flying Rodleighs and a creative non-fiction approach to Nouwen's rather unusual rescue during his first heart attack that rather magnificently captures the kind of deep， soul-searching spirituality Nouwen was experiencing during these years and a soul-searching that was very likely satisfied through his almost child-like friendship with this small trapeze troupe that embraced him， his curiosity， his enthusiasm， and his friendship。 Whitney-Brown， a real-life friend and peer of Nouwen's， captures with honesty and simple beauty the wonder of Nouwen's journey whether writing about his engagement with his flying trapeze friends， his joining the march in Selma， his living amongst people with intellectual and developmental disabilities， or his friendships formed with those impacted by the AIDS epidemic。 Whitney-Brown beautifully captures Nouwen as a joy-filled， almost child-like spiritual risk-taker who found a freedom in his later years as his carefully structured life increasingly became one of unpredictability， learning， vulnerability， and even failures。 It would seem as if nearly everything that bothered me about "Adam" is addressed in "Flying， Falling， Catching，" a book that generously reveals Nouwen's own previously unpublished writings， mostly about the Flying Rodleighs， and helps us understand how these unique experiences were essential to Nouwen's later in life spiritual growth and personal healing。 I'm quite often not a fan of these types of posthumous collections， yet "Flying， Falling， Catching" feels like essential Nouwen and feels like a book that Nouwen himself would have wanted to publish yet， sadly， his life ended before he himself could find the words。 Quite simply， "Flying， Falling， Catching" is a lovely book in every way。 。。。more
Becky
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