`` The Living Reminder was like a visit from a friend I needed to speak with.
Subtitled ``Service and Prayer in the Memory of Jesus Christ,`` Nouwen\'s book presents simple yet power.
Lewis and Thomas Merton , one of the 20 th century\'s most beloved and important spiritual writers.
Nouwen--along with C.
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The surprise for me was how much I needed to hear him say familiar things.`` -- National Catholic Reporter The Living Reminder is a gift from Henry J.
M. `` The Living Reminder was like a visit from a friend I needed to speak with