Book Review - Henri Nouwen - The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Henri Nouwen is one of the most beloved contemporary Catholic authors.  This book on the Desert Fathers and Mothers is very concise and very interesting.  I have always been fascinated by the Desert Fathers and Mothers, those men and women who felt called to enter the solitude and silence on the desert away from their cities and towns, to find the roots of Christianity.  In a lot of ways, Nouwen mentions throughout the book ways that the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers can be applicable to the lives of those of us in ministry.  Nouwen's books are always easy to read and contain a lot of got writing upon which the reader can reflect.