I am very grateful for Carolyn WhitneyBrowns accurate account of my brother Henris inner feelings hopes wishes and despair. You brought Henri very close to me again.LAURENT NOUWEN FOUNDER OF THE HENRI NOUWEN FOUNDATIONAnyone who knew Henri either through his writing or in person will immediately recognise how beautifully hes been brought to life in this book.GARY DONOHOE PROFESSOR ampampamp CHAIR OF PSYCHOLOGY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELANDA beacon of hope.MARINA NEMAT AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERampampnbspPRISONER OF TEHRANDuring the last five years of his life spiritual leader and teacher Henri Nouwen became close to a travelling circus trapeze troupe The Flying Rodleighs. The lessons he discovered through his relationship with the troupe stimulated Nouwen to write in a genre new to him creative nonfiction and these writings are presented for the first time inampampnbspFlying Falling Catching.With care and insight Nouwens colleague and friend Carolyn WhitneyBrown weaves Henris material into a dramatic narrative that imagines his life flashing before him during his first heart attack.