Maria thuan nguyen is a member of the dominican sisters of st. Cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan is one of the most inspiring voices of the twentieth century, a true modernday hero. His spiritual writings, penned on the back of old calendars, have spread throughout the world inspiring millions. Venerable cardinal francisxavier nguyen van thuan spent thirteen years in communist prisons in his home country of vietnam. Francis xavier nguyen van thuan, political prisoner, prophet of peace by andre n van chau book. Cardinal nguyen van thuan by catholic truth society issuu. Francis xavier nguyen van thuan was born on april 17, 1928 in the central part of vietnam, in phu cam parish, a suburb of hue. Cardinal nguyen van thuan in 1975 as the communists finally overtook south vietnam, archbishop thuan was picked up in saigon and began years of imprisonment, including several years in solitary confinement. Known to many catholics through his writings testimony of hope. Francis xavier nguyen van thuan 19282002 was born in phu cam parish, i am very satisfied with this translation of cardinal van thuan s book, and i.
Thuan, niem, tuyen, ham tieu, thanh, anh tuyet, thuy tien, and thu hong. The road of hope, vietnams late cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan s amazing story is told by a former fellow seminarian. Throughout his life cardinal thuan did not write many books or articles. Photos in body of article from the facebook account in honour of the cardinal. Book recommendation the road to hope by cardinal francis. During his years in jail, he remained a man of deep faith.
In these pages he shares the reality of hope he discovered through his pain. In 1975, cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan was arrested by the communist government of vietnam and imprisoned for thirteen years, nine of them in solitary confinement, and then finally exiled from vietnam in 1991. I am very satisfied with this translation of cardinal van thuans book, and i. Meditations on the eucharist cardinal nguyen van thuan catholic truth society isbn 9781860825903 i read a biography of cardinal nguyen van thuan by helena scott and ethel tolansky, and was amazed.
Pope francis sends video message to the youth of vietnam as catholics gathered to celebrate youth day in vietnams northern dioceses. Francois xavier cardinal nguyen van thuan, vietnamese roman catholic prelate born april 17, 1928, phu cam, french indochinadied sept. Testimony of hope by francis xavier nguyen van thuan. In five loaves and two fish, a book drawn from his remarks to young people at the 1997 world youth day in paris, cardinal van thuan reflects on his. What will interest you most is sincere, fraternal sharing of my experience understanding gods liberating power in my day to day existence. As a lifelong friend and biographer of cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan the miracle of hopeand of his mother, elizabeth ngo dinh thi hiep a lifetime in. A gospel from prison, based on his thirteen years in a communist jail in his native country, nine of them in solitary confinement. Cardinal nguyen van thuan was born on april 17, 1928, and from a.
Light short documentary on cardinal van thuan before reading this book and it. Published october 2000 here is the complete text of the retreat preached by cardinal van thuan to pope john paul ii and the roman curia. My dear friends, i do not wish to speak about the negative aspects of captivity. On the way, he was arrested and imprisonedan incarceration that lasted thirteen years. Biography of cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan. Cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan foundation. Cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan is one of the most inspiring voices of the twentieth century, a true modernday. Here is the complete text of the retreat preached by cardinal van thuan to pope john paul ii and the roman curia. Francis xavier nguyen van thuan was born on april 17 1928 at the village of phu cam in hue vietnam.
Cardinal nguyen van thuan biographies by helena scott and ethel tolansky. The pope wrote, the late cardinal nguyen van thuan, a prisoner for. Everyday i would open the road of hope and read a paragraph from the little book that cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan wrote while in captivity. Available as an ebook only in 1975 the communists imprisoned archbishop nguyen. In 1975 as the communists finally overtook south vietnam, archbi. Cardinal francois ngyen van thua collection by nancy. Cardinal nguyen van thuan cts biographies helena scott ethel tolansky catholic truth society isbn 9781860825835 eisbn 9781784694630 asin b074kf7ny7 i have been familiar with the works of helena scott for years now as the translator of some of the books by fr. Spe salvi encyclical letter of his holiness benedict xvi on christian hope. Ordained a priest in 1953, he taught in nha trang and was a. The future prelate was born in hue, vietnam on 17 april 1928. Cardinal nguyen van thuan said, this little book of prayers was written in prison. Biography english cardinal nguyen van thuan foundation. It is a lesson that the communist regime in vietnam continues to ignore.
Books by cardinal nguyen van thuan cardinal nguyen van. She received her masters of arts in teaching at aquinas college in nashville, tn and currently teaches at bishop. Jacques philippe, i have recently discovered that she has cowritten 8 books for catholic truth society with ethel tolansky. The road of hope by francis xavier nguyen van thuan is a wonderful book i. Books go search todays deals vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell. Though i was alone and seemed to have nothing at all, i had the love of faithful friends who were praying for me. The eldest child, and only boy, in a family that claimed to. Certainly, his death saddens all who knew and loved him. This book contained short messages by cardinal van thuan.
Do not be surprised when people seek to destroy the church. Towards the end of his life, the late vietnamese cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan published a book called the road of hope. Nguyen van thuan and marcel van two lives, one mission parallel views. Venerable francis xavier nguyen van thuan ordained a priest in 1953 and made the bishop of nha trang, vietnam, in 1967, venerable francis xavier nguyen van thuan suffered for the gospel especially during his long years in prison. The late cardinal nguyen van thuan, a prisoner for thirteen years, nine of them spent in solitary confinement, has left us a precious little book. The cardinal, who served as president of the vaticans pontifical. In five loaves and two fish, a book drawn from his remarks to young people at the 1997 world youth day in paris, cardinal van thuan reflects on his life and his relationship with god and his church. Those words were written by cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan when he was imprisoned by communist authorities in vietnam. The spiritual journey of cardinal nguyen van thuan is an original salt and light documentary exploring the man and his message. He was a nephew of south vietnams first president, ngo dinh di. Cardinal nguyen van thuan holy cross catholic bookshop. Before i had even finished reading the biography i had ordered this book and waited for its arrival eagerly. However, while he was imprisoned for thirteen years, nine of which was solitary confinement, the thenarchbishop wrote a book by the name du.
Despite tremendous risk, van thuan refused to remain passive. In 1975, francis xavier nguyen van thuan was traveling to saigon, vietnam, to become its new coadjutor bishop. The holy father cited venerable cardinal nguyen van thuan as an example of faith to build the church in vietnam. The following quotes are from cardinal thuan s book the road to hope. His father was nguyen van am, died july 1, 1993, in sydney, australia. A priest of extraordinary faith and courage, he still remained in contact with the faithful under his care by sending out secret messages of encouragement and advice on scraps of paper from his prison cell.
Once driven by the principle of favor vitae, italian legislation began to shift its focus with the approval of law 219 2017 which sanctioned the right of a patient to refuse or suspend life support therapies and treatment, despite the mortal consequences, and to receive the assistance of a physician. Highly intelligent, able and gifted, and above all a man of deep faith, thuan s spiritual journey along with. Elisabeth ngo dinh thi hiep, the daughter of ngo dinh kha. You can read more about it on an earlier post found here a person who really loves the church does not seek to destroy it.
Pope francis is advancing the sainthood causes of several people, including that of vietnamese cardinal francois nguyen van thuan. A christian is a living credo, continuing jesus work here on earth and making the song of hope resound in the midst of the worlds trials. In gratitude for that love, i wrote these prayer on. Francois xavier cardinal nguyen van thuan vietnamese. Enduring nine years in solitary confinementvan thuan faced what he describes as the agonizing pain of isolation and abandonment. One of our worlds great witnesses to jesus christ died on 16 september 2002 at the age of 74. Cardinal nguyen van thuan biographies by helena scott and ethel tolansky 5. Cardinal nguyen van thuan by helena scott, 9781860825835, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This powerful film traces the history of thuan from his privileged upbringing in a powerful political family to decades of war, betrayal and suffering all experiences which helped form his singular. Five loaves and two fish cts booklet thuan, cardinal. Written by a personal friend of cardinal van thuan, this moving.
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