Francis xavier nguyen van thuan was born on april 17, 1928, in phu cam, in the archdiocese of hue, thua thien province, vietnam. Maria thuan nguyen is a member of the dominican sisters of st. My dear friends, i do not wish to speak about the negative aspects of captivity. 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. I am very satisfied with this translation of cardinal van thuans book, and i.
Cardinal nguyen van thuan biographies by helena scott and ethel tolansky 5. 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. Venerable cardinal francisxavier nguyen van thuan spent thirteen years in communist prisons in his home country of vietnam. Cardinal nguyen van thuan said, this little book of prayers was written in prison.
Enduring nine years in solitary confinementvan thuan faced what he describes as the agonizing pain of isolation and abandonment. The road of hope, vietnams late cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan s amazing story is told by a former fellow seminarian. Testimony of hope by francis xavier nguyen van thuan. Francis xavier nguyen van thuan 19282002 was born in phu cam parish. In 1975, francis xavier nguyen van thuan was traveling to saigon, vietnam, to become its new coadjutor bishop. Despite tremendous risk, van thuan refused to remain passive.
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. Cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan is one of the most inspiring voices of the twentieth century, a true modernday hero. However, while he was imprisoned for thirteen years, nine of which was solitary confinement, the thenarchbishop wrote a book by the name du. The holy father cited venerable cardinal nguyen van thuan as an example of faith to build the church in vietnam. Do not be surprised when people seek to destroy the church. 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 is advancing the sainthood causes of several people, including that of vietnamese cardinal francois nguyen van thuan. 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. 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. In gratitude for that love, i wrote these prayer on. Here is the complete text of the retreat preached by cardinal van thuan to pope john paul ii and the roman curia.
The eldest child, and only boy, in a family that claimed to. Francois xavier cardinal nguyen van thuan, vietnamese roman catholic prelate born april 17, 1928, phu cam, french indochinadied sept. 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. The road of hope by francis xavier nguyen van thuan is a wonderful book i. Towards the end of his life, the late vietnamese cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan published a book called the road of hope. 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. Jacques philippe, i have recently discovered that she has cowritten 8 books for catholic truth society with ethel tolansky.
Cardinal francoisxavier nguyen van thuan, president of the vaticans pontifical council for justice and peace, succumbed to cancer. Ordained a priest in 1953, he taught in nha trang and was a. Books by cardinal nguyen van thuan cardinal nguyen van. Elisabeth ngo dinh thi hiep, the daughter of ngo dinh kha. It is a lesson that the communist regime in vietnam continues to ignore. Highly intelligent, able and gifted, and above all a man of deep faith, thuan s spiritual journey along with. Available as an ebook only in 1975 the communists imprisoned archbishop nguyen. Cardinal nguyen van thuan by catholic truth society issuu. His father was nguyen van am, died july 1, 1993, in sydney, australia. Book recommendation the road to hope by cardinal francis. 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. Cardinal nguyen van thuan was born on april 17, 1928, and from a. Though i was alone and seemed to have nothing at all, i had the love of faithful friends who were praying for me.
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. Before i had even finished reading the biography i had ordered this book and waited for its arrival eagerly. 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. Cardinal nguyen van thuan holy cross catholic bookshop. She received her masters of arts in teaching at aquinas college in nashville, tn and currently teaches at bishop. Throughout his life cardinal thuan did not write many books or articles. On the way, he was arrested and imprisonedan incarceration that lasted thirteen years. He was a nephew of south vietnams first president, ngo dinh di. Cardinal thuan, being a man of faith, hope, and charity, epitomizes the virtues of past and present vietnamese catholics and is a model for christians around the world. Biography of cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan. Spe salvi encyclical letter of his holiness benedict xvi on christian hope. Biography english cardinal nguyen van thuan foundation. Cardinal francois ngyen van thua collection by nancy.
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 by helena scott, 9781860825835, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Cardinal nguyen van thuan biographies by helena scott and ethel tolansky. Cardinal nguyen van thuan books spirituality and god. The spiritual journey of cardinal nguyen van thuan is an original salt and light documentary exploring the man and his message. Photos in body of article from the facebook account in honour of the cardinal.
Cardinal francis xavier nguyen van thuan is one of the most inspiring voices of the twentieth century, a true modernday. Known to many catholics through his writings testimony of hope. In these pages he shares the reality of hope he discovered through his pain. The following quotes are from cardinal thuan s book the road to hope. Thuan, niem, tuyen, ham tieu, thanh, anh tuyet, thuy tien, and thu hong. His spiritual writings, penned on the back of old calendars, have spread throughout the world inspiring millions.
Written by a personal friend of cardinal van thuan, this moving. Certainly, his death saddens all who knew and loved him. Pope francis sends video message to the youth of vietnam as catholics gathered to celebrate youth day in vietnams northern dioceses. Francis xavier nguyen van thuan, political prisoner, prophet of peace by andre n van chau book. The pope wrote, the late cardinal nguyen van thuan, a prisoner for. 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. 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. 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. Books go search todays deals vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell. 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.
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. One of our worlds great witnesses to jesus christ died on 16 september 2002 at the age of 74. 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. Nguyen van thuan and marcel van two lives, one mission parallel views. Five loaves and two fish cts booklet thuan, cardinal. This book contained short messages by cardinal van thuan. Light short documentary on cardinal van thuan before reading this book and it. The future prelate was born in hue, vietnam on 17 april 1928. Francois xavier cardinal nguyen van thuan vietnamese.
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