Biography
Sue Mosteller is a Sister of St. Joseph of Morrow Park in Toronto. Since 1971, Sr. Mosteller has also been a member of the L'Arche Daybreak Community which is part of an international network of faith-based communities for those with developmental difficulties. In 1976 Mosteller became L'Arche Daybreak’s second Community Leader (Executive Director), and a few years after that, Sue was named the first International Coordinator for L’Arche after Jean Vanier, the founder of L'Arche.
In November 2011, Mosteller received an Honourary Doctorate from Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto.
She was a colleague and close friend of Henri Nouwen when he lived at L'Arche Daybreak (1986 - 1996). Sue Mosteller was instrumental in bringing Henri Nouwen’s spirituality to a new maturity. As Henri Nouwen states in his pivotal book The Return of the Prodigal Son, Sue Mosteller “opened up the third phase of my spiritual journey. … Her words struck me like a thunderbolt.” When Henri Nouwen died in 1996, he entrusted Sue Mosteller with his estate, making her the literary executrix of his works. She serves on the board of the Henri Nouwen Society. She continues to be a member of the L'Arche Community. which is an international network of faith-based communities for those with developmental difficulties. Additionally, Mosteller lectures and gives retreats around the world and currently lives in Toronto, Canada.
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